After squeaking by Maryland in the Big Ten semifinals, the Michigan State Spartans met with the Purdue Boilermakers in the championship game with a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament on the line for MSU. Purdue won the only meeting between the Big Ten powers earlier in the season at West Lafayette, 82-81 in overtime. On … Read more
After shocking Indiana in a virtual road game at the buzzer on Friday, the Michigan Wolverines advanced to the semifinals on to face another Indiana-based power in the Purdue Boilermakers. Some felt Michigan was already in the tournament after the huge win on Friday, but others still felt they needed one more quality win. Michigan made it … Read more
The Michigan Wolverines got waxed the last two games against top-tier Big Ten foes at home. On Saturday, they welcomed in the No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers. After missing a field goal for nearly six minutes late in the second half, the Wolverines closed out the final two minutes and 45 seconds on a 11-0 run to shock … Read more
Riding the wave of four straight double digit victories, Michigan State came into a hostile environment Tuesday night in West Lafayette. While Purdue was aiming to bounce back from a 72-61 road loss to No. 2 Maryland last Saturday. After trailing by as many as 18 in the first half, largely due to poor shooting, … Read more
Thursday’s game on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers marked a three-game stretch against nationally-ranked teams for the Michigan Wolverines. They were also without senior guard Caris LeVert for a second straight game due to a lower leg injury. The Wolverines were able to hang with the much bigger Purdue squad, but the Boilermakers closed out the final … Read more
And then there were four. The top four seeds in the Big Ten all won on Friday to advance to the conference semifinals. The Wisconsin Badgers, Maryland Terrapins, and Michigan State Spartans are safely in the big dance are are now all about improving their resume and seeding. While the Purdue Boilermakers have had a remarkable season and surprised many, they do not feel as comfortable about their tournament status, depending on who you ask. Let’s recap today’ B1G semifinals.
It was quarterfinals action in Chicago at the B1G Tournament on Friday. The top four seeds in the conference got their first taste of postseason play. There were plenty of big story lines on Friday too with all eight remaining teams in the conference tournament, so let’s recap today’s action.
