Lots of conferences finished regular season play today
Big Ten
#7 Maryland 99 Minnesota 44 – Terps clinch tie for regular season champs and #1 seed in B1G tourney; Golden Gophers are #11*
#22 Indiana 78 Michigan 60 – Hoosiers #4, Wolverines #7
Michigan State 99 Penn State 80 – Spartans #8, Nittany Lions #14
Other seeds: #2 Northwestern, #3 Iowa, #5 Rutgers, #6 Ohio State, #9 Purdue, #10 Nebraska, #12 Wisconsin, #13 Illinois
*I watched from late 1st quarter to late 2nd quarter, and the first half of the 2nd quarter was some of the most excruciating basketball I’ve seen in a while – the 2 teams scored a total of 2 points.
Other RU opponents
Arkansas 75 LSU 71 – comeback effort failed
Vanderbilt 70 #15 Kentucky 64 – huge upset
Georgia Tech 56 Clemson 44 – closer than it looks
#8 North Carolina State 75 Virginia 64 – surprisingly close
Drexel 63 Towson 60 – Dragons led by 20 and 6 from Greenberg
Other ranked teams
#1 South Carolina 60 #12 Texas A&M 52 – Gamecocks finish undefeated SEC season
#3 Oregon 92 Washington 56 – Ducks already had clinched #1 seed in P12 tourney
#4 Stanford 55 #24 Arizona State 44 – 25 wins for the Cardinal
#5 Louisville 70 Virginia Tech 53 – Cards 1st in ACC
#9 UCLA 77 Utah 54 – 25 wins for the Bruins
#10 Mississippi State 84 Mississippi 59 – 25 wins for the Bulldogs
California 55 #13 Arizona 54 – as huge an upset as Vandy over Kentucky
Marquette 90 #16 DePaul 83 – definitely helps Golden Eagles’ NCAA case, but Blue Demons win BEast anyway
#17 Oregon State 73 Washington State 58 – sets up a rematch in round 1 of P12 tourney
Notre Dame 70 #19 Florida State 67 – despite winning last 3, Irish still need to win ACC tourney to be eligible for NCAAs
#21 Missouri State 69 Bradley 66 – surprisingly close
Texas Tech 87 #25 Texas Christian 83 – Horned Frogs 0-2 since being ranked
Also
Seton Hall 66 Butler 53 – big win for the Pirates
Duke 73 North Carolina 54 – Tar Heels need a big run in the ACC tourney to have a chance at the dance
Tennessee 56 Auburn 55 – Lady Vols nearly collapsed in 4th quarter, but got to 20 wins
USC 66 Colorado 55 – Trojans hanging around edges of NCAA consideration
St. John’s 74 Xavier 37 – the rare double-up
Nevada 74 New Mexico 64 – Lacy had 20 and 17 for the Wolf Pack
B1G
Today: 0-0
Year to date: 122-33
Other RU opponents
Today: 2-3
Year to date: 144-147
There have been no palindromic scores in 41 games completed so far today. There have been 31 palindromic scores in 4,855 games so far this season. It’s been three days since the last palindromic score.
Big Ten
#7 Maryland 99 Minnesota 44 – Terps clinch tie for regular season champs and #1 seed in B1G tourney; Golden Gophers are #11*
#22 Indiana 78 Michigan 60 – Hoosiers #4, Wolverines #7
Michigan State 99 Penn State 80 – Spartans #8, Nittany Lions #14
Other seeds: #2 Northwestern, #3 Iowa, #5 Rutgers, #6 Ohio State, #9 Purdue, #10 Nebraska, #12 Wisconsin, #13 Illinois
*I watched from late 1st quarter to late 2nd quarter, and the first half of the 2nd quarter was some of the most excruciating basketball I’ve seen in a while – the 2 teams scored a total of 2 points.
Other RU opponents
Arkansas 75 LSU 71 – comeback effort failed
Vanderbilt 70 #15 Kentucky 64 – huge upset
Georgia Tech 56 Clemson 44 – closer than it looks
#8 North Carolina State 75 Virginia 64 – surprisingly close
Drexel 63 Towson 60 – Dragons led by 20 and 6 from Greenberg
Other ranked teams
#1 South Carolina 60 #12 Texas A&M 52 – Gamecocks finish undefeated SEC season
#3 Oregon 92 Washington 56 – Ducks already had clinched #1 seed in P12 tourney
#4 Stanford 55 #24 Arizona State 44 – 25 wins for the Cardinal
#5 Louisville 70 Virginia Tech 53 – Cards 1st in ACC
#9 UCLA 77 Utah 54 – 25 wins for the Bruins
#10 Mississippi State 84 Mississippi 59 – 25 wins for the Bulldogs
California 55 #13 Arizona 54 – as huge an upset as Vandy over Kentucky
Marquette 90 #16 DePaul 83 – definitely helps Golden Eagles’ NCAA case, but Blue Demons win BEast anyway
#17 Oregon State 73 Washington State 58 – sets up a rematch in round 1 of P12 tourney
Notre Dame 70 #19 Florida State 67 – despite winning last 3, Irish still need to win ACC tourney to be eligible for NCAAs
#21 Missouri State 69 Bradley 66 – surprisingly close
Texas Tech 87 #25 Texas Christian 83 – Horned Frogs 0-2 since being ranked
Also
Seton Hall 66 Butler 53 – big win for the Pirates
Duke 73 North Carolina 54 – Tar Heels need a big run in the ACC tourney to have a chance at the dance
Tennessee 56 Auburn 55 – Lady Vols nearly collapsed in 4th quarter, but got to 20 wins
USC 66 Colorado 55 – Trojans hanging around edges of NCAA consideration
St. John’s 74 Xavier 37 – the rare double-up
Nevada 74 New Mexico 64 – Lacy had 20 and 17 for the Wolf Pack
B1G
Today: 0-0
Year to date: 122-33
Other RU opponents
Today: 2-3
Year to date: 144-147
There have been no palindromic scores in 41 games completed so far today. There have been 31 palindromic scores in 4,855 games so far this season. It’s been three days since the last palindromic score.
