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2020-21 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE: DEC. 28, 2020 Primary Contact: Zach Groen - Director, Communications • Office: 847-737-8917 • E-mail: [email protected] Secondary Contact: Shannon Malone - Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 125 • E-mail: [email protected] 2020-21 STANDINGS UPCOMING GAMES Monday, Dec. 28 School Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. PF-PA Home Away Neutral Streak Maryland at Wisconsin (#6/#7) ................................ 7 p.m. FS1 Michigan State (#17/#18) at Minnesota (#21/#24) ..... 8 p.m. BTN Northwestern (#19/#22) 3-0 1.000 6-1 0.857 597-436 5-1 1-0 0-0 W4 Tuesday, Dec. 29 Michigan (#16/#15) 2-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 574-474 6-0 1-0 0-0 W7 Purdue at Rutgers (#14/#13) ................................... 7 p.m. FS1 Wisconsin (#6/#7) 2-0 1.000 8-1 0.889 703-536 7-0 1-1 0-0 W5 Northwestern (#19/#22) at Iowa (#10/#11) ................ 9 p.m. FS1 Illinois (#15/#16) 3-1 0.750 7-3 0.700 873-701 5-0 2-2 0-1 W2 Wednesday, Dec. 30 Nebraska at Ohio State (#25/#20) ...................... 6:30 p.m. BTN Rutgers (#14/#13) 2-1 0.667 6-1 0.857 564-491 5-0 1-1 0-0 L1 Penn State at Indiana ....................................... 8:30 p.m. BTN Purdue 2-1 0.667 7-3 0.700 725-660 5-0 0-2 2-1 W1 Thursday, Dec. 31 Minnesota (#21/#24) 1-1 0.500 8-1 0.889 762-683 8-0 0-1 0-0 W2 Minnesota (#21/#24) at Wisconsin (#6/#7) ........... 4:30 p.m. BTN Michigan (#16/#15) at Maryland .............................. 7 p.m. ESPN2 Iowa (#10/#11) 1-1 0.500 7-2 0.778 856-667 7-0 0-1 0-1 L1 Saturday, Jan. 2 Ohio State (#25/#20) 1-2 0.333 7-2 0.778 689-597 5-0 1-2 1-0 L1 Iowa (#10/#11) at Rutgers (#14/#13) ......................... 2 p.m. ESPN2 Michigan State (#17/#18) 0-2 0.000 6-2 0.750 650-598 5-1 1-1 0-0 L2 Purdue at Illinois (#15/#16) ...................................... 6 p.m. BTN Michigan State (#17/#18) at Nebraska .................... 8 p.m. BTN Maryland 0-2 0.000 5-3 0.625 601-522 5-1 0-2 0-0 L1 Sunday, Jan. 3 Indiana 0-2 0.000 5-4 0.556 640-570 2-1 0-2 3-1 L2 Wisconsin (#6/#7) at Penn State ........................... 12 p.m. BTN Ohio State (#25/#20) at Minnesota (#21/#24) ....... 5:30 p.m. BTN Penn State 0-2 0.000 3-3 0.500 464-447 2-2 1-1 0-0 L2 Northwestern (#19/#22) at Michigan (#16/#15) .... 7:30 p.m. BTN Nebraska 0-2 0.000 4-5 0.444 693-634 4-3 0-2 0-0 L2 FULL SCHEDULE & RESULTS BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. FOLLOW THE BIG TEN • For the first time in conference history the Big Ten has nine teams in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY The Big Ten men's basketball page on bigten.org will polls. According to @BTNStatsGuys, the Big Ten's nine teams are the most that any conference has had in the AP feature notes, recaps, statistics, standings and more. You poll since the Big East also had nine teams on March 7, 2011. The Big Ten's nine teams equal the next two league can also keep track of Big Ten men's basketball in real leaders combined (Big 12 with five and ACC with four). No. 19/No. 22 Northwestern and No. 21/No. 24 Minnesota time by following the conference on Twitter @B1GMBBall cracked both polls for the first time this season. In addition to the conference's nine teams, Indiana received votes in and @BigTen or becoming a fan of the Big Ten Confer- this week's AP poll, while Purdue received votes in this week's USA TODAY coaches poll. ence on Facebook to receive exclusive updates. Social icon Circle Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our • The Big Ten recorded a 67-14 record (.872 pct.) in Division 1 non-conference play (69-14 overall), marking the highest Brand Guidelines. non-conference winning percentage by any conference in the NCAA. The Big Ten leads the following conferences in non-conference winning percentage: Big 12 (49-11, .816), AAC (34-13, .723), Big East (39-14, .735), SEC (66-22, .750) and ACC (60-22, .731). According to KenPom's rankings, which are based off of KenPom's adjusted efficiency margin metric, the Big Ten finished non-conference play with an 18-13 (.581 pct.) record against top 100 teams. @B1GMBBall @BigTenConference @bigten • The Big Ten boasts three of the top four scorers in the country in Iowa's Luka Garza (1st, 28.8 ppg), Minnesota's @bigten Marcus Carr (3rd, 24.6 ppg) and Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu (4th, 24.1 ppg). Additionally, Rutgers' Ron Harper Jr. is tied for 7th in the NCAA with 23.4 points per game. • No. 19/No. 22 Northwestern has jumped out to a 3-0 start in conference play for the first time since the 1967-68 CONFERENCE RESOURCES season. Northwestern defeated Indiana 74-67 on Wednesday and then added to its resume on Saturday, Dec. 26 2020-21 STATISTICS with a win over then-ranked No. 23/No. 20 Ohio State. The Wildcats' win over the Buckeyes came just one week after they defeated then-ranked No. 4/No. 4 Michigan State, marking the first time since the 2012-13 season that the 2020-21 BIG TEN RECORD BOOK Wildcats defeated multiple ranked teams in the same week. 2020-21 MEDIA GUIDES • No. 21/No. 24 Minnesota notched its first ranked win of the season when the Golden Gophers defeated then-ranked BIG TEN NEWS No. 4/No.5 Iowa 102-95 in overtime. Junior Marcus Carr scored 30 points in the win, marking his second-straight 30-point game, and has now registered over 1,000 points in his three-year collegiate career. Senior Brandon Johnson established a new program record for three-point percentage by connecting on 8-of-9 attempts (.889 pct.). BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARDS • Then-ranked No. 9/No. 9 Wisconsin and then-ranked No. 12/No. 11 Michigan State squared off in a marquee Ayo Dosunmu of Illinois was named Co-Player of the Christmas Day matchup that was televised to a national audience on FOX. The Badgers, now ranked No. 6/No. 7, Week after averaging 30.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 re- moved to 8-1 with an 85-76 victory over the Spartans behind a season-high 29 points from senior G D'Mitrik Trice. bounds in wins over Penn State and Indiana. Dosunmu The Badgers have now won 10 straight Big Ten contests dating back to the 2019-20 season, marking the program's became the first Illini player in 23 years to register back-to- longest conference winning streak since a 10-game streak during the 2014-15 season. back 30-point games and is the only player in the country averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and five as- • Illinois sophomore C Kofi Cockburn scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the team's win over Indiana, sists per game. marking his sixth double-double of the season. Cockburn's six double-doubles are the third-most in the country this season trailing only Malachi Smith of Chattanooga and Jordan Goodwin of Saint Louis (seven each). Marcus Carr of Minnesota was named Co-Player of the • Iowa currently ranks third in country in points per game (95.11), trailing only Coastal Carolina (96.14) and Week after scoring 30 points and dishing out eight re- Gonzaga (95.14). Michigan State (22.5) and Iowa (22.0) lead the country in assists per game, while Iowa (2.30) and bounds in the team's win against Iowa. Carr hit two three- Northwestern (1.93) are tops in the nation in assist-turnover ratio. pointers in the final 31 seconds of the game, including one with five seconds left on the clock to force overtime. Carr ranks third in the country in scoring (24.6 ppg). Hunter Dickinson of Michigan was named Freshman BIG TEN IN THE POLLS of the Week for the third time this season. Dickinson scored 13 points, grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and WEEK-BY-WEEK ASSOCIATED PRESS/USA TODAY POLLS blocked two shots in Michigan’s win at Nebraska to help Wk. 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