2019-20 Big Ten Men's Basketball Daily Update
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2019-20 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL DAILY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2019 Asst. Commissioner/Communications (MBB Contact): Jason Yellin • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 136 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-286-1611 • Twitter: @B1GMBBall Asst. Director (Secondary MBB Contact): Shannon Malone • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 125 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 972-804-8675 • Twitter: @B1GMBBall 2019-20 STANDINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE Conference Games All Games Tue., Nov. 19 W-L PCT H A Strk PF PA W-L PCT H A N L10 Stk. T25* PF PA Bucknell at Penn State ..........................6:30 p.m. BTN Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 4-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 0-0 W4 4-0 0-0 93.5 66.5 (NIT Season Tip-Off) #9/10 Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 4-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 0-0 W4 4-0 1-0 75.5 53.5 Radford at Northwestern ............................8 p.m. BTN+ #6/7 Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 3-0 0-0 82.7 58.7 (Fort Myers Tip-Off) Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 3-0 0-0 76.0 63.3 Fairfeld at #6/7 Maryland ......................8:30 p.m. BTN Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 0-0 W3 3-0 0-0 85.3 58.7 (Orlando Invitational) Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 W1 3-1 0-1 74.0 71.0 Wed., Nov. 20 #3/3 Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-1 .750 2-0 1-0 0-1 W3 3-1 1-1 83.0 58.8 Princeton at Indiana ....................................7 p.m. BTN Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-1 .750 3-0 0-0 0-1 L1 3-1 0-0 73.8 61.8 (Indiana Challenge) Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 3-1 .750 3-0 0-0 0-1 W3 3-1 0-1 72.0 60.3 Stephen F. Austin at Rutgers ......................7 p.m. BTN+ Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 2-1 .667 2-1 0-0 0-0 W1 2-1 0-0 84.0 75.7 (Garden State Showcase) Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 W1 2-2 0-0 73.3 60.3 The Citadel at Illinois ..................................9 p.m. BTN Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1 0-0 66.5 67.0 (O’ahu Classic) Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 1-2 .333 1-2 0-0 0-0 W1 1-2 0-0 71.7 72.7 Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 W0 0.0 0.0 1-3 .250 1-0 0-2 0-1 L3 1-3 0-0 68.0 64.5 Thu., Nov. 21 North Florida at Iowa ..................................7 p.m. BTN * Top 25 in either AP or USA Today/Coaches Poll (Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational) BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Central Michigan at Minnesota ...................8 p.m. BTN+ • A busy week of action is on tap for Big Ten programs as there are multiple games every night this week with all 21 non- Green Bay at Wisconsin .............................9 p.m. BTN conference games being played on Big Ten campuses, many as part of early season tournaments. (Legends Classic) • On Tuesday, Penn State hosts Bucknell in an opening round game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN. Fri., Nov. 22 Northwestern welcomes Radford for a 8 p.m. ET tip on BTN+. No. 6/7 Maryland will take on Fairfeld at 8:30 p.m. ET on BTN. George Mason at #6/7 Maryland ................7 p.m. BTN • Last week, the Big Ten captured five of the eight games in the Gavitt Tipoff Games as the conference won the final two Houston Baptist at Michigan .......................7 p.m. BTN+ games to take the series. The Big Ten picked up wins in both games where ranked teams were matched up as No. 3 Michigan Purdue Fort Wayne at #10/9 Ohio State.....7 p.m. BTN+ State narrowly beat No. 12 Seton Hall, 76-73 and No. 16 Ohio State dominated No. 10 Villanova, 76-51. (Ohio State Classic) Norfolk State at Northwestern ....................8 p.m. BTN+ • Six different Big Ten teams received votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) poll, issued on Monday, including three (Fort Myers Tip-Off) ranked in the Top 10. Michigan State tops all teams at No. 3, followed by No. 6 Maryland and No. 10 Ohio State. Michigan, Southern at Nebraska .................................8 p.m. BTN+ Purdue and Wisconsin are also listed among others receiving votes. (Cayman Classic) • Seven different Big Ten teams received votes in the latest USA Today Coaches poll, issued on Monday, including three Sat., Nov. 23 ranked in the Top 10. Michigan State is No. 3, Maryland is No. 7 and Ohio State is No. 9. Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Yale at Penn State ......................................4 p.m. BTN+ Wisconsin are also listed among others receiving votes. (NIT Season Tip-Off) • Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Buckeyes to the Jacksonville State at Purdue ......................8 p.m. BTN convincing win over Villanova. Wesson posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds along with a career-high (Emerald Coast Classic) four blocks and three assists. Hampton at Illinois ......................................8 p.m. BTN+ • Big Ten Freshman of the Week was shared by Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis and Michigan State's Malik Hall. Jackson- Sun., Nov. 24 Davis averaged 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in a pair of Hoosier wins while shooting 90 percent from the floor. Hall scored Cal Poly at Iowa ..........................................5 p.m. BTN all 17 of his points in the second half of the comeback win at Seton Hall. He hit the game-winning layup with 26 seconds left (Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational) in regulation to finish off a perfect 7-of-7 performance from the floor. North Dakota at Minnesota .........................7 p.m. BTN • The Big Ten welcomes back 17 students that earned All-Big Ten distinction in 2018-19, including Big Ten Player of the Year Cassius Winston of Michigan State. Along with Winston, Penn State’s Lamar Stevens (frst team), Maryland’s Anthony Cowan Jr. (second team) and Michigan’s Zavier Simpson (second team) all return joined by three members of the All- Freshman Team: Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu, Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp and Maryland’s Jalen Smith. RECENT RESULTS Fri., Nov. 15 • Big Ten teams will compete in a 20-game conference schedule for the second time, playing seven teams both home and Michigan 70, Elon 50 away and six teams once (three home and three away). All 14 Big Ten teams will play one conference home game and one Iowa 87, Oral Roberts 74 road contest between Dec. 6 and Dec. 18. Nebraska 90, South Dakota St. 73 • The Big Ten saw a record 10 teams qualify for postseason play in 2018-19. A record eight teams were selected for the Utah 73, Minnesota 69 NCAA Tournament and two in the NIT. Sat., Nov. 16 • An NCAA-record tying seven teams advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with Michigan State advancing #7/8 Maryland 80, Oakland 50 to the NCAA national semifnals for the 10th time in school history. RV/#22 Purdue 93, Chicago St. 49 • In the fnal 2018-19 NET Ratings, 13 of 14 Big Ten programs were ranked inside the Top 100 of the NET Rankings, the St. Bonaventure 80, Rutgers 74 most teams in the Top 100 of any conference. Indiana 100, Troy 62 • The 2020 Big Ten Tournament will be held from March 11-15, and will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Sun., Nov. 17 for a record 11th time since its inception in 1998. The Big Ten Tournament remains in the Midwest for a four-year span as it was played at the United Center in Chicago in 2019 and will be played Indianapolis in 2020 and 2022 and in Chicago in 2021. Wisconsin 77, Marquette 61 Mon., Nov. 18 BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL: BY THE NUMBERS #3/3 Michigan State 94, Charleston So. 46 92 - Wins in the NCAA Tournament by conference teams 12 - For the 12th consecutive season, the Big Ten had Illinois 66, Hawaii 53 since the 2011 event, an average more than 10 wins per year. multiple teams in the Sweet 16. #10/9 Ohio State 86, Stetson 51 53 - Final Four appearances by current Big Ten teams, 7 – Teams advanced to the 2019 NCAA Round of 32, including nine in the past 11 seasons.