purdue boiler manufacturers 77, michigan state spartans 61
Boiler Up 89: Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points, Mackey Arena set a new decibel record of 123.2, and Purdue controlled most of the record. Boiler is 41.7% against him 3, which makes him a lot harder to defend against when combined with Edy.
Michigan State wasn’t really a bad shooter (47.9% from the field, 3 to 50%), but had 5 more turnovers and 11 outbound rebounds, making 10 more field goal attempts than Purdue. less times.
Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lyons 83, Michigan Wolverines 61
max sum: Nits are now plaid in this game. With minutes left in the first half they led by him 31–30. PSU let the Bombs go into his away mode, Michigan failed to produce an offense, and ten minutes into the second half he was 72–41 and everyone had plans for Sunday gravy.
BoilerUp89: Penn State adopted a new lineup and found a way to attack Hunter Dickinson’s defense. Micah Shrewsbury is a really good coach.
Iowa Hawkeyes 93, Rutgers Scarlet Knights 82
max sum: A high-tempo, high-scoring game is the exact opposite of what Rutgers is trying to do, and this game was an anti-Rutgers experience. They couldn’t break Iowa’s rhythm and the Hawkeyes shot the ball well from deep (12/24). With Purdue sweeping Spare and the Rutgers and now with four losses, it’s hard to see anyone other than Purdue win the conference. Only the Northwest can save us.
#117 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-12, 3-8) #39 illinois fighting illini (15-6, 6-4), 6pm, BTN
max sum: It’s been an uphill road, but Illinois looks like the team I expected preseason. In the last seven games, they’ve been pretty dominant except he’s 6-1 and torn by TJD. Matt Mayer has grown into a versatile second option, so he and Terrence Shannon have two major scoring threats, again with Torvik picking him 72-62.
#30 Indiana Hoosiers (15-6, 6-4) #61 Maryland Terrapin (14-7, 5-5), 8pm, ESPN2
max sum: Same goes for the Hoosiers, who are on a five-game winning streak and are only trailing Minnesota. TJD has been a beast under the basket, but from three he also has his four guys shooting over 40%. Sometimes the game is simple. Build a big guy and surround him with shooters. They face a team from Maryland who have righted the ship a bit. Torvik picks his Terps he is 71-70.
BoilerUp89: Willard has been very complementary to TJD calling him the best player in the conference. Indiana is on track, but it’s a bit of a trap game just days before the highly anticipated home game vs. Purdue. You need a big win to win.
#43 northwestern wildcats (15-5, 6-3) #50 Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8, 5-5), 8 pm, BTN
max sum: The Great White (and Purple) Hope, Northwestern are second in the conference and have the second best record overall. They make the tough trip to Iowa and try to keep the pace. So maybe their little feet got tired and they got a lot of elbows from Rutgers. Torvik he drafted the Hawkeyes 77-73.
BoilerUp89: A makeup game for the original NU-Iowa game that was postponed due to the new coronavirus.If Iowa loses, I think their fan base is perfectly reasonable and would never blame them for this loss.
