With simply days left till Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in convention tournaments across the nation.
In the Big Ten, Michigan has run roughshod over the convention and appears like probably the greatest groups within the nation this season. The Wolverines went 29-2 this season and solely really slipped up briefly in a loss to Wisconsin again in January.
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The winner of this convention tournament is probably going going to come back from one of many high 4 groups with the double bye (Michigan, Nebraska, MSU, Illinois). With how robust the highest of the league is in comparison with the underside half, a break till Friday will probably be extraordinarily useful.
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Which different groups may contend in Chicago? Follow alongside beneath for scores, highlights, bracketology and extra (scroll for live updates).
Big Ten males’s basketball tournament
When: March 10-15
Where: United Center | Chicago
TV: CBS, BTN, Peacock
Big Ten tournament bracket, scores
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Big Ten schedule, outcomes (all instances ET)
Thursday, March 12 — Third Round
Game 7 | Ohio State 72, Iowa 69
Game 8 | Wisconsin 85, Washington 82
Game 9 | Purdue 81, Northwestern 68
Game 10 | No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 6 UCLA | 25 min. after G9 | BTN
Friday, March 13 — Quarterfinals
Game 11 | No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Michigan | 12 p.m. | BTN
Game 12 | No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Illinois | 25 min. after G11 | BTN
Game 13 | No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 2 Nebraska | 6:30 p.m. | BTN
Game 14 | G10 winner vs. No. 3 Michigan State | 25 min. after G13 | BTN
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Tyler Bilodeau and Donovan Dent each have 4 factors for the Bruins, who lead 18-14 on the 10-minute mark of the primary half.
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After Rutgers scored the primary 4 factors of the sport, UCLA rattled off 8 straight to take an 8-4 lead on the first timeout. Bruins enjoying robust protection to this point.
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The final recreation of the evening will probably be between Rutgers and UCLA. It’s scheduled to start at 9 ET.
The winner will play No. 3 seed Michigan State.
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Matt Painter and Co. had no points on this one. Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff had 19 factors every and Braden Smith completed with 16 assists.
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Three Purdue gamers at the moment are in double digits: Fletcher Loyer has 14 whereas Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff have 13.
Oh yeah, and Braden Smith now has 13 assists with simply over 9 minutes left within the recreation. He’s headed to the bench although, so we’ll see if he sees the court docket once more tonight.
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Braden Smith is now in sole possession of second all time on the NCAA help checklist at 1,041 (and counting). Bobby Hurley is simply forward of him with 1,076, so it’s attainable Smith may catch him within the NCAA tournament.
Here’s the one which moved him to No. 2:
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We are again for the second half and it isn’t getting any higher for Northwestern.
The Boilermakers are nonetheless up 20+ with simply over quarter-hour to go within the recreation.
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The Boilermakers have clearly turned the web page on a daily season that didn’t go based on plan.
Trey Kaufman-Renn is main the way in which with 13 factors, however Purdue is getting contributions from all people.
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As is their wont, the Boilermakers are lighting up the scoreboard. They’re now up 20+ factors with simply over 5 minutes left within the first half.
Purdue is capturing 64% from the sector and 50% from 3-point vary.
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We’re on the 10-minute mark within the first half and Purdue has prolonged its result in 12.
Nick Martinelli is about the one one doing something offensively for Northwestern.
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You’re gonna wish to see this one:
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Northwestern trails 11-6 on the first TV timeout and is struggling to cope with Purdue massive man Oscar Cluff. He has 7 of his workforce’s 11.
The two groups met simply final week and the Boilermakers got here away with a good 70-66 win.
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We are again in motion in Chicago as Northwestern takes on Purdue.
The Wildcats are 13.5-point underdogs on this one after beating Indiana 74-61 on Wednesday.
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The motion ideas off at 6:30 p.m. ET
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Wisconsin pulled forward to an enormous lead over Washington behind a shocking 15 three-pointers, however the Huskies practically got here all the way in which again. With the Badgers up three with solely eight seconds left, Zoom Diallo has a very good look to try to ship the sport to OT, however it hits the rim and Wisconsin survives.
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Hannes Steinbach will get two big defensive rebounds to disclaim the Badgers, earlier than Washington’s Zoom Diallo has an opportunity to tie up the sport with a pair of free throw makes an attempt. Diallo misses the primary however hits the second, and this recreation goes all the way down to the wire.
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Hannes Steinbach will get the layup and it’s now a two-point recreation with two minutes left. The Huskies are turning up the warmth…can Wisconsin maintain on?
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After happening by practically 20 factors, the Huskies have reduce the deficit to solely six factors with lower than 5 minutes remaining. Can Washington preserve the momentum going?