Rutgers hasn’t had a three-game conference winning streak since the 2005-06 season, and that streak doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. Northwestern reeled off a 31-0 run in the first half of Thursday’s Big Ten Tournament second round game to take a 37-9 lead…
Not only is Michigan headed to the Big Ten semifinals, but the Wolverines are likely headed to the NCAA Tournament after earning this marquee victory. Michigan guard Cameron Chatman was shooting 25.9 percent from 3-point range this season before making this shot. The Wolverines play…
CHICAGO — Ohio State defeated Minnesota on Thursday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, but the victory was extra meaningful because it was coach Thad Matta‘s 298th as a Buckeye, making him the school’s all-time winningest coach. At his postgame press conference, Matta handed out…
CHICAGO — Ironically, Iowa is not the biggest loser in its loss Thursday to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament second round. That honor goes to Purdue. Purdue entered the Big Ten Tournament on the bubble with its NCAA Tournament prospects in the air. The…
CHICAGO — The good news for Illinois fans if they will not have to sweat on Selection Sunday. The bad news is there will be no tension because everybody knowns the Fighting Illini are NIT bound for the second straight year under coach John Groce. Illinois entered…
Joey King knows his role at Minnesota will increase dramatically next season. With three key seniors graduating, King, a 6-foot-9 forward, will become one of the Golden Gophers’ main guys. He realizes that, and it has shown in his play the last two games. King followed up…
At least one good thing will come out of Rutgers’ first trip to the Big Ten Tournament. Here’s sophomore guard Bishop Daniels finishing off a fast break with an authoritative slam in the team’s first-round game Wednesday against Minnesota.
Penn State defeated Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday. The Nittany Lions set a tournament record with 16 blocked shots on the way to a 68-65 victory. Ironically, Penn State’s game plan was to keep Nebraska out of the…
There will be a lot on the line this week at the Big Ten Tournament. For some teams who are locks for the NCAA Tournament, these final games are an opportunity to improve seeding. Others sit square on the bubble. Meanwhile, the bottom-feeders will try to…
2014 was not a great year for the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Three of them finished last in their respective leagues in the 2013-14 season, and Northwestern also finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. But between the second half…
