2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[FearlessF]

Southern Southern Cali

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[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin down its best player today. Looks like Illinois down a few players. Thought UW was a bit of a longshot, and now it really is.

[GopherRock]

Fox now uses Roundball Rock (the NBA on NBC) on their broadcast. 

[847badgerfan]

Wisconsin down its best player today. Looks like Illinois down a few players. Thought UW was a bit of a longshot, and now it really is.

I don't think they can win down there.


Senior forward Tyler Wahl made the trip to Champaign, but he won't play after suffering an apparent ankle injury in a 63-60 win over Minnesota on Tuesday. He left that game with 11:10 remaining in the first half and did not return.

The Badgers (11-2, 3-0 Big Ten) and Illini (9-5, 0-3) tip off at 12:30 p.m. at the State Farm Center.

Wahl, the team's best all-around player, leads the Badgers in scoring with 13.2 points per game. The preseason All-Big Ten pick is second in rebounds (83) and blocked shots (7) and third in steals (18) and assists (24).

[ELA]

Fox now uses Roundball Rock (the NBA on NBC) on their broadcast.

They have been since 2018

[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin was surprisingly game considering it was down its best guy, and its point guard kind of refuses to just take the game by the nuts. 

Badgers got a few bounces, missed a few bounces, but ultimately when a power forward who shoots 28% from 3 bangs home six from outside the arc, your goose is probably cooked.

[ELA]

That was probably Minnesota's best chance for a win.  Have a hard time believing any team could go 0-20, so they are going to screw up someone's season.

Nice recovery game by Illinois, to avoid going 0-5, the day after their best PG left the team.

MSU-UM was ugly.  Glad to get a W during the most road team friendly whistle I can recall

[ELA]

Also, Gus Johnson has fully crossed the Dick Vitale line.  Vitale was a useful analyst, who brought energy.  Then, he became a clown version of himself, that was all show, no substance.  Gus has now also passed that threshold 

[medinabuckeye1]

Oddly home teams were 1-3 today:

• Maryland beat Ohio State 
• Indiana lost to Northwestern 
• Rutgers lost to Iowa
• Penn State lost to Purdue.

[ELA]

Oddly home teams were 1-3 today:

• Penn State lost to Purdue.

Wasn't this one neutral?

[medinabuckeye1]

Wasn't this one neutral?

Technically I guess but Philly seems to favor Penn State. 

[ELA]

Technically I guess but Philly seems to favor Penn State.

Does it?  Happy Valley barely favors Penn State when it comes to basketball

[medinabuckeye1]

Does it?  Happy Valley barely favors Penn State when it comes to basketball

I didn't watch so I really don't know but I would think that Philly might actually be pretty favorable because it is a once-a-year chance for Philly-area PSU alums to see their school locally.

[medinabuckeye1]

As a review, the current tiers are:

• PU(+1/-1), RU(+1/-1)
• UW+1, tOSU(+1/-1), MSU(+1/-1)
• NU+1(+2,-1), M, UMD, IA(+1/-1), PSU(+1/-1), IL-1, IU-1
• UNL
• MN

The upsets so far have been:

And the updated projected final standings/BTT seeds are:

• 17-3/28-3 Purdue
• 16-4/24-7 Rutgers
• 13-7/21-9 Wisconsin
• 11-9/19-12 Michigan State
• 11-9/19-12 Ohio State
• 10-10/18-13 Iowa
• 10-10/16-15 Michigan
• 10-10/19-12 Maryland
• 9-11/18-13 Northwestern
• 9-11/18-13 Penn State
• 9-11/18-13 Illinois
• 8-12/17-14 Indiana
• 7-13/14-17 Nebraska
• 0-20/6-24 Minnesota

Tiebreakers:

• 11-9:  MSU wins based on record against PU
• 10-10:  First, Iowa wins based on H2H2H because they do not visit either Ann Arbor or College Park.  Michigan then beats Maryland based on record against the 11-9 teams.  
• 9-11:  First, Illinois loses based on H2H2H because they lost at home to IL.  Northwestern then beats Penn State based on record against the 11-9 teams (because they beat MSU in East Lansing).  

This, IMHO, would make for a fascinating tournament because the top-12 would each be either a tournament lock or on the bubble with possibly four or more teams on or near the bubble and needing a win or two.  

In any case, match-ups at the BTT in Chicago, Illinois would be:
Wednesday, March 8:

• #11 Illinois vs #14 Minnesota, 830 BTN
• #12 Indiana vs #13 Nebraska, 6 BTN

Thursday, March 9:

• #5 Ohio State vs IU/UNL, 230 BTN
• #6 Iowa vs IL/MN, 9 BTN
• #7 Michigan vs #10 Penn State, 630 BTN
• #8 Maryland vs #9 Northwestern, noon BTN

Friday, March 10:

• #1 Purdue vs UMD/NU, noon BTN
• #2 Rutgers vs M/PSU, 630 BTN
• #3 Wisconsin vs IA/IL/MN, 9 BTN
• #4 Michigan State vs tOSU/IU/UNL, 230 BTN

Saturday, March 11:

• PU/UMD/NU vs MSU/tOSU/IU/UNL, 1 CBS
• RU/M/PSU vs UW/IA/IL/MN 330 CBS

Sunday, March 12:

• PU/UMD/NU/MSU/tOSU/IU/UNL vs RU/M/PSU/UW/IA/IL/MN, 330 CBS