Big Ten (11) Recap

BIG TEN CHAMPS! # 6 Penn State overcame a 14 point halftime deficit and won the Big Ten (11) Regular Season Championship over # 4 Purdue 69-60. Jess Brungo of PSU hit the big three pointer to seal the Boilers fate. Kelly Mazzante had 24 for the Lady Lions. Shereka Wright scored 21 for Purdue.
PSU/PU Recap

#12 Minnesota is still struggling to find themselves after the loss of their leader, PG Lindsey Whalen. They dropped a 57-47 decision to Michigan in Ann Arbor. Jennifer Smith had 19 for Michigan and Janel McCarville had a double/double for the Gophers with 18 points and 10 rebounds. STORY

#22 Michigan State needed overtime to get by scrappy Indiana 60-51. STORY

#25 Ohio State keeps rolling. Their latest triumph - a 72-56 decision over Wisconsin. OSU/UW Recap

Iowa finishes strong in the conference with a 89-64 win at Illionois
Iowa/Ill Recap Cindy Dallas became the first member of the Illini to reach the 1,000 career rebound milestone.

BIG TEN TOURNEY BRACKET

Thursday's schedule:

Wisconsin vs. Indiana 3:00 PM
Michigan vs. Illinois apx 5:30 PM
Minnesota vs Northwestern apx 8:00 PM

Friday's schedule:

Penn State vs. Wisc/Ind winner 12:00 Noon
Iowa vs. Michigan State apx 2:30 PM
Purdue vs. Mich/Ill winner 6:00 PM
Ohio State vs. Minn/NW winner apx 8:30 PM

Here's a link to the PDF version of the bracket for those who have Adobe Acrobat. BRACKET

Top 25 Notes

#1 UCONN lost Saturday at Villanova 59-56. Despite losing, the Huskies clinched the Big East Conference championship. Diana Taurasi was held to 8 points in the contest. It appears to me she is a half step slower lately. She looks like she might need to lose 5-10 pounds to regain her quickness. STORY

#2 Tennessee had no problem with #17 LSU 85-62. In typical Pat Summit fashion, she is building up her team prior to the tournament run. "After knowing the personality of this group, there's no way I'd bet against this team for anything." Summit stated. STORY

Jamie Carey hit a game winning three pointer lifting # 5 Texas to a 65-63 victory over # 9 Kansas State. KSU's Nicole Ohlde became the all-time leading scorer in Wildcat history with 2,123 career points. Texas/KSU Recap

#19 Georgia got by Kentucky 73-62. STORY

#18 DePaul lost their third game in a row 62-61 to Marquette on a questionable charging call in the last seconds. STORY

Vanessa Hayden led Florida with 22 points in a mild upset of #20 Auburn 71-60. FLA/AUB Recap

Have a great week! Peace!