Big Ten (11) Recap

Indiana's Jenny DeMuth reached the 1000 point milestone in her career in last night's 65-52 victory over Michigan. DeMuth also notched her 7th double double of the year. Cyndi Valentin added 21 points for the Hoosiers. Michigan's Jennifer Smith had 29 points and 8 boards. IU/MU RECAP

#5 Purdue used a Katie Geralds 11-0 second half spurt to get by Illinois 65-49. PU/UI Story

With All American Lindsay Whalen out with an injury, teams are pressuring the young Minnesota guards. Case in point, last nights upset of the #12 Gophers by Iowa 81-61. The loss drops Minnesota into a 5th place tie with Ohio State in the Big Ten (11) standings. Minn/Iowa Recap Iowa was led by Kristi Faulkners 22 points and kept their NCAA tourney hopes alive with an overall 15-9 record and a 9-4 conference tally.

Ohio State also looks good for the Big Dance as they got by Northwestern 57-46. The win raises their overall record to 16-8 with several wins against top 25 teams. OSU freshman Jessica Davenport had 6 blocks in the game and set a record for most blocks in school history by a freshman with 56. Michele Zylstra had 19 for NU. OSU/NU Recap

#7 Penn State had no problem getting by Wisconsin 66-50. Gay basher/Penn State coach Rene Portland coached her first game on 2 feet since she slipped on ice and broke her leg earlier in the season. PSU/WI RECAP

Top 25 Notes

#3 Tennessee got by Florida 88-79. Former Indiana Miss Basketball Shanna Zolman had 23. UT/UF Recap Vanessa Hayden had 19 for Florida.

#4 Duke rolled past Virginia 87-54. STORY

#10 Stanford got 18 points, 6 assists and 10 boards from Nicole Powell and ran away from USC 75-57. STORY

#15 LSU was upset by Vanderbilt 61-55 in Baton Rouge. Carla Thomas had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Commodores. STORY

WNBA Notes

Becky Hammon re-signed with the Liberty, Merlakia Jones signs with WNBA champion Detroit, and Agnieszka Bibrzycka (aka "Biba" - the 2003 Euro Womens POY) signs with San Antonio. Boy, it's nice to see the Fever jumping in there to improve thier team. Oh wait! Their only free agent signing thus far is Stephanie White. I fear the Fever will eventually go the way of the Cleveland Rockers - they have no commitment to winning.

Hoosier Hoops of Note

Butler overcame an eleven point deficit with 3 minutes to go in regulation but lost in overtime to Loyola 88-85. BU/LU Recap

The Pitt versus Notre Dame game on Saturday in Pittsburgh is a sell out. STORY

Have a great Hoops Weekend everyone! Peace!