Big Ten Tournament: ‘Today we laid an egg’: Michigan State’s defensive effort costs them in quarterfinals
By Kyle Williams Medill Reports Michigan State coach Tom Izzo didn’t mince words about his team’s performance in their 68-58 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss to Ohio State. “It’s one of the more disappointing days because I thought we had a legitimate chance to maybe win this (tournament),” Izzo said. “Today, we laid an egg. […]
Big Ten Tournament: Edey’s presence looms large as No. 1 Purdue advances to semifinals
By Jonah Dayton Medill Reports While it was a relatively quiet day for presumed National Player of the Year Zach Edey, his presence alone dominated the game as his top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers hung on to defeat No. 9 seed Rutgers, 70-65, during Friday’s quarterfinal matchup. Edey put up a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double in 32 minutes […]
Big Ten Tournament: No Sensabaugh, no problem; Buckeyes advance to semifinals
By Max Olsan Medill Reports Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State’s leading scorer, was ruled out with knee soreness Friday ahead of the team’s Big Ten men’s basketball tournament quarterfinal game against Michigan State. However, that didn’t stop the No. 13 seed Buckeyes from prevailing with their third win in as many days to become the lowest […]
Big Ten basketball success runs deep in Loyer family
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports On Thursday afternoon at the Barclays Center, Foster Loyer took off his black and red Davidson jersey after playing in the final game of his decorated five-year-long college basketball career. On Friday morning at the United Center, Fletcher Loyer suited up in his No. 2 Purdue jersey to play in […]
Freshman Caroline Lau showcases scoring, passing ability in first season
By Tristan Tucker Medill Reports First-year guard Caroline Lau burst onto the scene for Northwestern University’s women’s basketball team, emphasized by her career outing against Chicago State on Jan. 25, and never looked back. Lau set career highs in points, field goals, free throws, rebounds, assists and blocks in the 87-64 win. Then, in an […]
