DENVER — As Michigan played Texas A&M inside Ball Arena on Saturday evening, Wisconsin and BYU waited their turn. Earlier, Michigan head coach Dusty May had expressed his hope that neutral fans would support his underdog Wolverines. After Michigan’s upset win, May was told Wisconsin fans did not oblige.

Isaac Howard scored the game-winning goal with 4:51 let in the second overtime to lift the Spartans to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles.

Watch Michigan State’s starters like forward Mikey DeAngelo (19) forward Tanner Kelly (26) goaltender Trey Augustine (1) defenseman Maxim Štrbák (8) and defenseman Patrick Geary (2) when the Spartans take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Hockey Tournament Final on Saturday, March 22. Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com