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Mississippi State 2020-21 Basketball
11 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1963 • 1991 • 1995 • 1996 • 2002 • 2003 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 • 2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT 2020-21 BASKETBALL MATT DUNAWAY • [email protected] OFFICE (662) 325-3595 • CELL (727) 215-3857 Mississippi State (14-12 • 8-9 SEC) vs. Auburn (12-14 • 6-11 SEC) GAME 27 • AUBURN ARENA • AUBURN, ALABAMA • SATURDAY, MARCH 6 • 12:00 P.M. CT 27 TV: SEC NETWORK • WATCH ESPN APP • RADIO: 100.9 WKBB-FM • STARKVILLE • ONLINE: HAILSTATE.COM • TUNE-IN RADIO APP MISSISSIPPI STATE (14-12 • 8-9 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON PREVIOUS GAMES H: 9-6 • A: 5-3 • N: 0-3 • OT: 0-2 NO. 1 IVERSON MOLINAR • G • 6-3 • 190 • SO. • PANAMA CITY, PANAMA NOVEMBER • 1-2 2020-21 • 16.3 PPG • 140-297 FG • 32-71 3-PT FG • 64-80 FT • 3.9 RPG • 2.6 APG • 1.1 SPG Space Coast Challenge • Melbourne, Florida • Nov. 25-26 Wed. 25 vs. Clemson • CBS-SN L • 53-42 LAST GAME • AT TEXAS A&M • 18 PTS • 7-12 FG • 2-5 3-PT FG • 2-4 FT • 5 REB • 3 ASST • 1 STL Thur. 26 vs. Liberty • CBS-SN L • 84-73 • Molinar is an explosive combo guard who is a talented shooter, passer and slasher that can get to the rim • 16.3 PPG is 6th in the SEC (03/06) Mon. 30 Texas State • SECN W • 68-51 • Dialed up career-high 24 PTS at UGA (12/30) and at VANDY (01/09) • Howland: Molinar’s jump from FR/SOPH reminds him of Russell Westbrook at UCLA DECEMBER • 5-1 • 10+ PTS in 20 of his 23 outings and 6 GMS of 20+ PTS in 2020-21 • His +10.4 PPG is T-8th largest FR/SOPH scoring jump in SEC over last decade Fri. -
Gamenotes Saint Louis (14-6, 5-2 A-10) Richmond (7-13, 1-6 A-10)
GAMENOTES SAINT LOUIS (14-6, 5-2 A-10) RICHMOND (7-13, 1-6 A-10) Wed., Jan. 30, 2019 • 6 p.m. (CT) • St. Louis, Mo. • Chaifetz Arena (10,600) Watch: CBS Sports Network (Chris Hassel, Bob Wenzel) SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS RICHMOND SPIDERS Radio: 101 ESPN (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) 2018-19 Record: 14-6 (5-2 A-10) 2018-19 Record: 7-13 (1-6 A-10) Billiken Media Relations Contact: Brian Kunderman Home/Road/Neutral Record: 11-1/3-3/0-2 Home/Road/Neutral Record: 4-7/2-4/1-2 314-808-4868 | [email protected] Last Game: L, 53-54 (vs. Davidson) Last Game: L, 57-66 (vs. St. Bonaventure) Current Streak: L2 Current Streak: L4 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule/Results NCAA NET Ranking: 87 (thru games of Jan. 27) NCAA NET Ranking: 211 (thru games of Jan. 27) KenPom Rating: 109 (thru games of Jan. 27) KenPom Rating: 219 (thru games of Jan. 27) NOVEMBER Scoring Margin: +4.3 Scoring Margin: -0.7 Tue., 6 SEMO (FSMW+) W, 75-65 Sat., 10 Troy (FSMW) W, 62-58 Head Coach: Travis Ford Head Coach: Chris Mooney Tue., 13 North Alabama (FSMW) W, 69-58 Ford’s Record at SLU: 43-43 (3rd year) Mooney’s Record at UR: 244-208 (14th yr.) Sat., 17 at Seton Hall (FS2) W, 66-64 Ford’s Career Record: 379-309 (22nd year) Mooney’s Career Record: 286-247 (17th yr.) Wed., 21 vs. Pitt (ESPN3) L, 73-75 Leading Scorer: Javon Bess (15.8 ppg) Leading Scorer: Grant Golden (17.8 ppg) Sat., 24 Central Arkansas (FSMW) W, 73-61 Leading Rebounder: Hasahn French (8.3 rpg) Leading Rebounder: Grant Golden (7.1 rpg) DECEMBER Assists Leader: Jordan Goodwin (3.6 apg) Assists Leader: Jacob Gilyard (5.3 apg) Sat., 1 Butler (FSMW) W, 64-52 Blocks Leader: Hasahn French (1.6 bpg) Blocks Leader: Grant Golden (0.9 bpg) Wed., 5 at Southern Illinois (ESPN+) L, 56-61 Steals Leader: Jordan Goodwin (2.1 spg) Steals Leader: Jacob Gilyard (3.2 spg) Sun., 9 Oregon State (ESPNU) W, 65-61 Next Game: Saturday, Feb. -
VCU BASKETBALL 2018-19 Media Notes VCU Athletics Communications • 1300 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va
