What’s Trending: Gold Medal Performances
Posted by Matt Eisenberg on February 19th, 2018What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.
Northwestern could do no wrong in its first half against Michigan State on Saturday. Twitter was buzzing and many writers were left wondering what was happening…
Michigan State needed these things to happen to take sole possession of first-place:
– Ohio State loss at Penn State
– Purdue loss at Wisconsin
– Ohio State loss at Michigan
– Beat Northwestern
1st two happened. Michigan is favored in the third. MSU is down 22 to Northwestern.— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) February 17, 2018
Northwestern lost to Rutgers four days ago.
Northwestern is up 22 at halftime on Michigan State right now.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 17, 2018
Update: Northwestern is blowing out Michigan State. This sport makes no sense. https://t.co/kzCNx1YKs5
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) February 17, 2018
…then the second half happened…
Northwestern didn't need to do much in the second half to polish off an upset of No. 2 Michigan State.
They DID need to make more than three shots and score more than 11 points. pic.twitter.com/MD2jutEljf
— SB Nation CBB (@SBNationCBB) February 17, 2018
The combination of another frustrating loss to Kansas and immense displeasure with the referees led to Bob Huggins speaking his mind in a classic postgame presser Saturday night…
West Virginia’s glorious post game presser #kubball https://t.co/TjeYkClXVk
— Matt Scott (@KUTheShiver) February 18, 2018
With the Olympics under way in South Korea, the Ohio State basketball managers began the week by testing their “curling” abilities…
https://twitter.com/OSUManagers/status/962765180882046977
Staying on top of the Patriot League standings means the potential to host the conference tournament final. Bucknell used a frantic last-minute rally that was capped off with this shot to grow its conference lead…
https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/963248417702072321
While the NBA held its Slam Dunk contest on Saturday night, Washington’s Nahziah Carter had this in-game dunk worthy of a 10…
OH.
MY.
HUSKY.
BASKETBALL.#TougherTogether#SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/FSgvv19E9g— UW Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) February 16, 2018
Staying in the Pac-12, here was something that you don’t see very often…
https://twitter.com/KingJosiah54/status/964342689238929409
Retiring Frank Kaminsky‘s jersey and beating Purdue in the same night was worthy of a celebration in Madison…
What a night. #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/WR4zaGX13M
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 16, 2018
With Ian Eagle calling the Syracuse vs. Miami game on CBS and his son Noah on radio for Syracuse, CBS gave the viewers a taste of the voice of the younger Eagle. Noah Eagle, voice of CBS and the NCAA Tournament come 2030?
"It feels like a scene from Back to the Future." – Ian Eagle
We listen in to Ian's son, Noah, on the call for Syracuse's WAER-FM. pic.twitter.com/vIW6yzZPw7
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 17, 2018
Senior Day is a special day for all teams across the country, and for Austin Hatch and Michigan, Senior Day was even more memorable…
A very special Senior Day for @umichbball’s Austin Hatch. pic.twitter.com/bQlJvY79QP
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) February 18, 2018
