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Nebraska has been among the worst teams in the conference at turning the ball over, rebounding and free-throw shooting, but actually has an edge vs. PSU in terms of shooting efficiency and defense.
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The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off on Wednesday and the second game on the slate is a matchup between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Penn State is going through a rough season but oddsmakers have the Nittany Lions installed as 7-point favorites for this contest which will take place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Mar 7, 2021
The Big Ten men s basketball tournament is set to begin on Wednesday with the conference championship being held on Sunday. The conference has officially announced the set schedule, broadcast information and bracket for the postseason tourney hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The first round will tip off with two games, beginning with No. 12 Northwestern against No. 13 Minnesota. No. 11 Penn State will take on No. 14 Nebraska in the late game, with the winners advancing to Thursdays second round. The top four seeds No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Purdue will get two byes into the quarterfinals.
Michigan State to play Maryland in opening game of Big Ten tournament
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Michigan State guard Joshua Langford, center, drives to the basket against Maryland guard Hakim Hart (13) and guard Aaron Wiggins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP
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Michigan State will have a chance to avenge a recent double-digit loss in its opening game of the Big Ten tournament.
The No. 9 seed Spartans will face No. 8 seed Maryland in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Ok, the regular season is done in Big Ten. And now it s on to the 24th Annual Big Ten Men s Basketball Tournament, which is being played this year in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the very first time.
It was supposed to be played in Chicago. But it was moved to Indy because of COVID-19 issues in Chicago. And because the entire NCAA Tournament is being played in the state of Indiana (a good primer for the Big Dance for Indy).
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Regular season champ Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Purdue get the double byes (to the quarterfinals on Friday). With Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Maryland, Michigan State, and Indiana getting the single bye into the second round.