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Video: The Indiana, Kentucky Basketball History
ATLANTA, GA — Last time Indiana and Kentucky played everyone witnessed, “The Shot Heard Around The World,” from Christian Watford. The Bloomington hero will definitely need to play a key role in the second meeting this Friday. Kentucky is a different team from when they lost in Assembly Hall to the Hoosiers, 73-72 earlier this [...]
TweetBruce Weber back to SIU Might not be the Best Idea
Bruce Weber was released from his duties as U of I’s basketball coach. It’s now being reported that he is one of Southern Illinois’ main targets for a new head coach. But see the problem here is Southern is where Weber came from. And it’s not like he has been able to prove himself as [...]
TweetTop Storylines for the Sweet 16: Big Ten Edition
Adam McGill With the Sweet 16 already here, this is the perfect time to look at some lingering questions regarding the Big Ten Conference. Below are my top storylines in the Big Ten Conference for the NCAA Sweet 16: 1. Is 2012 Another Cinderella Story for Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans? The last [...]
TweetMichigan State Joins the Sweet 16 while Purdue falls to Kansas
Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61 Coming into the tournament, Michigan State was ranked number one. They are showing nothing less when playing in the tournament. Bound and determined not to be upset. Today’s match-up against Saint Louis was probably closer than Michigan would have liked but they worked it out and will advance to [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball Shows up: Ohio State, Wisconsin and Indiana Move on to the Sweet 16
In three very close games, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Indiana all made the Big Ten Conference look great with wins over Gonzaga, Vanderbilt and Virginia Commonwealth respectively. Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66 No. 2 Ohio State was gearing up to face one of their biggest opponents yet in the tournament, No.7 Gonzaga. Both teams [...]
TweetNCAA Basketball Tournament Second Round: Indiana vs. VCU
Game: (4) Indiana – (12) Virginia Commonwealth 3/17 7:10 PM ET Game Analysis: VCU has done it again, as the 12th seed in South bracket puled off another storybook upset of the fifth seeded Wichita State Shockers. Virginia Commonwealth may have more than luck on their side again, as the team went from being an [...]
TweetNCAA Basketball Tournament Second Round: Wisconsin vs. Vanderbilt
Game: (4) Wisconsin – (5) Vanderbilt 3/17 6:10 PM ET Game Analysis: Wisconsin was apart of the most one-sided game of the entire first round, as they crushed Montana 73-49. Senior point guard, Jordan Taylor, who is extremely protective of the ball in the open court, will be leading the Badgers. The team is shooting [...]
TweetMarch Madness Second Round Proves Successful for Big Ten Basketball
No. 4 Wisconsin 73, No. 13 Montana 49 What went right for the Badgers: Ryan Evans was the high scorer for the Badgers, holding 18 points. This was huge for him, considering he averaged 10.6 points during the regular season. He scored 14 of his 18 in the first half alone. Where did he go [...]
TweetNCAA Tournament First Round: Friday’s Big Ten Preview
By Adam McGill Midwest Bracket Game: (4) Michigan – (13) Ohio 3/16 7:20 PM ET Game Analysis: Despite being the three seed heading into the Mid-American Conference Tournament, Ohio still managed to win a trip to the big dance. The Bobcats have an extremely deep team and are very fast in [...]
TweetNCAA Tournament First Round: Thursday’s Big Ten Preview
By Adam McGill The NCAA Tournament has already begun and one of the 66 team’s involved will be crowned national champion by next month. Below is my first round preview of the NCAA tournament for teams in the Big Ten Conference: East Bracket Game: (4) Wisconsin – (13) Montana – 3/15 2:10 PM ET Game [...]
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