Big Ten MBB Scores, Final Standings & Tourney Schedule (3/6)

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March 6
Nebraska 74, #10 Wisconsin 73
#20 Illinois 74, #24 Cockeye 72
Michigan 75, #23 Ohio State 69
Rutgers 59, Penn State 58
Michigan State 77, Maryland 67
Northwestern 75, Minnesota 62

Standings
1. Illinois (22-8, 15-5)
1. Wisconsin (24-6, 15-5)
3. Purdue (25-6, 14-6)
4. Cockeye (22-9, 12-8)
4. Ohio State (19-10, 12-8)
4. Rutgers (18-12, 12-8)
7. Michigan (17-13, 11-9)
7. Michigan State (20-11, 11-9)
9. Indiana (18-12, 9-11)
10. Maryland (15-16, 7-13)
10. Northwestern (14-15, 7-13)
10. Penn State (12-16, 7-13)
13. Nebraska (10-21, 4-16)
13. Minnesota (13-16, 4-16)

Illinois and Wisconsin are co-Big Ten regular season champions.

Big Ten Tournament

First Round - Wednesday, March 9
#12 Northwestern vs. #13 Nebraska (5:00 PM - BTN)
#11 Penn State vs. #14 Minnesota (25 min after game #1 - BTN)

Second Round - Thursday, March 10
#8 Michigan vs. #9 Indiana (10:30 AM - BTN)
#5 Cockeye vs. NEB/NW winner (25 min after first game - BTN)
#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Maryland (5:30 PM - BTN)
#6 Ohio State vs. MN/PSU winner (25 min after MSU/MD - BTN)

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11
#1 Illinois vs. IND/MICH winner (10:30 AM - BTN)
#4 Rutgers vs. IA/NEB/NW winner (25 min after first game - BTN)
#2 Wisconsin vs. MD/MSU winner (5:30 PM - BTN)
#3 Purdue vs. OSU/MN/PSU winner (25 min after game three - BTN)

 

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Huskers Stun No. 10 Wisconsin
Huskers.com


Alonzo Verge Jr. had nine of his game-high 26 points in an 11-0 run, as Nebraska stunned No. 10 Wisconsin with a 74-73 win on Sunday afternoon in Madison, Wis.

The Huskers, who closed out Big Ten play with three straight wins, trailed 71-62 after Brad Davison's three-pointer with 5:48 remaining, but held the Big Ten champion Badgers without a field goal the remainder of the game and to just 40 percent on the day.

Trailing 71-65, Verge Jr. took over in the last 3:05 before fouling out with 19.8 seconds left. The senior scored seven straight points, as his three-pointer with 1:48 left gave the Huskers the lead for good.

Wisconsin trailed 74-71 and had a pair of chances to tie in the final 20 seconds. Chucky Hepburn was fouled on a three-point attempt with 19.8 seconds left, but missed the first one before sinking the next two to make it a one-point game. After C.J. Wilcher missed the front end of a one-and-one with 11.9 seconds left, the Husker defense forced Hepburn into a miss to preserve the win.

Wisconsin had won 15 straight games by two possessions or less before Sunday's loss.

In addition to Verge Jr., who also dished out six assists, Derrick Walker had 15 points and seven rebounds while Wilcher added 10 in starting for Bryce McGowens, who missed the game with an injury. Nebraska shot 54 percent from the floor in the win, including 57 percent in building a 40-36 halftime lead.

Brad Davison led four Badgers in double-figures with a 20 points but went 5-of-15 from the floor.

Nebraska got off to a blistering start, using an 8-0 run to build a 10-3 lead and force a Wisconsin timeout, as Walker and Lat Mayen had two early baskets. The Badgers pulled to within 14-11 after five straight points by Johnny Davis, but Nebraska would rebound.

The Huskers ran off an 11-2 spurt to build their largest lead of the day at 25-13 following an Alonzo Verge jumper with 9:50 left in the half. Nebraska led 32-21 after Walker's basket, as he had 12 first-half points and Nebraska had 26 points in the paint in the first half.

The Badgers charged back, using an 13-4 run to get within 36-34 after a Hepburn basket, but Walker quickly answered with a driving basket and NU took a 40-36 lead into the locker room after Wilcher's basket in the final seconds. In all, Nebraska shot 57 percent in the half and forced seven Badger turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.

Nebraska extended the margin to 45-37 after a Walker basket with 18:54 left, but the Badgers would roar back. Wisconsin used a 12-2 run to tie the score at 47 before another 13-3 put the hosts up by 10 with just over 10 minutes left.

The Huskers would rally, using a 10-4 run to get within 66-62 after a Kobe Webster three-pointer and stayed within striking distance until Verge's late-game heroics clinched the upset win for the Huskers.

 

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Postgame Games
- Nebraska's win over No. 10 Wisconsin marked the fourth top-10 road win in program history and first since a 60-51 win over No. 9 Michigan State on Feb. 16, 2014

- Nebraska has now won three straight road games for the first time since the 2017-18 season (at Rutgers, at Wisconsin, at Minnesota)

- Alonzo Verge finished with 26 points, his sixth 20-point game of the year and 17th of his career. Verge also dished out six assists, raising his total to 160 for the season. He enters the Big Ten Tournament leading the conference in assists per game. He has 5-or-more assists in five of the last six games

- Nebraska overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, the second time this year NU rallied from double-digits

- Nebraska handed Wisconsin its second loss in games decided by six points or less. Prior to today, Wisconsin had won 15 straight games won by two possessions or less. NU was 0-2 in one-possession games this season before today's win

- Derrick Walker finished with 15 points, one shy of his career high. He hit 7-of-11 shots from the field and added a team-high seven rebounds. It was his 17th double-figure game this season.

- Nebraska has shot 50 percent or better in three of the past four games, including seven of the last eight halves. The games include three games against ranked teams.

- Today's lineup marked the sixth different lineup the Huskers have started this season

- C.J. Wilcher made his first start since the season opener against Western Illinois. Wilcher finished with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers

- Trey McGowens now has multiple steals in four the Huskers' last five games, including 10 in the last three contests

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Nebraska	40	34	74
Wisconsin	36	37	73

Nebraska	Stats	Wisconsin
29-54 (53.7%)	FG	24-60 (40.0%)
5-18 (27.8%)	3FG	5-23 (21.7%)
11-14 (78.6%)	FT	20-25 (80.0%)
5	Off Rebounds	13
22	Def Rebounds	22
27	Total Rebounds	35
19	Fouls	16
8	Assists	9
11	Turnovers	9
2	Blocks	4
6	Steals	7
36	Pts in Paint	34
14	Pts off Turnovers	8
6	Second Chance Pts	15
6	Fast Break Pts	9
15	Bench Pts	18

SCORING

Nebraska
Alonzo Verge Jr. - 26
Derrick Walker - 15
C.J. Wilcher - 10
Kobe Webster - 6
Keisei Tominaga - 5
Lat Mayen - 4
Trey McGowens - 4
Eduardo Andre - 4
Total - 74

Wisconsin
Brad Davison - 20
Tyler Wahl - 13
Chris Vogt - 13
Johnny Davis - 10
Chucky Hepburn - 8
Steven Crowl - 4
Jordan Davis - 3
Jahcobi Neath - 2
Total - 73

 

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Big win for the Huskers. Still shocked as it sure seemed like they were not even going to get a fair chance to win the game. If we had lost Fred should have requested an investigation into those referees. Sure felt like the Fix was arranged. GBF