INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lindsey Pulliam scored 21 points and fifth-seeded Northwestern used a lock-down first half to roll to a 67-42 win over 12th-seeded Illinois on Wednesday in the second round of.
Notable results since the last post (home team listed second):
OSU 67, PSU 69
Rutgers 63, MSU 53
Maryland 88, Purdue 59
Michigan 67, Iowa 89
Indiana 87, OSU 75
Maryland 62, Northwestern 50
PSU 56, Rutgers 74
Iowa 80, Indiana 89
Maryland 88, Michigan 63
OSU 63, Rutgers 71
PSU 61, Maryland 88
Purdue 59, Indiana 74
Northwestern 58, Michigan 63
Nebraska 75, Iowa 83
After a rough couple games against Iowa and Northwestern, Michigan bounced back with a Senior Day victory over Northwestern to secure a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines were also supposed to visit Minnesota last weekend but that game was canceled due to a COVID issue in the Gophers program.
Maryland, Indiana, and Rutgers all closed strong down the stretch to earn the top three seeds in the BTT. Ohio State, on the other hand, faded hard, perhaps because their postseason ban deprived them of motivation once the regular season title was out of reach.
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Women’s Basketball Northwestern closed out its home slate Sunday afternoon by hosting No. 8 Maryland, which sought to spoil Senior Day for the Wildcats and run its conference record to a Big Ten-best 15-1. The Terrapins did just that, holding off several NU comeback attempts to win a hard-fought 62-50 victory. Maryland led by just.
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EVANSTON, Ill. Mimi Collins had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 8 Maryland beat Northwestern 62-50 on Sunday.
Diamond Miller also finished with a double-double, scoring 17 points and adding 10 rebounds for the Terrapins (19-2, 15-1 Big Ten). Ashley Owusu added 10 points and eight rebounds to help the Terrapins win a game they never trailed after grabbing the lead 12 seconds in.
“I’m really proud of the fight,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. “This was not an easy game for us today but I just loved our response, especially in the second half.”