Some thrills, big shots, thunderous dunks and lots of blowouts on this day. Here is a look at BTN.com’s All-Thursday team.
No. 6 Norhtwestern, the program’s highest seed ever, took down No. 14 Rutgers, 83-61, in their opening Big Ten tourney game, pushing on to play No. 3 Maryland on Thursday. Everyone got a chance to get in on the action for NU on this night.
It was all Indiana on Thursday night at the Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers buried Iowa, and its NCAA tourney hopes, in a commanding 95-73 victory at the Verizon Center.
Michigan State arrived in Washington, D.C., for the Big Ten tourney meaning business after an inconsistent regular season. And the No. 5 Spartans delivered with a workmanlike defeat of No. 13 Penn State, drilling the Nittany Lions 78-51.
Arriving the morning of today's game and wearing practice togs, No. 8 Michigan looked to be in championship form in taking down No. 9 Illinois, 75-55, in its opening Big Ten tourney game Thursday afternoon.
Let’s hear it for Rutgers! The Scarlet Knights claimed their first Big Ten tourney triumph with a 66-57 victory vs. Ohio State, while also picking up the first win by a No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament.