Forward Jordan Murphy recorded his fourth double-double in the last five games Wednesday as Minnesota pulled away from Chicago State for a 70-52 victory. Murphy scored nine points in the first half to help Minnesota build a 32-24 advantage. He finished with 12 points and 18 rebounds.…
Chicago State is back on the road Wednesday to face another Big Ten foe. Minnesota is 2-0 all-time against the Cougars. What you should know about Minnesota (5-5, No. 134 KenPom): Minnesota is trying to avoid its fourth straight loss, and third consecutive loss at…
Maryland is the hands-down favorite in the Big Ten despite this being only its second year in the league. But this is also as deep as the Big Ten has been, with 10 teams having legitimate NCAA Tournament hopes. Here is a look at how…
Illinois State center Reggie Lynch is leaving the program and transferring to Minnesota, he announced Tuesday morning. Lynch averaged 9.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and a MVC-best 2.8 blocks last season for a Redbirds team that reached the second round of the NIT. He will have…
Updated May 7, 3:15 p.m. Although the Big Ten partially redeemed a down-year by having two teams advance to the Final Four, the league’s national title drought reached 15 years with Wisconsin losing to Duke in Monday night’s championship game. While the Big Ten likely won’t…
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.
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…
The Big Ten season is well past its halfway point with March quickly approaching. Here is an early look at how conference awards are shaping up. All-Big Ten Team Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Ferrell is the driving force in Indiana’s high-powered offense, ranked the fifth-most efficient…
It was a thrilling weekend in the Big Ten, to say the least. Three games were decided by five points or fewer, including a monumental upset, and one more went to overtime. The other two matchups had two-possession margins in the final five minutes. Here…
