And . . . RU is tied for 1st in the Big Ten. Okay, a 4-way tie, but it’s still nice.
Big Ten
Iowa 91 #12 Indiana 85 2OT – upset of the day, and definitely the game of the day
#17 Maryland 77 #24 Michigan 49 – Watson had 6 threes for the Terps
Ohio State 80 Penn State 70 – not quite as close as it looks
Illinois 74 Minnesota 71 – Battle of B1G bottom feeders
Michigan State 69 Wisconsin 52 – Clouden had 20 for the Spartans
Northwestern 61 Purdue 56 – also not as close as it looks
Other RU opponents
LSU 52 Mississippi 44 – Mitchell had a double-double for the Lady Tigers
#4 South Carolina 93 Vanderbilt 57 – five Gamecocks in double figures
Georgia Tech 49 Clemson 47 – Tiger comeback effort failed
Virginia 69 Boston College 52 – Willoughby led the Cavs with 23 and 8
Towson 76 James Madison 75 – Jeter won the game with a layup with 1 second to go
Other ranked teams
#2 Oregon 71 #18 Arizona 64 – Ionescu had a triple double for the Ducks
Arizona State 55 #3 Oregon State 47 –Sun Devils will get a lot of top 25 votes after this weekend
#5 Stanford 79 California 65 – closer than I would have guessed
#6 Baylor 94 Oklahoma State 48 – not quite as much of a challenge as beating UConn
#7 Louisville 75 Wake Forest 61 – Cards go to 5-0 in ACC play
#8 UCLA 65 Colorado 62 – closer than I’d expect
#9 North Carolina State 90 Notre Dame 56 – hard to watch this season for the Irish
#11 Florida State 78 North Carolina 64 – Tar Heels took early lead, but that was the high point
#14 Kentucky 65 Florida 45 – Howard with 22 and Patterson with 20 for the Wildcats
#15 DePaul 74 St. John’s 69 – Blue Demons came from 3 behind after 3rd period
#19 West Virginia 68 Texas 63 – Mountaineers trailed by 1 after 3rd
#20 Missouri State 80 Northern Iowa – Lady Bears keep rolling along
#21 Arkansas 90 Missouri 73 – Dungee had 38 for the Razorbacks
#23 Tennessee 73 Georgia 56 – 4 Lady Vols in double figures
Also
Missouri Kansas City 56 New Mexico State 52 – 1st WAC loss for the Miners
Villanova 66 Xavier 54 – Siegrist had 23 and 16 for the Wildcats
Fordham 53 George Washington 47 – Colonials just don’t seem to be able to get it together
Utah 67 Southern California 65 – now only one of these teams is winless in P12 play
Marquette 81 Seton Hall 60 – Taylor had 20 and 11 for the Golden Eagles
B1G
Today: 0-0
Year to date: 122-33
Other RU opponents
Today: 4-1
Year to date: 84-74
There were no palindromic scores in 53 games today. There have been 24 palindromic scores in 2,735 games so far this season. It’s been one day since the last palindromic score.
Big Ten
Iowa 91 #12 Indiana 85 2OT – upset of the day, and definitely the game of the day
#17 Maryland 77 #24 Michigan 49 – Watson had 6 threes for the Terps
Ohio State 80 Penn State 70 – not quite as close as it looks
Illinois 74 Minnesota 71 – Battle of B1G bottom feeders
Michigan State 69 Wisconsin 52 – Clouden had 20 for the Spartans
Northwestern 61 Purdue 56 – also not as close as it looks
Other RU opponents
LSU 52 Mississippi 44 – Mitchell had a double-double for the Lady Tigers
#4 South Carolina 93 Vanderbilt 57 – five Gamecocks in double figures
Georgia Tech 49 Clemson 47 – Tiger comeback effort failed
Virginia 69 Boston College 52 – Willoughby led the Cavs with 23 and 8
Towson 76 James Madison 75 – Jeter won the game with a layup with 1 second to go
Other ranked teams
#2 Oregon 71 #18 Arizona 64 – Ionescu had a triple double for the Ducks
Arizona State 55 #3 Oregon State 47 –Sun Devils will get a lot of top 25 votes after this weekend
#5 Stanford 79 California 65 – closer than I would have guessed
#6 Baylor 94 Oklahoma State 48 – not quite as much of a challenge as beating UConn
#7 Louisville 75 Wake Forest 61 – Cards go to 5-0 in ACC play
#8 UCLA 65 Colorado 62 – closer than I’d expect
#9 North Carolina State 90 Notre Dame 56 – hard to watch this season for the Irish
#11 Florida State 78 North Carolina 64 – Tar Heels took early lead, but that was the high point
#14 Kentucky 65 Florida 45 – Howard with 22 and Patterson with 20 for the Wildcats
#15 DePaul 74 St. John’s 69 – Blue Demons came from 3 behind after 3rd period
#19 West Virginia 68 Texas 63 – Mountaineers trailed by 1 after 3rd
#20 Missouri State 80 Northern Iowa – Lady Bears keep rolling along
#21 Arkansas 90 Missouri 73 – Dungee had 38 for the Razorbacks
#23 Tennessee 73 Georgia 56 – 4 Lady Vols in double figures
Also
Missouri Kansas City 56 New Mexico State 52 – 1st WAC loss for the Miners
Villanova 66 Xavier 54 – Siegrist had 23 and 16 for the Wildcats
Fordham 53 George Washington 47 – Colonials just don’t seem to be able to get it together
Utah 67 Southern California 65 – now only one of these teams is winless in P12 play
Marquette 81 Seton Hall 60 – Taylor had 20 and 11 for the Golden Eagles
B1G
Today: 0-0
Year to date: 122-33
Other RU opponents
Today: 4-1
Year to date: 84-74
There were no palindromic scores in 53 games today. There have been 24 palindromic scores in 2,735 games so far this season. It’s been one day since the last palindromic score.
