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Hawkeyes stun No. 15 Badgers, 67-66
Hawkeyes stun No. 15 Badgers, 67-66
Matt Gatens scored 33 points and grabbed three rebounds to lift Iowa to a 67-66 upset win over No. 15 Wisconsin on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Iowa (15-13) shot 48 percent from the field (24-of-50). It was the second straight career-high for Gatens, who had 30 points in Iowa's win over then-No. 18 […]
Big Ten Geeks: Offensive Explosion in Columbus
Big Ten Geeks: Offensive Explosion in Columbus
Last Tuesday, we watched Illinois and Michigan State fight it out to a 42-41 final. A week later, Ohio State and Purdue matched that point total on the first possession of the second half in an entertaining 87-84 Ohio State win. Both teams used outstanding three-point shooting and minuscule turnover rates to power themselves above […]
Big Ten Geeks: Onions!
Big Ten Geeks: Onions!
With about 10 seconds remaining, Northwestern had succeeded in holding Purdue?s Robbie Hummel, Ryne Smith, and Lewis Jackson to a combined 17 points. That trio spearheads the Boilermaker offense, which has stalled at times this season when one of those three is having an off night. And in Purdue?s final possession, with the game tied, […]
Big Ten Geeks: Mackey No Longer Impenetrable
Big Ten Geeks: Mackey No Longer Impenetrable
Michigan picked up its first road win of the season in a hard fought two-point victory over Purdue. This was a mild upset, as Vegas had the homestanding Boilermakers favored by five points and KenPom had Purdue by four. This outcome certainly changes the season outlook for both squads. The Wolverines led most of the […]
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Up is down. In is out. Black is white. Welcome to Big Ten basketball 2012, a season filled with twists and turns that have jumbled the race (standings). And the conference season isn?t even half over. This past week was filled with tumult that scrambled the league standings and made one thing perfectly clear: This […]
5 Big Ten PGs named Cousy Award Candidates
5 Big Ten PGs named Cousy Award Candidates
Five Big Ten men's basketball players have been named candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, handed out annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. The list includes Michigan's Trey Burke, Ohio State's Aaron Craft, Penn State's Tim Frazier, Purdue's Lewis Jackson and Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor. See the complete list of candidates here. Here's a […]
