Northwestern Gets Revenge & Upsets No. 24 Illinois 71-70


The smallest player on the court, Northwestern’s Michael Thompson,  made all the big plays down the stretch leading his Wildcats to a 71-70 victory and sweet revenge against their state rival, No. 24 Illinois. It was a bitter defeat for Illinois who just four weeks ago handed Northwestern an embarrassing loss in a 25 point [...]

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Predicting NCAA Brackets for Big 10 Teams


With March Madness just around the corner it is time to speculate on Big 10 teams possible seedings, just who is getting in and who might be on the bubble. Jerry P. Palm has his 2011 projected NCAA tournament bracket up on his collegerpi.com site, where he also figures out RPI’s and strength of schedules [...]

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Indiana Upsets No. 21 Illinois 52-49


Tom Crean’s rebuilding project at Indiana turned a corner with a 52-49 signature win over No. 21 Illinois at Assembly Hall Thursday night. It was the first victory over a top-25 team for Crean and the Hoosiers in his three years at Indiana’s helm. Meanwhile, the loss served as a demolition wrecking ball for Illinois’ [...]

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Michigan State Suspends Korie Lucious for Rest of Season


Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has announced that Spartan guard Korie Lucious has been suspended for the rest of the season. In a statement,  Izzo said, “Unfortunately Korie Lucious displayed conduct detrimental to the program. My focus is on the team for the remainder of the season.” Lucious had been suspended earlier this year for [...]

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Big 10 Rant Basketball Power Rankings


Now that Big 10 teams have a body of work both inside and outside the conference, it is time for an update to our Big 10 Rant basketball power rankings. For each team we are including; strength of schedule (SOS), RPI ranking, Associated Press ranking, ESPN/USA Today ranking, overall and conference records, records versus top [...]

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No. 1 Ohio State Holds Off Illinois, 73-68


Big 10 heavyweight and top-ranked Ohio State used a 14-0 run midway through the second half to take control of a key conference game against upset-minded No. 23 Illinois, and held on for 73-68 road win at Assembly Hall. The Buckeyes remain unbeaten at 20-0. Buckeye Jared Sullinger was too strong down low for the [...]

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Ohio State Debuts No. 1 Ranking With Easy Win Over Iowa


In their first game since being ranked No. 1,  Ohio State backed it up with a quick and easy triumph over Iowa, 70-48. In a film session earlier this week, several OSU players told head coach Thad Motta the team could play better defense and suggested they should put in a little extra practice time [...]

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Richmond Answers Transfer Rumors, “I am an Iliini for Life”


University of Illinois freshman Jereme Richmond, amidst a swirl of transfer rumors, released a statement Monday night declaring he was, “an Illini for life.” Richmond did not play in the Illini’s loss to Wisconsin over the weekend because he had missed practice on Thursday and Friday with an illness that can be described as homesickness. [...]

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Michigan State Continues to Win Dangerously


It wasn’t exactly inspiring, but it was a victory as No. 24 Michigan State came back again to win their second consecutive overtime game, outlasting Northwestern 71-67. Northwestern (11-5, 2-4) had controlled a small lead most of the game with their patented motion offense resulting in easy points in the paint off of screens and [...]

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Trio of Big 10 Guards Finalists for HOF Bob Cousy Award


Three Big 10 guards have made the cut of the 20 finalists announced for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Demetri McCamey of Illinois, Kalin Lucas of Michigan State and Jordan Taylor of Wisconsin all move on to the next phase of voting for the Bob Cousy Award, [...]

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