John Tonje scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Michigan State 77-74 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

John Blackwell added 14 points as the Badgers (26-8) won for the third time in four days. They will play No. 22 Michigan for the tournament title on Sunday.

Jase Richardson had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Spartans (27-6). Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 points and six assists, but he had the ball knocked away in the waning seconds as he tried to tie the score with a heave from near the midcourt logo.

Michigan State, the league's regular-season champs, had won eight in a row.

Wisconsin erased a 45-41 deficit with an 11-0 run in the second half. The Badgers were pushed to the very end, but they used four straight points to make it 72-67 with 1:10 to play.

Wisconsin: The Badgers followed an 86-point game with 19 3-pointers by showing they could win a grind-it-out game, too. Tonje could make Wisconsin a sneaky Final Four pick.

Michigan State: The Spartans were rolling until Saturday. Could this loss cost the Spartans a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tourney? Maybe. But getting an extra day off might help more.

After Tonje missed a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left, Blackwell tried to chase down the rebound, but his path was impeded by Jaden Akins, who was called for the foul. Blackwell made both free throws to give the Badgers a 74-70 lead with 31.4 seconds to go.

The Badgers made three more free throws than Michigan State, 22-19.

Wisconsin will try to win its first Big Ten tourney title since 2015 and claim the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The Spartans will find out their tourney fate Sunday.

NEWCASTLE fans have taken over Covent Garden for a second consecutive night as they celebrate Carabao Cup success.

The Toon Army hit the streets in both the capital and back in the North East following the historic 2-1 win over Liverpool.

Dan Burn and Alexander Isak were on target for Eddie Howe’s men at the Home of Football.

Newcastle survived a late scare after Federico Chiesa netted a consolation in stoppage time.

It gave the Toon their first domestic trophy in 70 years.

There were scenes of jubilation in the dressing rooms as Burn led the dancing among the players.

And the beer was quickly flowing among supporters as disbelieving fans flocked into central London to celebrate.

Fans were seen climbing lampposts and chanting just hours after Gary Neville cheekily called for a “Geordie Bank Holiday”.

Supporters who hadn’t been able to get down south gathered around St James Park.

Thousands flocked to the ground after the final whistle, with videos going viral of supporters celebrating on Alan Shearer’s statue.

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Newcastle fans had travelled down in huge numbers ahead of Sunday’s game.

They packed out central areas of the capital on Saturday night, lighting flares and supping up ahead of the big game.

Boss Howe admitted the occasion got the better of him after his team held on to bag a first trophy since 1955.

The 47-year-old is the first Englishman since Harry Redknapp in 2008 to lift major silverware.

Howe, fighting back tears, said: “We were well aware of the history and we wanted to do the club proud.

“We wanted to score, we wanted to perform and we wanted to win.

“We are breaking new ground, I thought we were magnificent.

“We knew what was at stake today for all of our fans, we wanted to do them proud and win the trophy.

“I am so, so pleased with the result and the performance – we deserved to win today.

“It was tough when Liverpool scored. I was thinking about extra time, we always make it difficult for ourselves it was never going to be 2-0.”

Goal hero Burn is set to join up with England for the first time on Monday.

He admitted: “I don’t want to go to sleep because I feel like I am dreaming. 

“As soon as I headed it, I knew it was in. I don’t get many so at least I saved it for a big occasion.

“I feel strange the minute. It is hard to put into words.”