2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[Brutus Buckeye]

[medinabuckeye1]

Illinois is the 10th #2 seed to play in the B1GCG. The previous nine went 7-2:

• 2-1 vs #1
• 3-1 vs #4
• 1-1 vs #8
• 1-0 vs #9

Ohio State is the 3rd #5 seed to play in the B1GCG. The previous two went 1-1 against #3.


B1G Championship games:

• 1 over 2, 2007
• 1 over 3, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2019
• 1 over 6, 2010, 2011
• 1 over 10, 2008
• 1 over 11, 1999
• 2 over 1, 2004, 2006
• 2 over 4, 2000, 2013, 2016
• 2 over 8, 2003
• 2 over 9, 2002
• 3 over 1, 2014
• 3 over 5, 2009
• 4 over 3, 1998
• 5 over 3, 2018
• 6 over 4, 2001
• 8 over 2, 2017

Oddly, #2 has never previously met #5 in the BTT. 

In 22 previous CG's:

• #1 is 9-3 in 12
• #2 is 7-2 in 9
• #3 is 2-6 in 8
• #4 is 1-4 in 5
• #5 is 1-1 in 2
• #6 is 1-2 in 3
• #8 is 1-1 in 2
• #9 is 0-1 in 1
• #10 is 0-1 in 1
• #11 is 0-1 in 1

[medinabuckeye1]

Today's game:
22-6/16-4 #3 ranked #2 seed Illinois vs 21-8/12-8 #9 ranked #5 seed Ohio State, 3:30 pm on CBS:

These teams played twice in the regular season with each winning on the other team's home floor.

On January 16 Ohio State won in Champaign, 87-81. Ohio State led nearly the entire game including by as much as 18 but the Illini got it to a one possession game late before tOSU made the FT's to win by six.

The second meeting, on March 6, was close the whole way. Illinois' largest lead was 10 while Ohio State's was five. Ohio State led 68-64 with 3:48 to go but the Illini outscored the Buckeyes 9-0 the rest of the way to win by five, 73-68.

[MaximumSam]

I'm just here to see Musa Jallow guard both Ayo and Cockburn

[TyphonInc]

Let's Go Bucks!

[TyphonInc]

Not liking how this game is getting called, Illinois is way more physical than OSUB but OSU is getting ticky tack calls while the Noise is just hammering away Ayo looks out of control, but getting whistles to save him.

[MaximumSam]

A truly horrid start for the Bucks as they began 1-15. But they hung in. Pretty fun first half.

[medinabuckeye1]

A truly horrid start for the Bucks as they began 1-15. But they hung in. Pretty fun first half.

As awfully as Ohio State started, it is miraculous that this is even a game.

[TyphonInc]

So... I've seen Illinois do this the whole Tourney, it feels illegal, but never gets called.
Either Illinois big guy does this; in the paint looks like he is fighting for position, but then the guard starts streaking in the lane. The center brings arms down, makes kinda a cage around the defender, and does what I would call a moving screen to keep the other teams big from being able to slide over and help defend. 

And they do it all the time. It's Never called. My question is this legal, and if so why doesn't everyone else do it?

[MaximumSam]

What a freaking good game

[TyphonInc]

OT!!!

Let's Go BUCKS!

[medinabuckeye1]

Wow!

[TyphonInc]

Man, that's a charge if anyone else does it. 

[MaximumSam]

Gah late game OSU always disappoints