2018-19 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE: DECEMBER 10, 2018 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 2018-19 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Conference Games All Games Tue., Dec. 11 W-L PCT H A Strk PF PA W-L PCT H A N Strk L10 T25* PF PA Loyola (Md.) at RV/#23 Maryland ............................ 7 p.m. BTN 1. Michigan 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 W2 69.0 58.5 10-0 1.000 6-0 2-0 2-0 W10 10-0 3-0 73.6 55.2 North Florida at Minnesota ...................................... 9 p.m. BTN Ohio State 2-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 W2 78.0 63.0 8-1 .889 5-1 2-0 1-0 W2 8-1 0-0 78.2 60.9 Indiana 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 W2 66.0 64.0 8-2 .800 7-0 1-2 0-0 W3 8-2 1-1 77.5 64.7 Thu., Dec. 13 Michigan State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 W2 84.0 67.5 8-2 .800 4-0 2-2 2-0 W3 8-2 2-1 84.8 67.7 Savannah State at #16/19 Wisconsin ...................... 8 p.m. BTN Wisconsin 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 W2 70.5 65.0 8-2 .800 4-0 2-1 2-1 L1 8-2 1-1 73.3 62.6 Sat., Dec. 15 6. Maryland 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 L1 63.0 60.5 8-2 .800 6-1 1-1 1-0 W1 8-2 0-2 76.1 63.4 Bucknell at #15/14 Ohio State ...................................Noon BTN Minnesota 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 W1 72.0 78.5 8-2 .800 4-0 0-2 4-0 W2 8-2 1-1 75.4 69.8 Notre Dame vs. Purdue ...................................... 1:30 p.m. CBS Nebraska 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 L1 76.5 72.5 8-2 .800 6-0 1-1 1-1 W1 8-2 0-0 79.8 59.6 (Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) Purdue 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 W1 59.5 68.0 6-4 .600 4-0 0-3 2-1 L1 6-4 1-3 77.1 67.6 East Tennessee State at Illinois ....................... 2 p.m. BTN Plus 10. Iowa 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 L2 67.0 81.0 7-2 .778 5-1 0-1 2-0 W1 7-2 1-2 82.7 75.3 Western Michigan at #5/5 Michigan ........................ 2 p.m. BTN Northwestern 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 L2 63.0 65.0 7-3 .700 5-1 0-1 2-1 W1 7-3 0-1 72.4 62.5 NC State vs. Penn State ..................................... 2 p.m. ESPNU Penn State 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 L2 60.5 65.0 5-4 .556 4-1 0-2 1-1 W1 5-4 1-1 69.6 64.4 (HOF Boardwalk Classic at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.) Rutgers 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 L2 65.5 73.5 5-4 .556 4-2 1-2 0-0 L3 5-4 0-2 69.4 62.7 Rutgers at Seton Hall ...............................................2 p.m. FS1 Illinois 0-2 .000 0-0 0-1 L2 63.5 76.0 3-7 .300 3-1 0-2 0-4 W1 3-7 0-2 76.3 76.8 (Garden State Hardwood Classic at Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.) *AP or USA Today polls Butler vs. #25/RV Indiana ................................... 3:45 p.m. CBS (Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Northern Iowa vs. #22/21 Iowa ................................ 7 p.m. BTN • Non-conference play continues in the Big Ten this week as the conference has compiled an 85-23 overall record in non- (Hy-Vee Big 4 Classic at Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa) conference games for a .787 win percentage, the best among all conferences in the nation. The Big Ten has totaled 30 wins Sun., Dec. 16 against power conference opponents. Included in that total are seven wins in a split of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge games Green Bay at #9/9 Michigan State ........................... 5 p.m. BTN and five victories in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against the Big East. Oklahoma State vs. RV/#25 Nebraska .................... 7 p.m. BTN • Early-season Big Ten conference play wrapped up last Thursday with nine of the first 14 conference games decided by 10 (at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.) points or less and four games separated by just two points. Big Ten programs are playing a 20-game conference schedule for Mon., Dec. 17 the first time. Each team will play seven opponents both home and away and six teams once (three home and three away). Chicago State at Northwestern ........................... 