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Big Ten Game On: 02.25.12 Edition

Ryan Terpstra — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:16:44 +0000

Six games this weekend in the Big Ten, and tonight features two of the conference leaders. Let’s get to it.

Purdue @ #11 Michigan, 6 PM, BTN

Michigan's Senior Night against Purdue will be a big game for Zach Novak and Stu Douglass (US Presswire)

The Boilermakers need a win over a ranked opponent really bad. Like, really, REALLY bad. That’s because Purdue is 1-5 against teams in the RPI Top 25 and 4-7 against the Top 50. A win would obviously help those stats out, and possibly put an end to the bubble talk surrounding the Boilermakers’ chances for an [...]

Big Ten Morning Five: 02.23.12 Edition

Ryan Terpstra — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:01:01 +0000

No one was surprised that Indiana was able to easily handle their non-league match-up with North Carolina Central last night. Cody Zeller had another solid game, as the freshman dropped in 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the way. The victory gave IU 21 wins on the year, and with their NCAA ticket punched, the fan base is one again rabid for Hoosier basketball. There is no question that Indiana has great fans, but with some lean years in the first few seasons under Tom Crean, the Crimson and Cream faithful are glad that their program is once [...]

Michigan Bombs Away Toward a Big Ten Title

rtmsf — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:16:32 +0000

Bill Hupp is an RTC correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter (@Bill_Hupp). He filed this report following No. 13 Michigan’s OT win over Northwestern on Tuesday.

For as much as Michigan and Northwestern engaged in a classic Big Ten battle on Tuesday night in a rugged, seesaw affair, it was over with breathtaking offensive efficiency.

Point Guard Trey Burke Has Been Tremendous This Season (AP)

First, Trey Burke stepped into a three from the top of the key after a Wolverines offensive rebound to start the overtime period. Then Zach Novak buried one from the right corner. Finally, Stu Douglass [...]

Night Line: Freshman Guard Trey Burke Keeping Michigan Afloat in Big Ten

EJacoby — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:01:19 +0000

Evan Jacoby is an RTC contributor and correspondent. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter. Night Line will run on weeknights during the season, highlighting a major storyline development from that day’s slate of games.

If Michigan wanted to stay alive in the Big Ten conference title race, Tuesday night’s home game against in-state rival and top 10-ranked Michigan State was a must-win. The Wolverines came away with a one-point victory in a nailbiter thanks to another strong performance from their leader – Trey Burke. It’s not a typo or an overstatement to say that the Wolverines’ freshman point guard has [...]

NCAA Preview: Utah State Aggies

rtmsf — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:43:28 +0000

Utah State (#11, West, Boise pod)

vs. Marquette (#6)

Fri. 3/20 @ 12:10 pm

Vegas Line: Utah St. +4.5 General Profile

Location: Logan, Utah

Conference: Western Athletic Conference, Tournament Champion

Coach: Stew Morrill

08-09 Record: 30-4, 14-2

Last 12 Games: 9-3

Best Win: vs. Utah, 66-64, 12/22

Worst Loss: @ St. Mary’s, 64-75, 02/21

Off. Efficiency Rating: 116.8, 13th

Def. Efficiency Rating: 101.3, 169th Nuts ‘n Bolts

Star Player(s): Gary Wilkinson (17/7/4 assts); DeShawn Sims (16/7)

Unsung Hero: The freshmen corps of Laval Lucas-Perry, Zach Novak and Stu Perry

Potential NBA Draft Pick(s): None

Key Injuries: None

Depth: 23.9% (#313)

Achilles Heel: Turnovers, In two of their four losses this season they committed 17 or more turnovers. Holding onto [...]

NCAA Preview: Michigan Wolverines

rtmsf — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:55:46 +0000

Michigan (#10, South, Kansas City pod)

vs. Clemson (#7)

Thurs. 3/19 @ 7:10pm Vegas Line: Michigan +5

General Profile Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Conference: Big 10, at-large Coach: John Beilein, 30-34 08-09 Record: 20-13, 10-10 Last 12 Games: 6-6 Best Win: vs. Duke, 81-73, 12/06 Worst Loss: @ Iowa, 60-70, 2/22 Off. Efficiency Rating: 111.4, 41st Def. Efficiency Rating: 95.5, 67th

Nuts ‘n Bolts Star Player(s): Manny Harris (17/7/4 assts); DeShawn Sims (16/7) Unsung Hero: The freshmen corps of Laval Lucas-Perry, Zach Novak and Stu Perry Potential NBA Draft Pick(s): None Key Injuries: None Depth: 35.3%, 72nd nationally (Percentage of minutes played by reserves) Achilles Heel: The [...]

Checking in on the… Big Ten

rtmsf — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:48:57 +0000

Josh & Mike of Big Ten Geeks are the RTC correspondents for the Big Ten Conference.

Looking Back

Conference play is underway, and it appears we’re going to be in for a wild one. There were very few blowouts, and two of them involved Minnesota (dishing it out against Ohio State, and taking their lumps against Michigan State). For the most part, the home teams held serve, but there were 3 road victories (2 of them belonging to the Spartans). Even Indiana gave Iowa a scare in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It just isn’t safe to take a night off in [...]