The Big Ten Tournament got underway Wednesday with a trio of first-round matchups that set the stage for an intense weekend of postseason action. Here is a look at each game from yesterday and how they unfolded.

Ohio State's NCAA Tournament chances just took it on the chin. The Buckeyes were already precariously on the bubble and it might have just popped in a 77-70 loss to Iowa in a Big Ten Tournament first-round game that continued a poor showing down the stretch of the season.

Was this the end for Payton Sandfort and Fran McCaffery? The biggest takeaways from Iowa's loss vs. No. 25 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.