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Games of interest - February 5

BeKnighted

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Pretty busy night in games of interest land

Big Ten

#5 Maryland 77 Penn State 62 - tied 12 minutes in, but Terps went on a 24-7 run to end 1st half
#16 Iowa 73 Ohio State 65 - not clear this was the result we wanted, even if it puts RU alone in 3rd
Illinois 95 Minnesota 69 - Grant led the Illini to the big upset with 29
Michigan 72 Michigan State 59 - Powers had 25 and 15 in a losing effort
Northwestern 75 Indiana 69 - could the Wildcats snag an NCAA berth?


Other RU opponents

#25 Syracuse 61 #13 North Carolina 56 - Tar Heels drop to 7th in ACC, tied with Pitt
#24 George Washington 52 Davidson 35 - nobody scored more than 12 points
LSU 60 Auburn 49 - Lady Tigers now tied for 3rd in SEC
Delaware 70 Northeastern 61 - Blue Hens get to .500 with 3-game win streak
Iona 60 Manhattan 41 - Jaspers now 1-11 in MAAC, which takes some doing


Other ranked teams

#1 South Carolina 58 #22 Georgia 35 - Lady Bulldogs shot 20.7%
#4 Notre Dame 75 Virginia 54 - 26 for Turner to lead the Irish
#14 Texas A&M 55 Missouri 48 - a lot closer than I expected
#15 Duke 70 Wake Forest 53 - also closer than I expected


Also - a check-in on some mid-majors and a bonus game

Southern Mississippi 70 Middle Tennessee 65 OT - Blue Raiders still lead C-USA
Marist 75 Niagara 66 - Red Foxes second in the MAAC to Quinnapiac
North Carolina Asheville 88 Longwood 77 2OT - Asheville had a 9-1 run at the end of regulation


Today:

Other RU opponents 2-3

Year to date:

Big Ten 115-40
Other RU opponents 103-116


There have been no palindromic scores in 60 games completed so far today. That makes 28 palindromic scores in 3,882 games this year. It's been twelve agonizing days since the last palindromic score.
 
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