VCU BASKETBALL 2018-19 Media Notes VCU Athletics Communications • 1300 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 23284 Contact: Chris Kowalczyk • O: (804) 828-8818 • C: (330) 348-6869 • E: [email protected] • T: @VCUHorns 2018-19 SCHEDULE 2019 NCAA First & Second Rounds - East Region March 22, 24, 2019 • Columbia, S.C. • Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Date Opponent TV Time/Score O30 VIRGINIA-WISE (Exhib.) -- W, 87-41 N6 GARDNER-WEBB MASN W, 69-57 VCU RAMS (#8 Seed) N9 &HAMPTON MASN W, 69-57 RECORD: 25-7 (16-2 A-10) N12 &BOWLING GREEN MASN W, 72-61 LOCATION: Richmond, Va. N19 %vs. Temple ESPN3 W, 57-51 CONFERENCE: Atlantic 10 N20 %vs. St. John’s ESPN2 L, 86-87 ot COACH: Mike Rhoades N24 HOFSTRA MASN W, 69-67 AT VCU: 43-22 (2nd Year) N28 at Old Dominion MASN L, 52-62 CAREER: 287-150 (15th Year) D1 IONA MASN W, 88-59 D5 at Texas ESPNU W, 54-53 D9 at #4 Virginia ACC Regional L, 49-57 D15 CHARLESTON NBCSN L, 79-83 ON THE AIR VCU in The NCAA Tournament D22 WICHITA STATE ESPN2 W, 70-54 TV: CBS - Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery and NCAA Appearances: 17 - 1980-81, 1983-85, 1996, D30ER RID MASN W, 90-79 Grant Hill (color) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline) 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011-17, 2019 J5 *at Fordham CBS 6 W, 76-51 Radio: 910 AM The Fan & 98.5 FM - All-time NCAA Record: 13-16 J9 *LA SALLE MASN W, 69-63 Robby Robinson (play-by-play) & Mike Litos (color) J12 *at Davidson CBSSN L, 57-64 Last NCAA Win: 2016 (Oregon State) Live Statistics: Statbroadcast J16 *DAYTON CBSSN W, 76-71 Final Four Appearances: 1 (2011) J19 *UMASS NBCSN W, 68-50 Twitter: @VCU_Hoops, @VCUHorns J23 *at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 71-65 J26 *at Duquesne MASN W, 80-74 Talking Points F2 *GEORGE MASON NBCSN W, 79-63 VCU RANKINGS (As of March 18) - NET: 34 // KenPom: 37 // AP Top 25: RV // Coaches Top 25: RV F6 *at George Washington MASN W, 60-50 • 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Champion VCU returns to the NCAA Tournament this weekend following a one-year hiatus. -
2021-01-31Smu
This Game Next Game: Head Coach ..........................................Tim Jankovich NABC Coaches vs Cancer SMU Mustangs Overall ...........................................256-173 (14th Year) #SuitsAndSneakers at TULSA Golden Hurricane At SMU.................................................99-52 (5th Year) Wednesday, Feb. 3 - 8pm CT Location (Enrollment) ..................Dallas, Texas (12,385) SMU Mustangs Tulsa, Oklahoma (9-3, 5-3 American) Reynolds Center Conference..........................................American Athletic at TV: ESPNU Colors............................................................Red & Blue [6/6] HOUSTON SMU Radio: KAAM 770 AM Arena ...........................Moody Coliseum (7,000 / 1,800) (14-1, 9-1 American) TuneIn App - SMU, SMU App Court ..............................................David B. Miller Court (Rich Phillips, Scott Garner) President ........................................Dr. R. Gerald Turner Sunday, January 31 - 12pm CT #PonyUp Director of Athletics ..........................................Rick Hart Basketball SID.............Herman Hudson / [email protected] SMU Basketball Houston, Texas - Fertitta Center Following Game Office/Cell Phone ............214-768-1304 / 214-924-0358 70 All-League 1st Team Honors SMU Mustangs at ECU Pirates ................................Lindsey Olsen / [email protected] 24 Selections In The NBA Draft TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin) Monday, Feb. 8 - 5pm ET/4pm CT Web Site ..........................................SMUMustangs.com 16 Conference Titles Greenville, -
The American Today 2020-21 Standings All-Conference
American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Report March 24, 2021 Contact: Tom Fenstermaker, Director of Communications ([email protected]) 545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Third Floor • Irving, Texas, 75062 • 336.259.1708 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_MBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf • Instagram: AmericanConf 2020-21 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA H A N L10 STREAK NOTABLE Wichita State-/RV 11-2 .846 72.7 68.5 16-6 .727 71.5 66.8 10-2 5-2 1-2 8-2 L 2 First regular season title since joining league Houston6/6 14-3 .824 74.9 58.9 26-3 .897 77.4 57.9 15-0 5-3 6-0 9-1 W 9 Grimes named to four All-America Third