Iowa hands No. 16 Ohio State its 3rd straight loss, 72-62 Iowa and Ohio State are trending in completely different directions. That's great news for the Hawkeyes -- and terrible news for the suddenly scuffling Buckeyes. Luka Garza scored 16 points, Tyler Cook had 15 points with eight rebounds and Iowa rolled past No. 16 Ohio State 72-62 on Saturday, handing the Buckeyes their third straight loss. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082406
Nick Ward leads No. 6 Michigan State over Penn State, 71-56 Tom Izzo wasn't impressed with much of No. 6 Michigan State's double-digit victory over Penn State. The Spartans built a big lead early and dominated at times in the paint in their 71-56 win on Sunday. From Izzo's standpoint, that's all they did well and that won't be enough for the Spartans to be the team they want to be. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082484
No. 2 Michigan now 17-0 after 80-60 win over Northwestern Zavier Simpson is Michigan's gritty point guard, and Jon Teske is the 7-foot-1 center. Together, they anchor the Wolverines' stellar defense. When they suddenly start making 3-pointers as well, there's not much an opponent can do. Simpson scored a career-high 24 points and Teske tied a career high with 17, leading No. 2 Michigan to an 80-60 victory over Northwestern on Sunday night. Simpson made five 3-pointers and Teske made three. With the win, the Wolverines are off to their best start in program history. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082459
No. 19 Maryland squeezes past Wisconsin 64-60 Ranked again for the first time since early December, Maryland looked every bit like an AP Top 25 team against Wisconsin- for 30 minutes. After that, not so much. Anthony Cowan Jr. hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 44 seconds left, and the No. 19 Terrapins pulled out a 64-60 victory Monday night after blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082434
Garza's 22 lead No. 23 Iowa over Penn State 89-82 With plenty of time left on the shot clock and his team nursing a slight lead late, Iowa guard Jordan Bohannonprobably could've been more patient. His coach is glad he wasn't. Bohannon stepped back with 36 seconds left and drained his fifth 3-pointer of the night to clinch the No. 23 Hawkeyes' 89-82 win over Penn State on Wednesday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082407
Winston's career-high 29 lifts No. 6 Spartans over Huskers Four nights after Tom Izzo called out Cassius Winston for his poor play in Michigan State's previous game, the Spartans' star point guard responded better than his coach would have expected. Winston scored a career-high 29 points to go over 1,000 for his career, had six assists and played tough defense on Glynn Watson Jr. while leading No. 6 Michigan State past Nebraska 70-64 on Thursday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082485
No. 19 Maryland tops Ohio State 75-61 for 7th straight win Maryland's depth and shooting touch were too much for Ohio State. Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 20 points, and the 19th-ranked Terrapins won their seventh straight game, 75-61 over the skidding Buckeyes on Friday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082435
Ethan Happ, Badgers boot No. 2 Michigan from ranks of unbeaten 64-54 Ethan Happ and the Wisconsin Badgers finally closed out a tight game. Against No. 2 Michigan, too. Happ had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Wisconsin handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season, breaking away in the final minute for a 64-54 victory Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082460
Edwards, Eastern lead Purdue past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Nojel Eastern delivered at both ends of the court, much to the delight of the Purdue fans at Mackey Arena. Eastern had 10 points, 10 rebounds and stopped star freshman guard Romeo Langford, leading the Boilermakers past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082378
Edwards, Eastern lead Purdue past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Nojel Eastern delivered at both ends of the court, much to the delight of the Purdue fans at Mackey Arena. Eastern had 10 points, 10 rebounds and stopped star freshman guard Romeo Langford, leading the Boilermakers past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082378
Edwards, Eastern lead Purdue past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Nojel Eastern delivered at both ends of the court, much to the delight of the Purdue fans at Mackey Arena. Eastern had 10 points, 10 rebounds and stopped star freshman guard Romeo Langford, leading the Boilermakers past No. 25 Indiana 70-55 Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082378
