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Illini await NCAA fate after 2 OT loss | Turner's mouth irks team
Chicago Tribune — Illini await NCAA fate to see if they can get off tournament bubble Now, the wait for Selection Sunday.
1 min agoIllini lose to No. 6 Ohio State in two OTs
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Evan Turner rescued the Buckeyes with 31 points in 88-81 victory. Illinois (19-14) was led by Demetri McCamey with 22 points and Mike Davis with 18 rebounds.
6 hours agoIllinois hoping third time's a charm
Chicago Tribune — Defensive priority No. 1 for the Illini is making sure Evan Turner doesn't torch them. And for the most part, he hasn't yet this season.
11 hours agoThe Michigan debacle, and other BT tourney thoughts
Inside Illinois | Chicago Sun-Times — Michigan's defense looked so passive against Evan Turner's game-winning shot Saturday that John Beilein may be wishing the Wolverines lost 99-68 instead of 69-68.My thought: You have to contest in the backcourt, and you have to pay special attention to...
13 hours agoBuckeyes make the last shot count
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Ohio State 69, Michigan 68 • Turner's bomb at the buzzer keeps his team in Big Ten tournament.
20 hours agoBig Ten roundup
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Minnesota 72, No. 11 Michigan St. 67 (OT) — Devoe Joseph made two 3's during a 10-0 overtime run and scored 17 points to lead Minnesota to an upset in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Friday night. The Gophers (20-12) meet No. 6 Purdue in to...
20 hours agoIllini bump Wisconsin in Big Ten tourney
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Illinois 58, Wisconsin 54 • Upset of Badgers in Big Ten tournament gives them a shot at Ohio State today in semifinals and a better chance of making NCAAs.
20 hours agoIllini hangs on to beat Badgers
Chicago Tribune — Victory in Big Ten tournament goes long way in securing NCAA bid The Illini held off a last-minute comeback to beat Wisconsin 58-54, a win that likely clinched an NCAA tournament bid. >>> More updates
March 12, 2010Illini hope to overcome historical roadblocks
Eye on the Illini | St. Louis Post-Dispatch — INDIANAPOLIS — Hanging by a thread, Illinois regained a decent grip on the NCAA Tournament bubble today while others have fallen by the wayside. But the Illini still have some history to overcome to make it into the field. Even…
March 12, 2010Illinois holds on to beat Badgers
Chicago Tribune — The Illini held off a last-minute comeback to beat Wisconsin 58-54, a win that likely clinched an NCAA tournament bid.
March 12, 2010
- Four things Doug Lesmerises thinks before the Big Ten title game Plain Dealer Ohio State is either perfecting its luck or running out of it as the NCAA dance looms.
- Michigan hockey team finishes off CCHA sweep of Michigan State with 4-3 win Grand Rapids Press EAST LANSING - Killing penalties was problematic all night. Here was the Michigan hockey team, trying to pull off an improbable two-game sweep of heavily favored Michigan State on its own ice, clinging to a one-goal lead. But after surrendering......
- NCAA basketball tournament bubble teams St. Paul Pioneer Press Joe Lunardi, ESPN's NCAA tournament bracket expert, made these projections for teams on the bubble (all statistics from ESPN.com as of Saturday afternoon):
- Minnesota Gophers force Game 3 in WCHA playoffs St. Paul Pioneer Press GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Shelve that obituary. There still is life in these Gophers after all.
- Evan Turner steps up again to put Ohio State in Big Ten tournament final against Gophers St. Paul Pioneer Press INDIANAPOLIS — Evan Turner has accepted his mission at this year's Big Ten tournament.
- Countdown to Selection Sunday Hoosiers Insider | Indianapolis Star It's late Saturday night, and while it's a lot more fun to speculate on what might happen on Selection Sunday when the team you follow is involved, I must admit all of today's happenings within the Big Ten Tournament are making for some interesting drama. When the day began, it appeared that Illinois was close to solidifying an NCAA Tournament berth after its victory over Wisconsin on Friday. Beat Ohio State in the semifinals, and the Illini would have to be in. Play them close and that could be enough, too. Then the Illini and Buckeyes went double overtime with Illinois not getting a shot off...