tOfficial B1G basketball thread.

[wingsauce7]

I see 6 locks for the NCAAs. I think the Corn would represent the conference well if they get in, but i still think they will have to pull more out of their butts to make it a reality. Games remaining:
Home
Penn St - W
Purdue - W
NW - W
Becky - L

Road
Illinois - L
Indy - L

If they can somehow pick up a road win and get to 18 - 12 and make a little noise in the B1G tourney, they might squeak into the dance. If they get to 19 wins before the B1G, I don't see how the committee can overlook them. They played a pretty tough OOC with losses to UMass, Creighton and Cincy.

Gotta love what's going on in Lincoln...Glad Iowa doesn't have to go in there!

 

[iowajerms]

fansided.com's Week 15 power rankings

1. Michigan State (21-5, 10-3)
2. Iowa (19-6, 8-4)
3. Wisconsin (21-5, 8-5)
4. Michigan (18-7, 10-3)
5. Ohio State (20-6, 7-6)
6. Nebraska (14-10, 6-6)
7. Minnesota (16-9, 5-7)
8. Northwestern (12-13, 5-7)
9. Penn State (13-13, 4-9)
10. Indiana (14-11, 4-8)
11. Purdue (15-10, 5-7)
12. Illinois (14-12, 3-10)

Big Ten basketball power rankings: Week 15 - FanSided - Sports News, Entertainment, Lifestyle & Technology - 240+ Sites

 

[wiskyisgood12]

Minnesota looks like they'll hold on but Northwestern had a chance to win this and improve to 13-13 overall. Anybody can win these games.


I will say, after recent play Iowa and Wisconsin could be deadly with their bigs. Michigan State may still be the best team in the conference but the B1G Tourney is wide open for anyone to win.

Agreed, the B1G Tourney is going to be a lot of fun to watch. Every game is going to be incredibly competitive. A lot of great coaches in the league with a lot of really good talent.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

Big game in Iowa City this Saturday. 2 weeks ago, I would've been happy to see a single digit loss, but they way we've been playing recently I think there's a decent chance we get out of Iowa with a win.

 

[HawkeyesRuleURFace]

Big game in Iowa City this Saturday. 2 weeks ago, I would've been happy to see a single digit loss, but they way we've been playing recently I think there's a decent chance we get out of Iowa with a win.

whatever...why don't you go back to your home on whore island

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

whatever...why don't you go back to your home on whore island

Lol, not sure what to make of this...

 

[dcZONAfan]

Lol, not sure what to make of this...

cmon bro, it's an Anchorman quote.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

cmon bro, it's an Anchorman quote.

Ah. Only saw that movie once, I don't care for Will Ferrell outside of SNL.

 

[Red_Alert]

Iowa @ Indiana postponed due to building structural issues. A large panel fell in the arena.

 

[H2S]

looking for a fight?...only $269 per seat

fear and loathing? meet your match.
skunkbears got malice in mind...
sparty's out for a roadkill.
ugly is predicted.
TI & JB give lip service to 'peer respect'...pfft...they hate each other...and their teams, administrations, students and alumni also hate each other with civil war-type passion. May the war go on forever!

Michigan State and Michigan tumbled in this week’s top 25 rankings, but that isn’t stopping Sunday’s showdown in Ann Arbor from being the hottest college basketball ticket between the two teams in five years.

MSU-Michigan basketball ticket prices higher than Michigan-Ohio State football | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

[CoolStoryBro]

Can't wait for MSU and Michigan Sunday! Saturday Duke and Cuse followed up Sunday, a good weekend for basketball that's for sure.

MSU with the split or Michigan with the sweep? Honest question, when did Michigan sweep last?

 

[rmilia1]

Ill be cheering for Sparty this Sunday as a MSU win puts Iowa in control of our own destiny for a B10 title. GO GREEN!!!!

 

[Brasky]

Iowa @ Indiana postponed due to building structural issues. A large panel fell in the arena.

That arena would be borderline terrifying to sit in in certain areas. They're lucky no one was seriously injured.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

All the more reason for recruits to come to Nebraska over a place like Indiana

At least 1 person would have died.....2 or 3 others would have been in critical condition from that.

Thank the Lord that there wasn't a game going on at that time.

 

[NDHoosier101]

That arena would be borderline terrifying to sit in in certain areas. They're lucky no one was seriously injured.

Gawd damn!

 

[Red_Alert]

Yeah, I think someone dies from that.

Damn lucky that thing came down when it did.

 

[Red_Alert]

Games Tonight

7:00 pm (ET) BTN

Northwestern (5-8)(12-14)
#24 Ohio St.. (7-6)(20-6)

Ohio St (-14.5)


9:00 pm (ET) BTN

Illinois.... (3-10)(14-12)
Minnesota (6-7)(17-9)

Minnesota (-7.5)

 

[Red_Alert]

#24 Ohio St.. 37
Northwestern 33

Half

 

[kramer1]

Ohio State kinda stinks pretty badly.

 

[Red_Alert]

Ohio State kinda stinks pretty badly.

They trailed a lot of that first half but got on a roll to close it out.