Teams Memphis 11-4 .733 70.1 61.1 17-8 .680 72.0 62.8 10-1 4-3 3-4 8-2 W 1 Tigers recorded 20 steals vs. UCF (conference record) SMU 7-4 .636 68.9 67.2 11-6 .647 74.6 68.1 6-2 5-2 0-2 5-5 L 2 Kendric Davis conference-record 14 assists vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati 8-6 .571 71.1 71.9 12-11 .522 68.9 72.3 5-5 5-5 2-1 6-4 L 1 Won 7 straight conference championship games UCF 8-10 .444 66.9 69.8 11-12 .478 67.2 69.4 6-3 4-8 1-1 7-3 L 1 Knights won 4 in a row to finish regular season Tulsa 7-9 .438 63.1 65.9 11-12 .478 68.4 65.6 7-5 4-4 0-3 3-7 L 1 Win over Houston was 1st top-5 win since 1996 USF 4-10 .286 63.0 72.4 9-13 .409 65.9 71.4 4-6 3-4 2-3 2-8 L 1 Collins became 10th player in league with 1,500 pts. -
Mississippi State 2020-21 Basketball
11 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1963 • 1991 • 1995 • 1996 • 2002 • 2003 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 • 2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT 2020-21 BASKETBALL MATT DUNAWAY • [email protected] OFFICE (662) 325-3595 • CELL (727) 215-3857 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM Mississippi State (3-3 • 0-0 SEC) vs. Central Arkansas (0-5 • 0-0 SLC) GAME 7 • HUMPHREY COLISEUM • STARKVILE, MISSISSIPPI • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 • 6:00 P.M. CT 7 TV: SEC NETWORK • WATCH ESPN APP • RADIO: 100.9 WKBB-FM • STARKVILLE • ONLINE: HAILSTATE.COM • TUNE-IN RADIO APP MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-3 • 0-0 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON LAST GAME H: 3-0 • A: 0-0 • N: 0-3 • OT: 0-1 NO. 1 IVERSON MOLINAR • G • 6-3 • 190 • SO. • PANAMA CITY, PANAMA NOVEMBER • 1-2 2020-21 • 18.7 PPG • 23-44 FG • 6-14 3-PT FG • 4-6 FT • 4.3 RPG • 4.3 APG • 1.3 SPG Space Coast Challenge • Melbourne, Florida • Nov. 25-26 LAST GAME • VS. DAYTON • 20 PTS • 10-23 FG • 0-5 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT • 7 ASST • 3 REB • 4 ASST • 2 STL • 1 BLK Wed. 25 vs. Clemson • CBS-SN L • 53-42 Thur. 26 vs. Liberty • CBS-SN L • 84-73 • Molinar is an explosive combo guard who is a talented shooter, passer and slasher that can get to the rim • Possesses big-time motor/toughness Mon. 30 Texas State • SECN W • 68-51 • Tied career-high with 21 PTS versus Jackson St (12/08) • Howland: Molinar’s potential jump from frosh-to-soph reminds him of Russell Westbrook at UCLA DECEMBER • 2-1 • 10+ PTS in 4 of his first 5 GMS in 2019-20 (11/05-11/21/2019) • Frosh-high 21 PTS vs. -
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Official Basketball Box Score - Final Game Time: 9:00 PM Game Duration: 1:44 Florida State at Virginia Tech Attendance: 9,275 02/01/20 Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA 2019-20 Men's Basketball Officials: Ron Groover, Leslie Jones, Nathan Farrell Florida State - 74 Record: 18-3 (8-2) FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 13-27 48.1% 1 RaiQuan Gray F 20:10 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 8 3PT% 7-12 58.3% 10 Malik Osborne F 10:13 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 FT% 1-2 50% 2 Anthony Polite G 26:20 3-9 0-5 1-3 1 3 4 3 3 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 2nd FG% 15-30 50.0% 3 Trent Forrest G 34:07 3-7 0-2 1-1 1 8 9 0 4 7 5 1 1 1 1 11 3PT% 3-10 30.0% 24 Devin Vassell G 33:16 8-10 7-7 4-4 0 3 3 2 2 27 3 0 0 1 0 9 FT% 7-9 77.8% 4 Patrick Williams 24:14 3-10 0-2 1-1 1 3 4 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 7 GM FG% 28-57 49.1% 15 Dominik Olejniczak 16:26 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 4 3PT% 10-22 45.5% 0 RayQuan Evans 15:05 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 7 FT% 8-11 72.7% 5 Balsa Koprivica 10:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 Dead Ball Rebounds: 2, 0 31 Wyatt Wilkes 09:57 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 3 Team 2 4 6 0 1 Totals 28-57 10-22 8-11 6 27 33 8 12 74 16 9 4 5 2 11 Technical Fouls::NONE Virginia Tech - 63 Record: 14-8 (5-6) FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. -
Increased Scrutiny Pentagon Keeping Close Eye on Foreign Trainees After Deadly Base Attack
