Illini outscored by 14 in final minutes, ousted from Big Ten Tourney by Michigan

INDIANAPOLIS—Darius Morris scored eight of his 17 points in the final eight minutes Friday, leading Michigan back from a nine-point deficit to beat Illinois 60-55 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.Wolverines coach John Beilein beat the tourney’s winningest team and won in his 1,000th game as a head coach to set up a semifinal date Saturday with No. 1 Ohio State.Mike Tisdale, Demetri McCamey and Brandon Paul each scored 10 points to lead the Fighting Illini (19-13). It’s only the second time in 14 years that Illinois did not advance to the semis.After closing the first half on a 17-4 run, the Illini didn’t let Michigan (20-12) get closer than seven until Morris took over late.Morris tied the score at 51 with 3:24 left, and Tim Hardaway Jr.’s 3-pointer with 1:42 left finally gave Michigan a 56-53 lead that it didn’t relinquish.