No. 15 Purdue stops Wisconsin 91-80

Mar 07, 2016, 07:17
No. 15 Purdue stops Wisconsin 91-80

As a result, the Badgers will play on Thursday at the Big Ten Conference tournament for the first time since 2000. The tournament will feature 13 games in five days culminating with next Sunday's championship game and the awarding of the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. He has averaged 18.1 points and 8.0 rebounds the last eight games.

Who does the public like in this game? They'll play the victor of the #12 vs #13 game between IL (#12 seed) and Minnesota (#13 seed) at approximately 1:30 PM CT on Thursday, March 10. Second-seeded Michigan State completed the season with a 13-5 conference record. They'll take on No. 13 Minnesota at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

The Hawkeyes, who finished the regular season with a 71-61 victory over MI on Saturday night, finished tied with Maryland, Wisconsin and Purdue for third place in the final Big Ten standings at 12-6, 21-9 overall. The game will air at 7:00 p.m. on Big Ten Network.

"We knew we were playing a good team that is playing very well right now", Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. They have punched their way out of the coffin and, miraculously, will finish no worse than tied for fourth as well as make the NCAA Tournament yet again.

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However, getting beyond seventh place could be a challenge, given the kind of form that West Ham has been displaying. We try to win every time we play - we just had a bad moment but we have another 33 points to try and arrange it".

Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said he thought the team made "great strides" in some of Iowa's losses and was proud of the fight his players displayed against MI (20-11, 10-8).

IN put the finishing touches on an outright Big Ten title.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have work to do if they hope to get into the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team.

Five of those came on six first-half shots from Purdue point guard P.J. Thompson, including one just before the halftime buzzer sounded, to give the Boilermakers a 45-39 lead as they headed to the locker room. The Nittany Lions locked up a bye with a win at home over IL on Sunday and have wins over IN and Iowa to their credit this season. Instead they'll have to play a second round game.

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MI has 59 delegates available, and most of the delegates go to the candidates based on how they do in the popular vote. Without a primary win on his record, Kasich is hoping for better success in MI and his home state of Ohio.

More than exact seed, since matchups are hard to predict, Purdue just wants a top-four seed for next week's conference tourney at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Win that game and Iowa would face the victor of the #1 IN vs Michigan-Northwestern game on Saturday at 12 PM CT, with TV coverage from CBS. IN is the top seed, with Michigan State, Maryland and Purdue also earning league double byes. The Badgers will take on the victor of Wednesday's game between No. 11 Nebraska and No. 14 Rutgers Thursday at approximately 9 p.m. ET.

The #5 vs #12 game between Iowa and Illinois-Minnesota will be televised by BTN, with online coverage from BTN2Go.

The semifinals will take place on Satruday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on CBS. For more information, including a full bracket, ticket and lodging information, go to bigten.org. The complete tournament bracket, including game times and television information, is attached as a PDF.

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Then we might have a chance. "I think it's good point to lift him and his confidence". These are always the things people say about us", he said .

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