Volume 78, No. 195B ©SS 2020 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas Increased scrutiny Pentagon keeping close eye on foreign trainees after deadly base attack BY COREY DICKSTEIN Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Foreign students in military training programs in the U.S. will face continuous monitoring of their activities and new restrictions on off-duty travel in the wake of a deadly shooting last month at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, defense officials said Friday. The new constraints on the thousands of military students from allied and partner nations also include measures meant to bar them from purchasing fire- arms in the United States and additional training on detecting potential security threats, said Garry Reid, the Pentagon’s defense intelligence director. The new policies follow a review of security procedures initiated after a Royal Saudi Air Force officer in avia- tion training killed three Navy sailors and wounded eight others in a Dec. 3 SEE SCRUTINY ON PAGE 4 New constraints have been placed on military students from allied nations like this Royal Saudi Air Force staff sergeant, seen training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, last year. PEDRO TENORIO/U.S. Air Force US receives Taliban proposal to reduce Afghan violence BY SUSANNAH GEORGE for what the Taliban said was ex- official confirmed that the pro- announcement that the “Taliban AND HAQ NAWAZ KHAN ‘ In response to the pected to be “several days” of in- posal was handed over to Zalmay gave a nod of approval to an Af- The Washington Post demands of the U.S., formal talks. -
Billiken Gameday
Jordan Goodwin Senior Centreville, Ill. Sociology major BILLIKEN GAMEDAY Saint Louis vs. Richmond Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 Chaifetz Arena | 6 p.m. SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS 2020-21 Saint Louis Billikens Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN 0 Jordan Goodwin G 6-3 200 Sr. Centreville, Ill. 1 Yuri Collins G 6-0 185 Soph. St. Louis, Mo. 2 Markhi Strickland G/F 6-5 200 Fr. Miami, Fla. 3 Javonte Perkins G/F 6-6 210 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 4 Phillip Russell G 5-10 165 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. 5 Francis Okoro F 6-9 235 Jr. Imo, Nigeria 10 Joshua Hightower G 6-3 175 Sr. Cooksville, Md. 11 Hasahn French F 6-7 240 Sr. Middletown, N.Y. 12 Marten Linssen F 6-8 255 Jr. Dusseldorf, Germany 13 Andre Lorentsson F 6-8 205 Fr. Gothenburg, Sweden 15 Demarius Jacobs G 6-2 185 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 20 Fred Thatch Jr. G 6-3 215 RSo. Sikeston, Mo. 22 Terrence Hargrove Jr. F 6-4 215 Soph. East St. Louis, Ill. 24 Gibson Jimerson G 6-5 200 RFr. Richmond, Va. 30 Brandon Courtney G 6-3 180 Jr. Trenton, Ill. 32 Jimmy Bell Jr. F 6-10 270 Soph. Saginaw, Mich. Head Coach: Travis Ford Corey Tate Saint Louis Quick Facts Associate Head Coach: Location .....................St. Louis, Mo. Assistant Coaches: Ray Giacoletti, Ford Stuen Founded .................................... 1818 ........................... 12,546 Director of Basketball Operations: Michael Wilson Enrollment Christian Nunez Nickname...........................Billikens Director of Player Development: .....................Atlantic 10 Eddie Maruggi Conference Graduate Student Manager: President ..............Dr. -
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 376 by Lamar a RESOLUTION to Honor
<BillNo> <Sponsor> HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 376 By Lamar A RESOLUTION to honor Coach Penny Hardaway and the University of Memphis Tigers on winning the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. WHEREAS, on March 27, 2021, Coach Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway and his University of Memphis (UM) men's basketball team won the prestigious National Invitation Tournament (NIT) to the great delight of Tigers fans around the globe; and WHEREAS, in only his third season at the helm, Coach Hardaway led the Tigers to an excellent 20-8 overall mark, an 11-4 record in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and four