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Rank RPI Date Opponent Score Record Leader(s)
#118 1/25 Nebraska W 69-52 7-11 (3-6) M. House (18 pts 5 reb) K. Majerus (9 pts 10 reb 3 ast 3 stl)
#118 1/28 @ Wisconsin W 81-73 8-11 (4-6) K. Majerus (19 pts 4 reb) G. Tate (18 pts 8 reb 5 ast 1 blk)
#87 2/1 Illinois L 71-88 8-12 (4-7) K. Majerus (21 pts 2 reb 1 stl) M. House (18 pts 8 reb 2 ast)
#87 2/4 @ Penn St L 62-63 8-13 (4-8) G. Tate (16 pts 3 reb 4 ast) K. Majerus (15 pts 4 reb)
#153 2/8 Purdue L 77-83 8-14 (4-9) G. Tate (17 pts 2 reb 6 ast) M. House (17 pts 3 reb 2 ast)
#153 2/11 @ Iowa L 66-83 8-15 (4-10) K. Majerus (16 pts 4 reb 2 blk) M. House (13 pts 3 reb)
#188 2/15 Northwestern L 54-72 8-16 (4-11) T. Jordan (14 pts 5 reb 1 ast) K. Majerus (9 pts 2 ast 3 blk)
#188 2/18 #19 Maryland L 65-82 8-17 (4-12) M. House (16 pts 6 reb 3 ast) A.J. Holt (10 pts 3 reb 2 ast)
#231 2/22 @ #10 Michigan St L 50-76 8-18 (4-13) G. Tate (19 pts 5 reb 2 ast) M. House (11 pts 5 reb 2 blk)
#231 2/25 @ #22 Michigan L 66-80 8-19 (4-14) T. Jordan (18 pts 5 reb 1 stl) K. Majerus (17 pts 9 reb 2 ast)
#256 3/6 (11) Nebraska* L 58-78 8-20 (4-14) G. Tate (17 pts 5 reb 2 ast) M. House (15 pts 4 reb 3 ast)
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* Mid-10 Tournament
Top-seeded Indiana continued to be luckless in the Mid-10 Tourney, losing to Michigan State in the semifinals, 75-90, while Maryland upended Michigan 90-79, setting up a battle of high-scoring offenses looking to push their team into a higher NCAA Tourney seed. In the title game the Spartans came out on top for the second consecutive year, winning 78-70.
Midwest 10 Conference Standings (FINAL, post-Tourney)
01 #4 Indiana (16-2, 26-4)
02 #21 Michigan St (13-5, 21-8)
03 #15 Maryland (13-5, 23-8)
04 Minnesota (12-6, 18-10)
05 #9 Michigan St (12-6, 25-6)
06 Ohio State (10-8, 17-12
07 Illinois (9-9, 13-15)
08 Iowa (8-10, 17-12)
09 Northwestern (7-11, 12-16)
10 Purdue (8-12, 14-15)
11 Nebraska (6-12, 10-19)
12 Penn State (5-13, 11-17)
13 Wisconsin (5-13, 8-21)
14 Rutgers (4-14, 8-20)Midwest 10 Postseason TeamsNCAA TournamentOhio State (10th Seed, Raleigh)
Minnesota (8th Seed, Minnesota)
Maryland (4th Seed, Indianapolis)
Michigan (5th Seed, Houston)
Indiana (1st Seed, Denver)
Michigan St (2nd Seed, Denver)
NIT TournamentIowa (2nd Seed, East)
Iowa promptly lost in the first round of the NIT to Old Dominion 58-64.
Only Maryland escaped the first day of NCAA Tourney action unscathed, beating (13) Cambridge 58-46. Ohio State fell to (7) South Bend 75-79, while Minnesota was reamed by (9) Western Michigan 71-93. In the Friday games, Michigan outlasted (12) Philadelphia 75-64, while Indiana had a tougher than expected battle against (16) East Tennessee State, beating them in the end 85-72. Michigan St barely fared better, surviving a brutal second half comeback by (15) Bronx, escaping with an 82-76 win. But they all advanced.
Against (12) Queens on Saturday, Maryland punched its ticket to the Sweet Sixteen with a 70-55 victory over the Crimson Storm. The next afternoon Michigan stumbled against (4) Texas, losing 64-67, while Indiana and Michigan State got down to business. The Hoosiers stomped (8) Georgia 98-75, while the Spartans handled (7) Alabama easily enough 74-61.
On Thursday the 23rd, Maryland took on (1) Florida with an Elite Eight spot on the line, and the Terps were up to the challenge, beating them in a hard-fought battle 83-78. On Friday Indiana got (13) Hawaii, the darlings of the tourney, and the Hoosiers decided to give Cinderella the beating of her life, crushing them 100-70. Michigan State meanwhile handled (3) Syracuse with the same ease they have everyone else, winning 67-59 (setting up a rematch against the Hoosiers, Indiana's chance to redeem themselves for the Mid-10 Tourney stumble). First, however, Maryland had to fight off (2) NC State for their shot at a Final Four. And they weren't up to it, losing to the Wolves badly, 59-75.
In their two hours in the prime-time spotlight, the high-scoring Hoosiers and Spartans battled for the third time this year, having split the prior two appearances -- the Hoosiers winning by 30 at Assembly Hall, and Michigan State by 15 on a neutral court in Chicago. And in the end the Hoosiers came out with an 85-71 victory, emerging from a 45-45 tie at the half to flummox the Spartan defense in a dominant second half performance.
It was a chalk Final Four, with (2) NC State facing (1) Connecticut and (1) Indiana challenging (1) Durham. And the CBS audiences got everything they could have wanted. While NC State stuffing Connecticut 88-74 was fun, the best times were saved for the Indiana / Durham game. The Hoosiers went into the half down 48-50, and then commenced to kick serious ass in the second half, stomping Durham 58-52 during that period to win 106-102 IN REGULATION! And Durham had several chances down the stretch where an overtime could have been forced. I don't think anyone wanted that one to end, they could have each played to 150!
In the national title game a more subdued Hoosiers team quietly took care of business, putting NC State away early en route to a by-the-books 84-73 victory. Hoosier fans could at long last celebrate their first National Title since the Bob Knight era!
GraduatingPG - Greg Tate (3.5 GPA) 11.4 ppg 3.6 rpg 4.2 apg 0.6 spg 0.7 bpg (28 starts, 33.5 mpg)
Team LeadersScoring: Kevin Majerus (12.5 ppg) Greg Tate (11.4 ppg) Marc House (11.1 ppg)
Rebounds: Marc House (4.9 rpg) Kevin Majerus (4.9 rpg) Kendall Kamara (4.8 rpg)
Assists: Greg Tate (4.2 apg) Kendall Kamara (2.3 apg) Marc House (2.1 apg)
Steals: Trey Jordan (0.8 spg) Marc House (0.8 spg) Kendall Kamara (0.8 spg)
Blocks: Kevin Majerus (1.2 bpg) Marc House (1.0 bpg) Kendall Kamara (0.9 bpg)
Team AwardsNone.
Team Goal WatchWe failed in every regard. But we got four wins in-conference, and I have to believe that adding Josh Greenwalt to the mix is bound to push us quickly in the right direction. And he should wind up in the conversation for Mid-10 Freshman of the Year, with the number of minutes he'll have to play right away.