2025 B1G Ten Men’s Basketball Conference Tournament presented by TIAA.
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Game 8: No. 1 Michigan State 74 Oregon 64
by: Nick Jenkinson, Excel H Sports
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Social Media Influencer: Cainan Harper
Top Seed Spartans Fly Past the Ducks
Coen Carr
The Top Seed Michigan State Spartans used their quickness to the advantage in a 74-64 win over the #8 seed Oregon Ducks in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by TIAA Friday Afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michigan State is 27-5 on the season and will play in the first semifinal tomorrow afternoob at 1 PM against the winner of Wisconsin-UCLA. Oregon who will be in the NCAA Tournament is 24-9 on the season.
Jaden Akins
Jase Richardson led Michigan State with 17 points, Jaden Akins added 12 points, Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and Coen Carr who is known for his high-flying dunks added 10 points off the bench and had 2 dunks and missed out that could have brought the entire crowd to their feet. Fears did a great job on Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad who was held to 8 points, 2 rebounds and an assist.
Trey Fears, Jr.
Michigan State finished 25-54 from the field down 46 percent 7-15 from three-point range down 48 percent and 17-29 from the free throw line for 58 percent. The Spartans pulled down 36 rebounds, 13 assists, 7 steals, no blocks and committed 12 turnovers.
Nate Bittle
Nate Bittle led Oregon with 22 points and 11 rebounds. TJ Bamba scored 11 points as Shelstad went 4-11 from the field and 0-5 from three-point range. Oregon went 25-53 from the field for 47 percent, 4-19 from three-point range for 21 percent and 10-14 from free throw line down 71 percent. The Ducks pulled down 29 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and committed 15 turnovers.
Michigan State jumped out to a 8-0 lead as Bittle for the Ducks on the board with 17:03 left in the first half. Oregon got within one 12-11 with 13:36 left in the first half. Supreme Cook tied the game at 15-15 with 11:48 left hitting two free throws. TJ Bamba gave the Ducks its first lead of the game at the 11:21 mark leading 17-15. Jaden Akins three pointer gave the Spartans the lead at 18-17 with 10:48 left in the first half.
The Ducks tied the game twice 22-22 and 24-24 as Brandon Angel hit a free throw with 7:35 left to give Oregon a 25-24 lead. Coen Carr hit a three pointer as Spartans retook the lead 27-25 with 7:18 left. Michigan. State by one point at 31-30 with 3:52 left in the first half when the Spartans outscored the Ducks 11-2 to end the half leading 42-32 at the break.
Oregon opened the half on a 6-0 run as the Ducks got within one point 44-43 with 15:36 left in the second half. Michigan State went on a 15-0 run and led 59-43 with 10:51 left in the game. Oregon got within 10 points 64-54 with 5:07 left but got no close than 7 points the rest of the way as the Big Ten Regular Season Champion Michigan State is on to the Semifinals tomorrow afternoon as both teams scored 32 points in the second half.
Game 9: No. 4 Wisconsin 86 UCLA 70
by: Nick Jenkinson, Excel H Sports
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Badgers Bury Bruins from Beyond the Arc
John Blackwell
The # 5 Wisconsin Badgers tied a Big Ten Tournament Record by hitting 19 three pointers to beat #4 Seed UCLA Bruins 86-70 in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball tournament presented by TIAA Friday afternoon at Gainrbidge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Badgers are 25-8 on the season and will face top seed Michigan State at 1 PM in tomorrow in the Semifinals. UCLA is 22-10 on the season and will be in the NCAA Tournament.
John Tonje
Wisconsin went 19-32 from three-point range for 59% which tied the record set by the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Northwestern Wildcats on March 10, 2022. John Tonje scored 26 points going 9-10 from the field, six for six from three-point range and two for three from the free throw line. Tonje pulled down 9 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal. John Blackwell scored 18 points, Kamari McGee scored 14 points off the bench and Steven Crowl scored 13 points.
Steven Crowl
The Badgers went 30-58 from the field for 51% and 7-13 from the free throw line for 53%. Wisconsin pulled down 40 rebounds, dished out 22 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals and committed 11 turnovers. Wisconsin is a team that handles the ball well and their ability to knock down a ton of outside shots made a big difference in the game.
