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After a thrilling season of conference play, the NCAA Tournament is finally here. Iowa defeated Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament championship, and the Hawkeyes’ Keegan Murray was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. All three bubble teams – Michigan, Rutgers and Indiana – snuck into the tournament thanks to…
Chucky Hepburn’s game-winning 3 to take down Purdue appeared to be the shot to give Wisconsin the standalone Big Ten regular season title. All the Badgers had to do was defeat last-place Nebraska at home, but because it’s March, the Cornhuskers spoiled Wisconsin’s senior night with a 74-73 upset. This…
The top six teams in the AP poll each lost on Saturday, signaling that the unpredictability of college basketball is alive and well. And after No. 8 Purdue lost at Michigan State, Wisconsin took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Selection Sunday is two weeks away,…
This week in the Big Ten started with a surprise as Penn State knocked off Michigan State in Happy Valley to ignite the Spartans’ skid of four losses in their past five games. On the same night, Johnny Davis proved his frontrunner status for Big Ten Player of the Year…
College basketball is home to the most thrilling upsets in sports, and last week in the Big Ten was a perfect example. Rutgers won three consecutive games over ranked opponents for the first time in program history, Nebraska claimed its first conference win and the Big Ten’s top five teams…
With just seven scholarship players, and no outright point guard, Indiana traveled to Illinois to take on Northwestern, falling 59-51. Here are some quick-fire takeaways from what happened on the court, and what happened off it before the players even put on the candy stripes. Suspensions derail Indiana’s depth Before…
The Big Ten title race is heating up as Illinois sits atop the conference with a 10-2 record, followed by four teams with just three conference losses. And potentially the most crucial Big Ten matchup of the season awaits on Tuesday when the Illini travel to West Lafayette, looking to…
Another week of Big Ten play came with more close games, upsets and star performances. Jaden Ivey sunk a game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer to propel Purdue over No. 16 Ohio State at Mackey Arena. Michigan State responded to a one-point loss at Illinois to dominate in-state rival Michigan…
After nine consecutive losses to in-state rival Purdue, Indiana stunned the Boilermakers thanks to a game-winning 3-pointer by Rob Phinisee. But the Hoosiers followed up that emotional win with their first home loss of the season to Michigan, which capped off another thrilling week in Big Ten basketball. Purdue, Wisconsin…
This weekend in Big Ten basketball was headlined by Northwestern’s upset win at No. 14 Michigan State and one of the most exciting games in all of college hoops when Purdue won a 2OT thriller at Illinois. The Wildcats were without leading scorer Pete Nance, but locked in defensively down…