2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

KenPom through Sunday, January 8:

• 6 Purdue
• 12 Ohio State
• 16 Rutgers
• 22 Indiana
• 32 Illinois
• 34 Maryland
• 40 Iowa
• 43 Michigan State
• 50 Michigan
• 51 Wisconsin
• 52 Northwestern
• 54 Penn State
• 85 Nebraska
• 191 Minnesota

The bad news for Minnesota is that they just lost their best chance at a win this year (home against Nebraska, lost Saturday in OT).  Their best remaining chance for a win is probably in Lincoln on February 26.  After that it would be the home games against the teams in the 50's:

• vs #54 PSU on 2/18
• vs 52 NU - n/a they do not host Northwestern
• vs #51 UW on 3/5
• vs #50 M already lost 90-75 on December 8

The Gophers are running out of plausible chances.  

[FearlessF]

better them than us

has been the Husker's position for years

[boilerbanger]

Would Rutgers not fall to Tier 2 after losing at home to Iowa ... I can't figure them out.

[medinabuckeye1]

Would Rutgers not fall to Tier 2 after losing at home to Iowa ... I can't figure them out.

Road win over Purdue, home loss to Iowa, good luck figuring that out. 

[ELA]

It appears home court is starting to matter again. Michigan State grinds out over Michigan at home, Wisconsin loses to a struggling Illinois team on the road, Wisconsin comes back and beats Michigan State at home

[ELA]

Wisconsin is +23 in points off turnovers

[ELA]

If Tyler Wahl could sit out every game in Madison going foward, it would be appreciated.

It felt like the home team won every game in this series forever, and lately, the road team has been oddly successful

[ELA]

Not sure if it was MSU offense or UW defense, but MSU's offense was extremely efficient down the stretch


https://twitter.com/McMathketball/status/1612995828808916993?s=20&t=Oi8je-wZaSvF7EbUjtbv9g

[bayareabadger]

Not sure if it was MSU offense or UW defense, but MSU's offense was extremely efficient down the stretch


https://twitter.com/McMathketball/status/1612995828808916993?s=20&t=Oi8je-wZaSvF7EbUjtbv9g

I think it was about 50-50. The Badgers had a couple of monumental breakdowns, but there were 3 to 4 enormous makes in that stretch.

The turning point was when the Spartans blew a defensive rotation and left Wisconsin‘s best shooter wide ass open. He missed and the Badgers lost Hauser as a trailer. He connected from three, and that swing more than changed the complexion of the game.

[ELA]

I think it was about 50-50. The Badgers had a couple of monumental breakdowns, but there were 3 to 4 enormous makes in that stretch.

The turning point was when the Spartans blew a defensive rotation and left Wisconsin‘s best shooter wide ass open. He missed and the Badgers lost Hauser as a trailer. He connected from three, and that swing more than changed the complexion of the game.

Yeah, I agree.  And that's where I love Robbie Hummel.  MSU got a "stop" in a defensive slug fest, and Hummel pointed out that while Wisconsin made a bunch of contested shots, MSU was getting lost on the perimeter a bunch in ball screens.  They just got lucky there that a shooter missed a shot.  The part of MSU I feel best about is their perimeter defense.  They completely shut down Michigan on Saturday.  They had no good looks, and the score reflected it.  They didn't guard well tonight, but Wisconsin missed quite a few good looks in the second half.

[ELA]

I'm not even sure if tonight was good for MSU's tournament resume. Kentucky and Villanova, Michigan State's two best non-conference wins, both suffered yet another terrible loss.  Neither one appears to have even a salvageable tournament resume

[medinabuckeye1]

It appears home court is starting to matter again. Michigan State grinds out over Michigan at home, Wisconsin loses to a struggling Illinois team on the road, Wisconsin comes back and beats Michigan State at home

Looks like you spoke too soon.

[ELA]

My first resume only Bracket of the year (2/3 SOR, 1/3 KenPom), for now using SOR to determine regular season champ, and KenPom for tourney champ

1/11 Update

NCAA
SOUTH

• #1 Kansas vs. #16 Vermont/Texas A&M CC
• #8 Memphis vs. #9 MARYLAND
• #5 Arkansas vs. #12 Sam Houston State
• #4 Marquette vs. #13 Marshall
• #3 Kansas State vs. #14 Furman
• #6 Missouri vs. #11 INDIANA
• #7 NC State vs. #10 Baylor
• #2 Arizona vs. #15 Norfolk State

MIDWEST

• #1 PURDUE vs. #16 Grambling/Wagner
• #8 West Virginia vs. #9 WISCONSIN
• #5 Auburn vs. #12 Oral Roberts
• #4 Xavier vs. #13 Dayton
• #3 Iowa State vs. #14 Bradley
• #6 Duke vs. #11 Nevada
• #7 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #10 Arizona State
• #2 Tennessee vs. #15 SIU Edwardsville

EAST

• #1 Connecticut vs. #16 Colgate
• #8 Mississippi State vs. #9 ILLINOIS
• #5 Florida Atlantic vs. #12 Kent State
• #4 Texas vs. #13 Iona
• #3 Virginia vs. #14 Yale
• #6 Providence vs. #11 Oklahoma
• #7 OHIO STATE vs. #10 Clemson
• #2 Alabama vs. #15 Longwood

WEST

• #1 Houston vs. #16 Montana State
• #8 NORTHWESTERN vs. #9 Charleston
• #5 Miami vs. #12 Saint Mary's/Central Florida
• #4 San Diego State vs. #13 Liberty
• #3 Gonzaga vs. #14 UC Irvine
• #6 TCU vs. #11 RUTGERS/New Mexico
• #7 North Carolina vs. #10 Utah State
• #2 UCLA vs. #15 Youngstown State

NIT
BOISE

• #1 Boise State vs. #8 Eastern Washington
• #4 Seton Hall vs. #5 Oregon
• #3 Pittsburgh vs. #6 Cornell
• #2 PENN STATE vs. #7 UM Lowell

DENTON

• #1 North Texas vs. #8 Northwestern State
• #4 Colorado vs. #5 Kentucky
• #3 Virginia Tech vs. #6 Drake
• #2 Oklahoma State vs. #7 American

OMAHA

• #1 Creighton vs. #8 Fairleigh Dickinson
• #4 Utah Valley vs. #5 LSU
• #3 UNC Wilmington vs. #6 Florida Gulf Coast
• #2 USC vs. #7 Fordham

IOWA CITY

• #1 IOWA vs. #8 UNC Asheville
• #4 Wake Forest vs. #5 Southern Miss
• #3 Utah vs. #6 UC Santa Barbara
• #2 UNLV vs. #7 Milwaukee

• Michigan - #4 team out of NIT
• Nebraska - #8 team out of NIT
• Minnesota - N/A

[NickSmith4Three]

PG Niccolo Moretti commits to Illinois.  Apparently will be able to join the team soon and provide some depth at the position.  Pretty much confirms what was assumed that Skyy Clark will not be coming back.  Illinois has looked better since Clark has left.  Addition by subtraction?  We will see.