The Big Ten had three video games on Tuesday and all three ended up being nice video games. The most notable included two ranked groups on the highway in tight contests.
Let’s check out what occurred.
–Minnesota Golden Gophers 70, No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes 67
For the sport in a row, Minnesota confronted off in opposition to what projected as a “superior” opponent and located a approach to get the job completed. The Gophers knocked off Northwestern on the highway on Saturday and adopted it up on Tuesday with a large upset over Iowa. The sport was aggressive from the beginning and swung wildly between sides within the closing minutes. However, Minnesota’s protection held what’s been a productive Iowa offense to only 0.98 factors per possession. Langston Reynolds additionally got here up large, with 22 factors, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
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Minnesota improved to 10-5 general and 3-1 in Big Ten play with the win. It’s the group’s fifth straight win and its sixth win over the past seven video games. Outside of a loss on the highway to a prime 5 Purdue group, Minnesota has been excellent since Black Friday, which is sort of an announcement after a gradual 4-4 begin. The Gophers at the moment are all of a sudden again within the postseason image, with some huge house video games forthcoming.
On the opposite facet, Iowa fell to 12-3 general and 2-2 in Big Ten play with the loss. It’s the group’s first slip up since December eleventh, when it misplaced on the highway to Iowa State and can go away fairly a mark on the group’s resume, contemplating it had beforehand averted any losses to opponents outdoors the highest 12 on KenPom. Unfortunately, that’s now not the case and it’ll go away the group with floor to make up because the calendar rolls on.
The Gophers will now put together for USC at house on Friday. Iowa will try to get again on observe in opposition to Illinois at house on Sunday.
–No. 2 Michigan Wolverines 74, Penn State Nittany Lions 72
This one regarded like a mismatch heading into tip, however Penn State had different ideas, because the Nittany Lions performed Michigan right down to the ultimate possession, even with out star guard Kayden Mingo. Ivan Juric had a superb sport, ending with 20 factors and 4 rebounds. However, it nonetheless wasn’t fairly sufficient, as Michigan’s protection held on a couple of late possessions and acquired the Wolverines the win. It was Michigan’s first win by fewer than 15 factors in nicely over a month.
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Michigan improved to 14-0 general and 4-0 in Big Ten play with the win, whereas Penn State fell to 9-6 general and 0-4 in Big Ten play with the loss. The Wolverines will now put together for an intriguing sport in opposition to Wisconsin at house on Saturday. Penn State will try to carry over the momentum from this one on the highway in opposition to Purdue on Saturday.
–Wisconsin Badgers 80, UCLA Bruins 72
This was an necessary sport on each side, as Wisconsin regarded for its first high quality win of the season and UCLA hoped to bounce again from a troublesome loss at Iowa over the weekend. And issues performed out accordingly, with a decent sport for many of the night time. However, Wisconsin was in a position to hold UCLA away due to a quick begin and Nolan Winter, who completed with 18 factors, eight rebounds, and three assists. Nick Boyd additionally had 20 factors.
Wisconsin improved to 10-5 general and 2-2 in Big Ten play with the win, whereas UCLA fell to 10-5 general and 2-2 in Big Ten play with the loss. The Badgers will now put together for Michigan on the highway on Saturday. The Bruins will hope to snap their two-game skid at house in opposition to Maryland on Saturday.