2012-13 Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release
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2012-13 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 18, 2013 Contact: Dan Mihalik • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 146 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 219-688-9981 • Twitter: @B1GMBBall 2012-13 STANDINGS TOP STORIES Conference Games All Games Top Last • Indiana and Michigan State stand atop the con- W-L PCT H A N Stk. W-L PCT H A N 25* 10 Stk. ference standings with 11-2 Big Ten records 1. Indiana 11-2 .846 6-1 5-1 0-0 W3 23-3 .885 16-1 5-1 2-1 5-0 8-2 W3 Michigan State 11-2 .846 6-0 5-2 0-0 W5 22-4 .846 15-0 6-3 1-1 4-2 9-1 W5 • Hoosiers remain No. 1 in the AP poll; seven 3. Michigan 9-4 .692 6-0 3-4 0-0 W1 22-4 .846 15-0 4-4 3-0 3-3 6-4 W1 conference squads receiving votes this week Wisconsin 9-4 .692 6-1 3-3 0-0 W1 18-8 .692 14-2 3-5 1-1 5-4 6-4 W1 5. Ohio State 8-5 .615 5-1 3-4 0-0 L1 18-7 .720 13-2 3-5 2-0 1-7 6-4 L1 • Four games this week feature matchups 6. Illinois 6-7 .462 3-4 3-3 0-0 W4 19-8 .704 10-4 5-3 4-1 4-4 5-5 W4 between teams receiving votes in both polls Minnesota 6-7 .462 5-2 1-5 0-0 L1 18-8 .692 13-2 3-5 2-1 4-4 3-7 L1 Iowa 6-7 .462 4-2 2-5 0-0 W3 17-9 .654 13-2 2-6 2-1 0-5 6-4 W3 • Three Big Ten teams reach the 22-wins mark, 9. Purdue 5-8 .385 3-3 2-5 0-0 L3 12-14 .462 9-5 3-7 0-2 1-7 4-6 L3 eight boast 17 or more triumphs 10. Northwestern 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 0-0 L3 13-13 .500 8-8 3-5 2-0 2-5 3-7 L3 11. Nebraska 3-10 .231 2-5 1-5 0-0 L2 12-14 .462 9-7 2-7 1-0 0-6 3-7 L2 • Seven conference teams have posted multiple 12. Penn State 0-13 .000 0-7 0-6 0-0 L13 8-17 .320 7-8 0-7 1-2 0-6 0-10 L13 wins over top-25 teams, including five with four or more triumphs * - AP or ESPN/USA Today polls THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK'S RESULTS BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. FEBRUARY 19 FEBRUARY 12 Tipoff #1/1 Indiana at #4/5 Michigan State 6 p.m. #4/5 Michigan at #8/8 Michigan State MSU, 75-52 Entering the week, each Big Ten team has just five ESPN conference games remaining, with tipoff of the Big FEBRUARY 20 FEBRUARY 13 Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament a little more than Minnesota (rv/rv) at #18/18 Ohio State 6 p.m. Nebraska at #1/2 Indiana IND, 76-47 three weeks away. Seven Big Ten teams are receiv- BTN Purdue at Illinois (rv/rv) ILL, 79-59 ing votes in the latest polls, with Indiana appearing #19/17 Wisconsin at Northwestern 8 p.m. at No. 1 in both rankings this week. Indiana and BTN FEBRUARY 14 Michigan State are tied atop the conference stand- FEBRUARY 21 #20/19 Wisconsin at Minnesota (rv/rv) MINN, 58-53 (OT) ings at 11-2, and will square off on Tuesday in the Penn State at Illinois (rv/rv) 7:15 p.m. Northwestern at #13/14 Ohio State OSU, 69-59 seventh meeting of top-10 teams during Big Ten BTN Iowa at Penn State IOWA, 74-72 play. Of the conference’s eight matchups this week, Iowa at Nebraska 9 p.m. six will feature teams that are receiving votes, ESPN2 FEBRUARY 16 including matchups of ranked teams Indiana and FEBRUARY 24 Purdue at #1/2 Indiana IND, 83-55 Michigan State on Tuesday and Michigan State and Illinois (rv/rv) at #7/7 Michigan 1 p.m. #8/8 Michigan State at Nebraska MSU, 73-64 Ohio State on Sunday. ESPN #4/5 Michigan State at #18/18 Ohio State 4 p.m. FEBRUARY 17 Where We Rank CBS Penn State at #4/5 Michigan MICH, 79-71 Seven Big Ten teams received votes in the latest Northwestern at Purdue 6 p.m. #13/14 Ohio State at #20/19 Wisconsin WIS, 71-49 national rankings, with Indiana appearing at the BTN Minnesota (rv/rv) at Iowa IOWA, 72-51 top of both the Associated Press (AP) and USA Illinois (rv/rv) at Northwestern ILL, 62-41 Today/Coaches polls, which were released on All times are ET Monday. For the ninth time this season, Indiana is Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches at No. 1 in at least one poll, and returns to the top of the coaches rankings after appearing at No. 2 a week ago. The conference continues