Big Ten MBB Scores, Final Standings & Tourney Bracket (3/5)

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March 5
Nebraska 81, Cockeye 77
#5 Purdue 76, Illinois 71
#15 Indiana 75, Michigan 73 (OT)
Penn State 65, #21 Maryland 64
Northwestern 65, Rutgers 53
Wisconsin 71, Minnesota 67

Standings
1. Purdue (26-5, 15-5)
2. Indiana (21-10, 12-8)
2. Northwestern (21-10, 12-8)
4. Illinois (20-11, 11-9)
4. Cockeye (19-12, 11-9)
4. Maryland (20-11, 11-9)
4. Michigan (17-14, 11-9)
8. Michigan State (19-11, 11-8)
9. Penn State (19-12, 10-10)
9. Rutgers (18-13, 10-10)
11. Nebraska (16-15, 9-11)
11. Wisconsin (17-13, 9-11)
13. Ohio State (13-18, 5-15)
14. Minnesota (8-21, 2-17)

Purdue has clinched the regular season Big Ten championship

Big Ten Tournament

First Round - Wednesday, March 8
#12 Wisconsin vs. #13 Ohio State (5:30 PM - BTN)
#11 Nebraska vs. #14 Minnesota (8:00 PM - BTN)

Second Round - Thursday, March 9
#8 Michigan vs. #9 Rutgers (11:00 AM - BTN)
#5 Cockeye vs. WIS/OSU winner (1:30 PM - BTN)
#7 Illinois vs. #10 Penn State (5:30 PM - BTN)
#6 Maryland vs. NEB/MIN winner (8:00 PM - BTN)

Quarterfinals - Friday - March 10
#1 Purdue vs. MICH/RUT winner (11:00 AM - BTN)
#4 Michigan State vs. IA/WIS/OSU winner (1:30 PM - BTN)
#2 Northwestern vs. ILL/PSU winner (5:30 PM - BTN)
#3 Indiana vs. NEB/MIN/MD winner (8:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Top Cockeyes, 81-77
Huskers.com
Cockeye City, Cockeye - The Nebraska men's basketball team used a strong shooting performance and a suffocating defensive effort down the stretch to rally from a seven-point second-half deficit for an 81-77 win at Cockeye Sunday afternoon.

With its fifth win in its last six games, Nebraska ended the regular season with a 16-14 record. The Huskers finished 9-11 in the Big Ten Conference, earning the No. 11 seed for the conference tournament. Nebraska will face No. 14 seed Minnesota on Wednesday, March 8, at approximately 8 p.m. inside the United Center in Chicago. Cockeye, which lost for just the third time at home, finished its regular season with a 19-12 record, including an 11-9 mark in Big Ten play.

The Huskers completed the season sweep of the Cockeyes thanks to a strong shooting performance. Nebraska shot 58 percent from the field in the game, helping the Big Red post the victory in a game where Cockeye attempted 21 more shots, nine more free throws and committed nine fewer turnovers than Nebraska. The Huskers were 31-of-53 on the day, including 14-of-26 from the 3-point line (54 percent).

It was a balanced effort offensively, as all nine Huskers who attempted a shot scored at least nine points. Sam Griesel led the way with 16 points - including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc - and grabbed six rebounds. Jamarques Lawrence scored 15 points, knocking down five of his eight 3-point attempts. C.J. Wilcher was 5-of-7 from the field on his way to 12 points, while Keisei Tominaga added 11 points. Derrick Walker and Wilhelm Breidenbach chipped in nine points apiece. Walker flirted with a triple double as he added 12 rebounds and eight assists to go along with his nine points.

Defensively, Nebraska limited Cockeye to 36 percent shooting. In the second half, the Husker defense harassed the Cockeyes into an 11-of-37 performance (29.7 percent), including just 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from the 3-point line. Nebraska's defense did not allow a field goal over the game's final 6:12, as Cockeye missed its final seven shots.

Patrick McCaffery and Kris Murray led Cockeye with 23 and 22 points, respectively. The Cockeyes pulled down 21 offensive rebounds in the contest, leading to 31 second-chance points. Cockeye added 21 points off Husker turnovers, but a 31-point advantage in those two categories was not enough to prevent Nebraska's season series sweep.

 

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Postgame Notes

- Nebraska swept Cockeye for the first time since joining the Big Ten Conference (2011-12) and won for the first time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2012

- The win snapped Cockeye's eight-game Big Ten home win streak. It was their first home conference loss since losing to Wisconsin in December

- Nebraska closed the regular season by winning five of its last six games, including its last two road games

- Nebraska shot 58.5 percent from the field, its second-best shooting night of the season (61.5 vs. Boston College)

- Nebraska's 14 3-pointers were a season high (previous high was 12 at Rutgers and against Boston College)

- Jamarques Lawrence tied a career-high for the second straight game with 15 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers

- Derrick Walker grabbed 12 rebounds, his fifth double-figure rebound game of the season and ninth of his career. He also tied his season high with eight assists

- Sam Griesel tied a season-high with three 3-pointers. He also had three vs. Florida State on Nov. 27

- Keisei Tominaga posted his team-high 21st double-figure game as he finished with 11 points. He has reached double figures in each of Nebraska's last nine games

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Nebraska	39	42	81
Cockeye	43	34	77

Nebraska	STATS	Cockeye
31-53 (58.5%)	FG	27-74 (36.5%)
14-26 (53.8%)	3FG	12-37 (32.4%)
5-8 (62.5%)	FT	11-17 (64.7%)
7	Off Rebounds	21
30	Def Rebounds	18
37	Total Rebounds	39
17	Fouls	13
19	Assists	18
15	Turnovers	6
3	Blocks	0
1	Steals	12
28	Pts in Paint	28
10	Pts off Turnovers	21
11	2nd Chance Pts	31
8	Fast Break Pts	13
18	Bench Pts	31

SCORING

NEBRASKA
Sam Griesel - 16
Jamarques Lawrence - 15
C.J. Wilcher - 12
Keisei Tominaga - 11
Derrick Walker - 9
Sam Hoiberg - 9
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 9
TOTAL - 81

Cockeye
Patrick McCaffery - 23
Kris Murray - 22
Filip Rebraca - 10
Connor McCaffery - 8
Payton Sandfort - 8
Tony Perkins - 6
TOTAL - 77

 

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