Wieskamp scores 24, No. 23 Iowa routs Illinois 95-71 Midway through the second half, an Iowa fan won a half-court challenge with a swish at the buzzer. The Hawkeyes' hot shooting must have been contagious. Freshman Joe Wieskamp matched a career high with 24 points and No. 23 Iowa shot 68 percent from the field in routing Illinois 95-71 on Sunday for its fifth straight victory. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082348
No. 6 Michigan State beats No. 13 Maryland 69-55 Aaron Henry made the most of his opportunity to play in place of injured starter Joshua Langford. The freshman forward had a season-high 12 points, helping No. 6 Michigan State beat No. 13 Maryland 69-55 on Monday night with balanced offense and stifling defense. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082436
Matthews beats buzzer, No. 5 Michigan edges Minnesota 59-57 The ball bounced right to Charles Matthews, who dribbled once and squared up to shoot as the game clock -- and more importantly, the shot clock -- neared zero. "I saw the clock when I did get the ball. I'm not sure exactly how much time, but I did know that there was time on the clock," Matthews said. "So I didn't want to just throw up a crazy shot. I wanted to still follow through with it." Matthews used up what little time he had, then made a baseline floater at the buzzer to lift No. 5 Michigan to a 59-57 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082461
No. 6 Michigan State blows past No. 19 Iowa, 82-67 Iowa had the crowd rocking and plenty of momentum on its side. But sixth-ranked Michigan State had the necessary toughness, blowing past the upstart Hawkeyes in a vintage Tom Izzo performance on the road. Cassius Winston scored 23 points, Nick Ward had 21 points with 10 rebounds and the Spartans beat No. 19 Iowa 82-67 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to 13 games. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082408
No. 5 Michigan keeps rolling with 69-46 win at Indiana No. 5 Michigan started fast Friday night and never let up. It was everything coach John Beilein hoped to see at Indiana. The Wolverines' defense was virtually impenetrable, the offense was balanced and they delivered the knockout punch right from the start. Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 points, Zavier Simpson added 12 and after scoring the first 17 points of the game, Michigan pulled away for a 69-46 victory. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082380
Dosunmu, Illinois beat No. 13 Maryland 78-67 at MSG Illinois' players and coaches jogged through a mob of outstretched hands on their way off the Madison Square Garden court, basking in the smiles and shouts of congratulations. This victory on that stage? Nothing wrong with letting that sink in. "That was a great character win for our basketball team," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said after the Fighting Illini beat No. 13 Maryland 78-67 on Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082350
Murphy, Coffey lead Minnesota past No. 19 Iowa 92-87 From the perimeter to the post and back out again, Minnesota sliced up Iowa's defense by zipping the ball all over the court. As the Hawkeyes reached the midpoint of their Big Ten schedule, the Gophers provided another reminder that there aren't any breaks in the conference slate. Jordan Murphy and Amir Coffey each scored 23 points to help Minnesota hang on and beat No. 19 Iowa 92-87 on Sunday, handing the Hawkeyes their second defeat in four nights. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082409
Purdue fends off late charge, tops No. 6 Michigan St 73-63 First, Purdue took a page from Michigan State's playbook. Then Nojel Eastern rewrote the script. Ryan Cline scored 17 points and Eastern overcame his season-long free throw troubles by making six straight down the stretch to help the Boilermakers fend off a frantic late charge and hang on for a 73-63 upset Sunday over the sixth-ranked Spartans. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082486
Simpson's triple-double lifts No. 5 Michigan over Ohio State Kaleb Wesson was alone behind the defense, with a chance for an easy dunk or layup. Zavier Simpson -- 9 inches shorter -- never gave up on the play. "He just competes," Michigan coach John Beilein said. "He's relentless in his desire to win." Simpson hustled back and blocked Wesson's shot , and soon after that, No. 5 Michigan broke the game open against rival Ohio State, beating the Buckeyes 65-49 on Tuesday night. In addition to that blocked shot, Simpson finished with a triple-double -- 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. The Michigan point guard also had no turnovers in 35:51 of action in an emotionally charged game. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082462
