Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, February 10, 2015
It's time for another week of Big Ten hoops.
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Can anyone catch Wisconsin? The Badgers (9-1) lead a quartet of teams by three games with just eight dates remaining.
For what it's worth, Wisconsin faces a tough week, traveling to Nebraska on Tuesday and hosting surging Illinois on Sunday.
Looking for the latest Big Ten standings? We have those right here. National polls? We have those, too. And here are the latest Big Ten statistical leaders.
Here's one stat for every Big Ten team before the ball tips Tuesday night.
ILLINOIS
After sitting at No. 2 for several weeks, #Illini now lead the nation in free throw percentage. ?? pic.twitter.com/fjFoD6qRoR
— Illinois Men's Basketball (@IlliniMBB) February 9, 2015
INDIANA
Junior Yogi Ferrell is now 10th all-time at IU in assists with 386 and leads the B1G in FT shooting at 87.2%. #GoIU pic.twitter.com/kpvio1VYKS
— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) February 9, 2015
IOWA
Iowa's 64.3% shooting vs. Maryland is the best by a Hawkeye team in a single-game since Feb. 4, 2004 (65.3%, 32-of-49, vs. Michigan).
— Iowa Men?s Basketball (@IowaHoops) February 9, 2015
MARYLAND
Maryland has lost its last three #B1G road games by 16 (Iowa), 24 (OSU) and 19 points (IU), an average of 19.7 points.
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 8, 2015
MICHIGAN
Michigan has lost three consecutive #B1G games for the first time since 2010-11, when it lost five in a row. pic.twitter.com/0MKBOC4YJw
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 10, 2015
MICHIGAN STATE
According to KenPom, Michigan State now 336th in the country at FT shooting at 62.1 pct. Second-worst among power conference teams
— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) February 7, 2015
MINNESOTA
#Minnesota recorded 17 steals Saturday against #Purdue, its most in a single game since recording 17 against Northwestern in 2005. #Gophers
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) February 7, 2015
NEBRASKA
Best #B1G home records since beginning of last season:
13-2 – Neb
12-3 – UW, MICH
10-4 – IU, OSU
10-5 – MSU, MIN pic.twitter.com/oLjKVbD4mR— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 10, 2015
NORTHWESTERN
Since limiting Rutgers to 47 points in B1G-opening win, Northwestern has allowed an average of 71 in last 9 games. pic.twitter.com/6HWOt350Iy
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) February 10, 2015
OHIO STATE
This is the 22nd straight time in the MSU-OSU series that at least one team is ranked, a streak that started 2/9/05. pic.twitter.com/2onuo4RUVD
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 14, 2015
PENN STATE
#PSUMBB will face the AP poll's Nos. 23, 19 and 5 teams in span of a week, beginning Wednesday.
— Alissa Clendenen (@AlissaC) February 9, 2015
PURDUE
Silly stat: A.J. Hammons has missed six shots in the last five (!) games, shooting 24-of-30 (80%). pic.twitter.com/ALAIdITBUT
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 9, 2015
RUTGERS
After upsetting Wisconsin, Rutgers has lost eight straight games by an average of 13.5 points. pic.twitter.com/0tJa71sMMP
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) February 10, 2015
WISCONSIN
#Badgers have been ranked in the AP top 10 for 14 consecutive weeks, equaling the longest streak in program history (also in 2006-07).
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 9, 2015