Sebastian Mack
Sebastian Mack led UCLA with 18 points off the bench as he fouled out with 4:25 left in the game. Kobe Johnson added 14 points. UCLA went 22-68 from the field for 32%, 9-20 from three-point range for 30% and 17-26 from the free throw line for 65%. The Bruins pulled down 40 rebounds, dished out 13 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks and committed 5 turnovers. UCLA is 4-4 in their last eight games.
Wisconsin led 48-29 at halftime after a flurry of three pointers that extended the lead going into the locker room. The Badgers hit five consecutive three pointers as part of a 15-7 run at the end of the first half. Wisconsin made 12 three pointers in the first half while UCLA had 11 total baskets. UCLA outscored Wisconsin 41-38 in the second half but the Badgers three-point shooting proved too much as UCLA had a rough Big Ten Tournament debut and leave Indianapolis without a win.
Game 10: No. 2 Maryland 88 Illinois 65
by: Nick Jenkinson, Excel H Sports
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Terps dominate Fighting Illini
Derick Queen
The #2 seed Maryland Terrapins dominated the #7 seed Illinois Fighting Illini 88-65 Friday night in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by TIAA at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Maryland will play at 3:30 PM in the second semifinal tomorrow against the Purdue and Michigan.
Maryland is 25-7 on the season and even though they finished second in the Big Ten Regular Season standings they came to Indianapolis flying under the radar and they let everyone know they are a contender for the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
Rodney Rice
Rodney Rice led the Terps with 26 points, Derik Queen scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Ja’kobi Gillespie scored 12 points, Jordan Geronimo scored 11 points off the bench and Julian Reese scored 10 points. Maryland went 30-71 for 42 percent from the field, 11-23 from three-point range for 47 percent and 17-24 from the field for 70 percent. Maryland pulled down 38 rebounds, 19 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks and only committed 3 turnovers.
Jordan Geronimo
Will Riley and Kasparas Jakucionis scored 15 points apiece to Illinois. Jakucionis pulled down 10 rebounds. Kylan Boswell scored 14 points. Illinois went 23-63 from the field for 36 percent, 6-27 from the field and 13-18 from the free throw line for 72 percent. The Fighting Illini pulled down 47 rebounds, dished out 12 assists, 8 blocks, 3 steals and committed 17 turnovers. Illinois is 21-12 on the season.
Kasparas Jakucionis
Maryland scored 55 points in the first half and held Illinois to 31 points as the game was tied 2-2 with 17:49 left in the first half. Maryland controlled the second half as Illinois outscored Maryland 34-31 but the three point shooting, controlling the glass and the Terps taking care of the ball made all the difference as Maryland keeps its hopes alive for the Big Ten Tournament Title.
Game 11: #3 Michigan 86 #6 Purdue 68
by: Nick Jenkinson, Excel H Sports
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Wolverines pull away from the Boilers in the second half
The #3 seed Michigan Wolverines beat the #6 seed Purdue Boilermakers 86-68 Friday Night in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by TIAA at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michigan is 23-9 on the season and will face #2 seed Maryland tomorrow at 3:30 PM in the Semifinals. Purdue is 22-12 and will wait till Sunday at 6 PM to hear thier named called for the NCAA Tournament.
Danny Wolf ked the Wolverines with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Vlad Goldin scored 15 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Tre Donaldson scored 13 points and Roddy Gayle Jr added 11 points off the bench. Michigan finished 30-58 from the field for 51 percent, 8-26 from three point range for 30 percent and 18-22 from free throw line down 81 percent. Michigan pulled down 40 rebounds, dished out 25 assists 3 steals, 3 blocks and committed 6 turnovers.
Trey Kaufman-Renn/Vlad Goldin
Trey Kaufman-Renn led Purdue with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Braden Smith scored 12 points and Gicarri Harris added 11 points. Purdue went 22-65 from the field for 33 percent 7-22 from three point range and 17-22 from the free throw line down 77 percent. Purdue pulled down 34 rebounds, dished out 11 assists 3 steals, 1 block and committed 5 turnovers.
Smith goes up against Wolf
Michigan led 40-36 at halftime and outscored the Boilermakers 46-32 in the second half. The game was very physical throughout with Wolf and Goldin getting knocked down but able to return as well as Kaufman-Renn getting tangled up with Goldin a couple times. Michigan ended a three game losing streak and move on to Semifinals.
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