Purdue 80 Michigan State 74
Purdue held on to defeat Michigan State in a hard fought battle. Purdue held off a spirited Spartan ball club with some key stops late in the game This was a game of runs and Purdue had just enough fire power to pull out the victory Purdue’s guards hit some big three pointers at key …
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The ASUN conference kicks off the conference tournament season. Eastern Kentucky won the regular season title and is the number 1 seed. Four other teams have above .500 conference records. Lipscomb has won 6 of last 7 including a 14 point win over Eastern in the last game of the season. Favorite: Eastern Kentucky Contender: …
St John’s 82 Butler 59
St John’s word down Butler with defense to take an important game between two bubble teams. Both teams shot the ball equally but the hustle plays went St John’s way for most of the night St John’s defense frustrated the Bulldogs all night long. Offensive rebounding provided more shot opportunities for the Red Storm Key …
Purdue 96 Rutgers 68
Purdue responds strongly win lopsided win over Rutgers Purdue dominated wire to wire, shooting 59% and spreaded the scoring across multiple players. Rutgers struggled with shooting 33% in the first half and never recovered. Key Stats Purdue had four double-digit scorers already by halftime. Purdue and Rutgers were even in turnovers at half, but Purdue …
Purdue 84 Minnesota 76
Purdue overcomes shaky first half to avoid huge upset. Purdue comes back from 10-point early second half deficit with 15-1 run midway through the half, leading to an 84-76 victory. Minnesota lost its composure in second half. Coach Ben Johnson charged with a technical foul with 8-point lead which fueled the comeback further. Jack Wilson …
Marquette 78 Butler 72
Marquette hit some key shots in the waning moments to stretch a 2 point lead to the final margin. Marquette scored at the rim at a high rate Butler made a frantic comeback in the 2nd half lead by Finley Bizjack’s 16 2nd half points A late banked in three pushed the margin to 5 …
Purdue 79 Indiana 59
Purdue was able to put away the Indiana Hoosiers quite easily in the second game of the rivalry. Purdue overcame a sluggish start to dominate the Hoosiers in all facets of the game Indiana had no answer for the Purdue defense until down by over 20 Purdue was able to shut down Indiana’s inside game …
Purdue 105 Northwestern 96 – Overtime
Purdue withstands a great shooting night from Northwestern to win in overtime. Purdue led most of the game, but Northwestern took the lead late, only to see Purdue make a run to force overtime. In overtime, Purdue executed the pick and roll to perfection to win the game. Purdue never got comfortable because Northwestern always …
Illinois 70 Indiana 62
Illinois wins a grind it out type of game late over Indiana. What Happened Indiana led for most of the game but gave up late runs in each half Illinois survived a poor shooting night with some key stops and a separation basket by Justin Harmon. Indiana played outstanding defense all evening but couldn’t pull …
Notre Dame 61 Miami Fla 73
Miami gets a much needed win after a rough stretch of games. What Happened Miami controlled the paint in the first half to lead 37-29 Notre Dame came out in second half and took a brief lead. Lead changed hands most of the second half. Miami was able to pull away with a few key …