victories in the oldest college basketball tournament to claim championship laurels; and WHEREAS, the Tigers really found their stride during the latter part of the 2020-2021 campaign; they won eleven of their final thirteen games, with the only two losses coming against AAC champions and NCAA Tournament Elite Eight team, the University of Houston, by a total of five points; and WHEREAS, the UM Tigers then recharged their batteries and refocused their energies to compete in the NIT, and compete they did; and WHEREAS, Memphis shot down the Dayton Flyers by a score of 71-60 in the first round and then tamed the Boise State Broncos, 59-56, in the quarterfinal match-up; and WHEREAS, in the semifinal round, the Tigers dehorned the Colorado State Rams by twenty-three points, 90-67, to advance to the NIT championship game; and WHEREAS, facing off against border-state rivals Mississippi State in the final, the Tigers took the bite out of the Bulldogs' comeback effort to emerge victorious by a score of 77-64 and claim only the second NIT title in program history; and HJR0376 006224 - 1 - WHEREAS, the Tigers roster includes the following talented young players and even more outstanding young men, D.J. -
Valparaiso in 46383
2019-20 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] www.valpoathletics.com Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2019-20 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (1-1, 0-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 19 Cedarville (exhibition) W 85-65 at SIUE (1-1, 0-0 OVC) Nov. 5 Toledo ESPN3 W 79-77 Game No. 3 – Tuesday, Nov. 12 – 7 p.m. CT Nov. 9 at Saint Louis FOX Sports MW/ESPN+ L 81-70 Nov. 12 at SIUE ESPN+ 7 p.m. Vadalabene Center (4,000) – Edwardsville, Ill. Nov. 17 North Dakota ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 vs. Grand Canyon! FloHoops Noon Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball Nov. 23/24 Paradise Jam Game 2! FloHoop TBD team will play the second game of a five-day road trip on Tuesday night in Nov. 25 Paradise Jam Game 3! FloHoops TBD Edwardsville, Ill. as SIU Edwardsville provides the opposition. Valpo will Nov. 27 Trinity Christian# ESPN3 7 p.m. look to continue its encouraging start to the season by trying for its second Dec. 3 at Eastern Michigan ESPN3 6 p.m. win in three games. Dec. 8 Central Michigan ESPN+ 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at Charlotte TV TBD 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at High Point ESPN+ 6 p.m. Last Time Out: Valpo battled through adversity on Saturday night at Chaifetz Dec. 21 at Arkansas No Video - WVUR Only 7 p.m. -
Hurricanes, Isles Notch 5Th Straight Wins
ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 SPORTS 15 Hurricanes, Isles notch 5th straight wins Baylor beats Texas Tech Watts, Henry lead Spartans to 70-64 victory over Wolverines EAST LANSING, Michigan, March Garza’s jersey No. 55 would be re- 8, (AP): Rocket Watts scored 21 tired after the season, bringing Garza points and Aaron Henry had 18 to to tears. lead Michigan State to a 70-64 vic- It was the 12th double-double of tory over No. 2 Michigan that seems the season for Garza, who leads the to seal coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd con- Big Ten in scoring and is third in the secutive NCAA Tournament bid. nation. He is Iowa’s all-time leading The Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big career scorer with 2,201 points. Ten) have won fi ve of their last seven The Hawkeyes (20-7, 14-6) have games, beating No. 4 Ohio State, No. won seven of eight and will be the 5 Illinois and their second-ranked ri- third seed in the Big Ten Tourna- vals during the late-season surge. ment. The Wolverines (19-3, 14-3) Micah Potter shot 9 for 12 and closed the regular season getting scored 23 points for Wisconsin (16- routed at home by the Fighting Illini, 11, 10-10), which has lost fi ve of six. beating Michigan State handily to Houston 67, Memphis 64 seal the Big Ten title and losing the In Houston, Tramon Mark hit a rematch three days later. And, Mich- long 3-pointer as time expired to lift igan might have lost more than that.