to have three squads appearing in the top 10, with Michigan State ranked fourth in the AP vote and fifth in the coaches poll, while Michigan checks in at No. 7 in both rankings. Wisconsin is rated 17th in the coaches vote and 19th in the writers rankings, while Ohio State checks in at No. 18 in both stand- ings. Illinois and Minnesota are receiving votes in both polls. Top 10 Matchups When Indiana faces Michigan State on Tuesday, it will mark the seventh time during the Big Ten sea- son a pair of top-10 ranked teams have squared off. The Hoosiers have faced three top-10 conference FOLLOW ALONG opponents previously this season, going 3-0 in those For more information on Big Ten men's basketball, visit the blog at http://www.bigten.org/blog/mens-basket- contests with wins over Michigan, Minnesota and ball/, like the Big Ten on Facebook (facebook.com/BigTenConference) and follow @BigTenConf and Ohio State. The matchup against the Hoosiers will be @B1GMBBall on Twitter. the Spartans’ fourth top-10 conference foe this sea- son, posting a 1-2 record in appearances against Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 2 OF 7 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK A Week of Ranked Matchups Battling for Stat Champions Player of the Week In addition to the top-10 showdown between Heading into the final stretch of the conference sea- Trey Burke, Michigan Indiana and Michigan State, three other conference son, Big Ten standouts are looking to finish as the 6-0, So., G, Columbus, Ohio/Northland matchups this week will feature matchups between conference’s stat leaders among all games and con- teams who are receiving votes in both national rank- ference games only. Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas • Averaged 23.5 points on nearly 60 percent ings. On Wednesday, Minnesota, who is receiving looks to give Ohio State the scoring champion for shooting, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals against votes in both polls, visits No. 18 Ohio State. the third time in the last five seasons, leading in Michigan State and Penn State last week • On the road against nationally ranked Michigan Saturday features a pair of matchups between points per game at 20.1 in all games and 20.5 in State, finished with 18 points and 63.6 percent teams receiving votes when Illinois, winners of four conference games only. Minnesota’s Trevor Mbakwe shooting with four assists and three steals straight, travels to face No. 7 Michigan, while No. is on pace to lead the Big Ten in rebounding for the • Tallied a season-best 29 points against Penn State 4/5 Michigan State will take on the Buckeyes. second time in his career, averaging 8.6 boards in all on Sunday, shooting 56.3 percent from the floor, games and 10.0 in conference play this season, after including 75 percent from long range, with five Conference Race previously winning the rebounding title in both cate- assists and two steals With just three weeks left in the regular season, and gories in 2011. Michigan’s Trey Burke is on pace to • Earns his fourth career Big Ten Player of the Week each Big Ten team with five conference games to become the first Wolverine to lead the Big Ten in honor and third this season play, two squads are tied at the top of the standings, assists in conference games only since Gary Grant in • Last Michigan Player of the Week: while three others are within three games of first 1988 and the second assist leader in all games from Tim Hardaway Jr. (Jan. 21, 2013) place. Indiana and Michigan State are each 11-2 in Michigan in the last three years. Burke is averaging conference play, with the two teams squaring off on 6.4 assists in conference games, and 6.9 helpers in Freshman of the Week Tuesday with first place at stake. Michigan and all games. Gary Harris, Michigan State Wisconsin are tied for third with 9-4 Big Ten marks 6-4, G, Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern and Ohio State is three games back with an 8-5 National Team Scoring Leaders • Averaged 15.5 points on 57.9 percent shooting, record in conference play.