Analyzing the 2019 Big Ten tournament field

Rick Danzl/The News-Gazette Ayo Dosunmu dribbles off the finals seconds on the clock during Illinois' upset victory over Michigan State at State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.Before Rutgers and Nebraska tip off at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago, college basketball writer SCOTT RICHEY analyzes all 14 teams heading into the 22nd Big Ten tournament, sizing up their chances to win the title and what they'll need to do in order to keep their fans happy:

No. 1 Michigan State (25-6)

THEIR BEST PLAYER IS ... Cassius Winston, the likely Big Ten Player of the Year. The junior point guard has shouldered an even heavier burden this season without Joshua…