Grambling vs Purdue: March Madness Round 1
Final Score: Purdue 78 Grambling State 50 Purdue took over in the 2nd half and coasted to a much needed 1st round win over Grambling Key Stats Purdue came out of the half strong putting up 22 points in the 1st 10 minutes Grambling State made 7 of 10 free throws while Purdue was 13 …
Big 10 Tournament
Wisconsin 76 Purdue 75 (OT) Purdue Falls in Overtime to Badgers Wisconsin put game into overtime at the buzzer with Chucky Hepburn’s drive to basket. Badgers followed up with game-winning jumper by Max Klespit with 5 seconds left. Lance Jones’ desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short and wide at the final buzzer. Braden Smith …
Big 10 Tournament
Purdue 67 Michigan State 62 Purdue survives major injury scare to advance to semifinal Purdue survived it’s largest injury scare of the season midway through the secone half when Braden Smith’s knee buckled while driving to the basket. Smith hopped off the floor on one leg and couldn’t put any weight on his right leg …
BIG 10
The BIG 10 conference has been down this year in overall production but has been rather competitive. Purdue is the class of the BIG 10 and will likely advance through this tournament. Illinois, Nebraska and Northwestern all are double bye teams who have played Purdue to tight games this season. The BIG 10 is likely …
BIG EAST
The BIG East Conference is led by three solid teams and several others fighting for selection. The tournament may go a long way toward where these teams land in the big dance. UConn is the clear cut favorite. Creighton and Marquette can win the whole thing as well. Marquette’s Tyler Kolek has missed a few …
PAC 12
The Pac 12 conference tourney will be the final one with these teams as conference realignment will decimate the league of champions. Arizona is the clear cut favorite. Washington State has defeated the Wildcats twice and pose the biggest threat to unseat the favorite. Oregon and Colorado are fighting to get into the tournament and …
SEC
The SEC conference has several teams who can make noise in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee is fighting for a #1 seed. Alabama and Auburn have the types of teams that can put together a winning streak. Kentucky may have the most overall talent and South Carolina has had a great season. This conference tourney is …
American
The American Conference restructured its set of teams this season. Adding last year’s Final Four underdog Florida Atlantic to the rolls. The Owls have been the highest ranked team in the NET, but South Florida put together a great season to take the regular season title and #1 seed. The tourney should be very competitive. …
Mountain West
The Mountain West conference has been very competitive this year and the quality of play has been outstanding. There could be as many as seven teams possibly in the tournament. Likely five teams get in for sure. Utah State won the regular season title and is the number one seed. Favorite: Utah State Contender: Boise …
WAC
The confernce top seeds get placed in the semi-finals. So Tarleton State and Grand Canyon are poised to meet in the chanpionship. UT Arlington had some success in conference as well. Grand Canyon is poised for a possible 12 seed with their NET of 53 currently Favorite: Grand Canyon Contender: Tarleton State Upset candidate: ST …