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Big Ten Geeks: The Charity Stripe
Big Ten Geeks: The Charity Stripe
Indiana made a living at the foul line in a chippy 13-point win over visiting Illinois. For about 30 minutes, this was a tight, back-and-forth game, with six lead changes and 14 ties. Over the final 10 minutes, however, the Hoosiers took advantage of the foul-riddled Illini to pull away. Indiana not only got to […]
Did You See This? Illinois' Leonard & Paul
Did You See This? Illinois' Leonard & Paul
Tuesday's Michigan State-Illinois game was far from a thing of beauty. In the final minutes of the first half, in fact, ESPN play-by-play guy Mike Tirico begged, "This half NEEDS to end!" As inept as the offenses were in the 42-41 decision at Assembly Hall, there were a couple highlights: Meyers Leonard's alley-oop and Brandon […]
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, […]
Highlights from the latest 'Journey'
Highlights from the latest 'Journey'
On Sunday's debut of the second episode of "The Journey," our crew looked at a number of Big Ten stories. One of them involved tracking Zack Novak and Michigan as they knocked off Wisconsin and another looked at Illinois' Meyers Leonard. Watch those segments here and be sure check our TV schedule and check "The […]
Big Ten Geeks: Homework
Big Ten Geeks: Homework
It?s early in the conference season, but not so early that teams don?t have something they need to work on. To get them in shape, let?s hand out some homework assignments. Illinois: Yes, this team can defend. Even when its opponent shoots 59 percent from two-point range (as Nebraska did on Saturday), the Illini will […]
Big Ten Geeks: By The Slimmest of Margins!
Big Ten Geeks: By The Slimmest of Margins!
Illinois picked up a much needed victory at Northwestern, but they sure didn't make it easy on themselves. The Wildcats came out executing their offense to the tune of 1.13 points per possession in the first half, a very solid showing against a good Illini defense. John Shurna was at the forefront of the attack, […]