9 p.m. ESPNU Conference action resumes on Jan. 2, 2019. • Eight different Big Ten programs are ranked in one of the two major polls this week. Seven Big Ten schools are ranked in this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll while six Big Ten programs are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. The Big Ten has LAST WEEK’S RESULTS had at least six teams ranked in the last four weeks of the AP Poll. With seven teams ranked in the AP Polls of Nov. 26 and Sat., Dec. 1 Dec. 3, it was the first time the Big Ten had seven teams ranked since Feb. 9, 1999. Indiana 68, Northwestern 66 • Overall, nine Big Ten programs are ranked or receiving votes in a poll this week: Michigan (No. 5 AP/No. 5 USAT), Michigan #7/5 Michigan 76, #19/18 Purdue 57 #24/RV Maryland 66, Penn State 59 State (No. 9/9), Ohio State (No. 15/14), Wisconsin (No. 16/19), Iowa (No. 22/21), Indiana (No. 25/RV), Maryland (RV/No. 23) and Nebraska (RV/No. 25). Additionally, Purdue and Minnesota are among others receiving votes in both polls. Sun., Dec. 2 • Michigan (10-0) is one of nine undefeated teams in the nation. The Wolverines are off to their best start since opening Nebraska 75, Illinois 60 2012-13 with 16 consecutive victories. Michigan has wins over each of the last two NCAA Champions, defeating then-No. #16/16 Ohio State 79, Minnesota 59 8 Villanova, 73-46, in a rematch of the 2018 NCAA Championship Game and 2017 champ North Carolina, 84-67, in the Mon., Dec. 3 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Ignas Brazdeikis has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in each of the last two weeks. #10/10 Michigan State 90, #18/19 Iowa 69 #12/16 Wisconsin 69, Rutgers 64 • The 8-2 Badgers are led by Ethan Happ, who leads the nation in double-doubles with eight. Happ, averaging 19.3 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 4.9 apg earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in five weeks on Monday. His six career Tue., Dec. 4 Player of the Week honors ties him for fifth in Big Ten history for most Player of the Week honors in a career and most by a Indiana 64, Penn State 62 Badger tied with Frank Kaminsky (2011-15). #5/5 Michigan 62, Northwestern 60 • The Big Ten’s leading scorer Carsen Edwards (25.5 ppg) shared Player of the Week honors with Happ after tying his Wed., Dec. 5 career-high with 40 points at Texas on Sunday. Since the 2013-14 season, Edwards is the only player in the Big Ten to score #19/17 Ohio State 77, Illinois 67 (at United Center, Chicago, Ill.) 40 points in a game, having done it twice. He is one of seven Division I players and two major conference player to score Minnesota 85, #24/25 Nebraska 78 40 points in a game this season. Thu., Dec. 6 • Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy stands 12th in career rebounds in Big Ten history with a school-record 1,029 rebounds. He also RV/#24 Purdue 62, #23/23 Maryland 60 set the school record for double-doubles with 52 when has recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds in a win vs. Nebraska last #18/19 Iowa 98, Iowa State 84 Wednesday. Murphy leads the Big Ten rebounds per game, averaging 12.1, which ranks third in the nation. Sat., Dec. 8 • Seven active Big Ten coaches have posted 200 or more career wins, including four with at least 400 wins. Michigan’s John #5/5 Michigan 89, South Carolina 78 Beilein earned his 800th career coaching win against Norfolk State in the Wolverines’ 2018-19 opener. Michigan State’s #10/10 Michigan State 63, Florida 59 Tom Izzo has 582 career victories, all with the Spartans. Nebraska’s Tim Miles is 12 wins from the 400-win plateau in his Northwestern 75, DePaul 68 career and won his 100th game with the Huskers on Nov. 14 against Seton Hall. Iowa’s Fran McCaffery and Maryland’s Mark Illinois 77, UNLV 74 Turgeon both surpassed 400 career wins in 2017-18. Purdue’s Matt Painter won his 300th game as Purdue’s head coach on Penn State 76, Colgate 65 Nov.