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Except for the fact that they are playing at the Brez and they seldom lose at home, State could pull off a close win. They aren’t playing well at all in every phase of the game right now so I think Maryland has a very very good shot at a win on the road.
Congrats. I was playing in a tournament so I was hoping to watch on delay with no spoilers, but I couldn't help and checked the score mid way through the second half. See you in Mackey in a few weeks!
Half right!
I 100% expected a Sparty loss after they went up 15-0. Thank goodness the Terps couldn't hit a 3 to save their lives. I have a really hard time watching this team most games... so very inconsistent. Can look like world beaters one minute and a complete mess the next.
Trayce is finally healthy again after the back issues the lingered far longer than expected earlier in the year. It's made all the difference the last 7-8 games.
Winning on the road in the BigTen is so difficult. Regardless of matchups road victories are gold; things just don't always go your way and it compounds. I thought IU could have played much better, but they did not.Some serious home cooking here from these Refs in Maryland
For sure. I was there and it was impressive how Purdue pushed back in the 2nd half. That shows some maturity and character that bodes well for March. I will say, especially in the first half, some players got their first experience of an environment like that and they were shaken. Again, I think that's a good thing to builds toward tournament play though. I was especially impressed by Edey's post game comments when he grabbed the microphone. It didn't play out for a Purdue win, but I thought they proved a few things under duress that showed a solid foundation.
Or in February...
I feel like Indiana handling Rutgers last night without much concern reaffirmed they are playing at a new level now in comparison to their struggles earlier in the season. It's very likely too late in terms of regular season standings, but does reaffirm a bit why some thought they might carry the conference outright heading into March. Casting aside all preseason speculation, Purdue has, by leaps and bounds, proven they are up for any challenge.
Holy cow…Iowa pushed and fouled Purdue all night and dared the refs to call it. Unreal.
They definitely struggled with this. I am no basketball wiz, but the press break scheme seemed poor. Too many bodies in the backcourt. It seems to me they should have cleared a few out of there to create some more operating space.
I mentioned this here after the Maryland game. Once MD started hitting some shots, they could set their press and Purdue did not like that at all.
Yes, Rutgers is going to make anyone play extremely tough if you want to have a chance. I mean just gritty and not giving an inch on every play; they have built a great team identity in that regard. That being said, I think Illinois is very much up for that at home and if they stay as engaged they have a good chance.
That's pretty surprising to me. Michigan hasn't looked very good in many games this year. Frankly, I'm shocked that they're tied for second in the big ten.
Think it’s simply being at home. IU for instance was favored against Purdue, would have bet Purdue money line pretty hard there if I was able to easily.
Hopefully they have been working on free throws. And not launching every 3 they think is "open". Hawkins needs to only shoot when he is in rhythm off a pass, not dribbling around 6 feet past the line and then launching.
yea going scoreless in the last 5 minutes not going to get it done.
Haven’t watched a minute of Michigan basketball until today. No one wanted to shoot at the end, that was wild.
Their Achilles heel has been exposed. Every team that gives them pressure in the backcourt has been successful. Also, the freshmen are playing like freshmen.
It was exposed weeks ago. The other team has to make shots, though. Once NW got hot today, it turned into a double-whammy.
Agree. And now teams are exploiting it.
Also, major props to NW. I thought they blew a bunch of chances earlier to change the game and that they were done when it was like 54-48. Their Gs are like 45 years old and will be a handful when they make the NCAAs.
Absolutely horrendous Big Ten reffing, for the most part. At one point they went to review to see if a foul happened before or after a shot. The replay clearly showed that the foul occurred a good five seconds before the shot, and the refs still gave Wisconsin the two points and the ball out of bounds.
Well, he plays for Howard/UM, so I think that's an easy, resounding YES.
It's not even a close race.
Those nerds played their asses off. Bo Bouie or whatever his name is was the man.
