March 8th Basketball Open Thread
Last Call on the Regular Season
Yesterday
Wisconsin Badgers 97, Purdue Boilermakers 93
MaximumSam: The Badgers blazed the nets, making 18 threes in route to a ridiculously efficient offensive performance. Or is that a ridiculously terrible defensive performance by Purdue?
Ohio State Buckeyes 91, Indiana Hoosiers 78
MaximumSam: The Buckeyes more or less controlled this entire game. Perhaps they have been fueled by my contempt, but they have been playing well lately. Per Torvik, they are 7th in the country since Valentine's Day. All time leading Ohio State scorer Bruce Thornton may no longer be surrounded by randos.
UCLA Bruins 89, USC Trojans 68
Minnesota Golden Gophers 67, Northwestern Wildcats 66
Oregon Ducks 85, Washington Huskies 79
Today
#137 Penn State Nittany Lions (12-18, 3-16) at #128 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-18, 5-14)
Noon, BTN
MaximumSam: The Tuesday Shame Game Teams are set - Nits, Ducks, Cats, Terps. However, the Used Culver's Cup is subject to some commentary. With a Penn State win and a Maryland loss, both teams would be 4-16. Maryland beat Penn State in their one meeting. Do we do tiebreakers here or just rip the cup in half and throw it at both teams?
#5 Illinois Fighting Illini (23-7, 14-5) at #131 Maryland Terrapins (11-19, 4-15)
3 pm, FOX
AlmaOtter: Hey! I'll be at this game!
#11 Michigan State Spartans (25-5, 15-4) at #2 Michigan Wolverines (28-2, 18-1)
4:30 pm, CBS
MaximumSam: What sort of tomfoolery can Jeremy Fears and company cause? This game may not matter much except for the bragging and potential injuries.
#25 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-10, 10-9) at #18 Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5)
5 pm, FOX
MaximumSam: The Huskers are currently on the 3 line and Iowa is a 9. Loser probably drops a seed.
