More than half the B1G in action today, and one pretty decent upset
Big Ten
Ohio State 100 #13 Iowa 82 - puts 2nd place in B1G into play
#21 Nebraska 67 Indiana 64 - Cornhuskers stop the bleeding, at least for now
Minnesota 91 Michigan 88 2OT - Zahui B. with 27 and 27 plus 5 blocks
Illinois 47 Purdue 46 - Fighting Illini's'1st lead of the game came on the winning basket
B1G standings and notes
1. Maryland 15-0/24-2 - clinched 1st
2. Iowa 12-4/21-6 - has tiebreak over RU for 2nd, but still could finish as low as 6th
3. Rutgers 11-4/20-6 - like Iowa, could finish as high as 2nd and as low as 6th
4t. Minnesota 11-5/22-6 - holds tiebreak over OSU, but not RU or Northwestern; could finish as low as 7th
4t. Ohio State 11-5/19-9 - holds tiebreak over RU and Northwestern but not Minnesota; could finish as low as 7th
6. Northwestern 10-5/20-6 - still has RU and @Maryland
7. Nebraska 9-7/19-8 - still could finish 4th; can't finish worse than 7th
8. Michigan 7-9/15-12 - won't finish higher than current spot, but has clinched 1st round tourney bye
9. Illinois 5-11/14-14 - win over Purdue guarantees no last place finish
10t. Michigan State 4-11/12-14 - has tie-break over Wisconsin to avoid 1st round of tourney
10t. Wisconsin 4-11/8-17 - last game against PSU is by far their best chance for 5th B1G win
12. Indiana 4-12/14-13 - Hoosiers end with 2 more away games v. ranked teams
13. Penn State 3-12/6-20 - Nittany Lions got both RU and Maryland twice
14. Purdue 3-13/10-17 - Possibly most favorable remaining schedule among bottom teams trying to avoid 1st round
Other RU opponents
St. Joseph's 61 Richmond 59 - close all the way
St. Bonaventure 72 Davidson 56 - close at the half
Colgate 54 Loyola (MD) 53 - Greyhounds' comeback effort failed
LIU Brooklyn 75 Wagner 47 - never really close
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 92 Tulsa 46 - the rare double up
#3 Baylor 91 TCU 75 - clinches B12 regular season crown for the Lady Bears
#16 Princeton 78 Harvard 57 - Tigers now 25-0
#20 Chattanooga 56 Samford 49 - closer than I would have guessed
#22 Florida Gulf Coast 75 South Carolina Upstate 59 - never have figured out where upstate South Carolina is
#24 George Washington 83 Fordham 65 - Jone with 22 for the Colonials
Also
Texas 62 Texas Tech 59 - 3 wins in a row for Longhorns; could finish as high as 3rd in B12 despite their 6-week swoon
Presbyterian 36 Longwood 32 OT - teams shot a collective 26.7%
California Santa Barbara 48 Cal State Fullerton 39 - it wasn't pretty, but it was their first win of the season
Today:
Other RU opponents 2-2
Year to date:
Big Ten 115-40
Other RU opponents 122-137
There have been no palindromic scores in 116 games completed so far today. That makes 33 palindromic scores in 4,641 games this year. It's been six desperate days since the last palindromic score.
This post was edited on 2/23 10:20 PM by BeKnighted
Big Ten
Ohio State 100 #13 Iowa 82 - puts 2nd place in B1G into play
#21 Nebraska 67 Indiana 64 - Cornhuskers stop the bleeding, at least for now
Minnesota 91 Michigan 88 2OT - Zahui B. with 27 and 27 plus 5 blocks
Illinois 47 Purdue 46 - Fighting Illini's'1st lead of the game came on the winning basket
B1G standings and notes
1. Maryland 15-0/24-2 - clinched 1st
2. Iowa 12-4/21-6 - has tiebreak over RU for 2nd, but still could finish as low as 6th
3. Rutgers 11-4/20-6 - like Iowa, could finish as high as 2nd and as low as 6th
4t. Minnesota 11-5/22-6 - holds tiebreak over OSU, but not RU or Northwestern; could finish as low as 7th
4t. Ohio State 11-5/19-9 - holds tiebreak over RU and Northwestern but not Minnesota; could finish as low as 7th
6. Northwestern 10-5/20-6 - still has RU and @Maryland
7. Nebraska 9-7/19-8 - still could finish 4th; can't finish worse than 7th
8. Michigan 7-9/15-12 - won't finish higher than current spot, but has clinched 1st round tourney bye
9. Illinois 5-11/14-14 - win over Purdue guarantees no last place finish
10t. Michigan State 4-11/12-14 - has tie-break over Wisconsin to avoid 1st round of tourney
10t. Wisconsin 4-11/8-17 - last game against PSU is by far their best chance for 5th B1G win
12. Indiana 4-12/14-13 - Hoosiers end with 2 more away games v. ranked teams
13. Penn State 3-12/6-20 - Nittany Lions got both RU and Maryland twice
14. Purdue 3-13/10-17 - Possibly most favorable remaining schedule among bottom teams trying to avoid 1st round
Other RU opponents
St. Joseph's 61 Richmond 59 - close all the way
St. Bonaventure 72 Davidson 56 - close at the half
Colgate 54 Loyola (MD) 53 - Greyhounds' comeback effort failed
LIU Brooklyn 75 Wagner 47 - never really close
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 92 Tulsa 46 - the rare double up
#3 Baylor 91 TCU 75 - clinches B12 regular season crown for the Lady Bears
#16 Princeton 78 Harvard 57 - Tigers now 25-0
#20 Chattanooga 56 Samford 49 - closer than I would have guessed
#22 Florida Gulf Coast 75 South Carolina Upstate 59 - never have figured out where upstate South Carolina is
#24 George Washington 83 Fordham 65 - Jone with 22 for the Colonials
Also
Texas 62 Texas Tech 59 - 3 wins in a row for Longhorns; could finish as high as 3rd in B12 despite their 6-week swoon
Presbyterian 36 Longwood 32 OT - teams shot a collective 26.7%
California Santa Barbara 48 Cal State Fullerton 39 - it wasn't pretty, but it was their first win of the season
Today:
Other RU opponents 2-2
Year to date:
Big Ten 115-40
Other RU opponents 122-137
There have been no palindromic scores in 116 games completed so far today. That makes 33 palindromic scores in 4,641 games this year. It's been six desperate days since the last palindromic score.
This post was edited on 2/23 10:20 PM by BeKnighted
