BIG TEN BASKETBALL NEWS

Focus of Big Ten Tournament: Howard's return, Davis' health

Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s return and Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis’ injury are the major plotlines heading into the Big Ten Tournament that starts Wednesday at Indianapolis

MARCH 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Badgers' Johnny Davis, Greg Gard take AP Big Ten top honors

Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year

MARCH 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michigan's Juwan Howard returns, has meetings with players

Juwan Howard has resumed his role as Michigan’s basketball coach after serving a five-game suspension for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head

MARCH 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nance reaches 1,000 points, Northwestern tops Gophers 75-62

Pete Nance had 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, Robbie Beran scored 13 points and Northwestern trailed for just 22 seconds in it 75-62 win over Minnesota in the regular sea...

MARCH 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title

Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 20 Illinois beat No. 24 Iowa 74-72 to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season title

MARCH 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUBBLE WATCH: Tar Heels solidify NCAA spot, Hoosiers slide

Two games involving two of college basketball’s bluest bluebloods over the weekend left North Carolina and Indiana heading into conference tournament week on opposite ends of the N...

MARCH 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Izzo passes Knight as Michigan State holds off Maryland

Gabe Brown and Malik Hall led a key second-half surge and Tom Izzo became the all-time Big Ten leader in career wins as Michigan State defeated Maryland 77-67

MARCH 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ron Harper Jr. scores 15, Rutgers holds off Penn State 59-58

Senior Ron Harper Jr. scored 15 points and hit a go-ahead free throw with 1:41 to play as Rutgers edged Penn State 59-58 after blowing a 15-point second-half lead on Sunday

MARCH 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Murray and No. 24 Iowa host No. 20 Illinois

No. 24 Iowa visits the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini after Keegan Murray scored 23 points in the Hawkeyes' 82-71 victory against the Michigan Wolverines

MARCH 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grant lifts Miami (Ohio) over E. Michigan 76-63

Dae Dae Grant had 19 points as Miami (Ohio) defeated Eastern Michigan 76-63

MARCH 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wisconsin's faith in freshman guard Hepburn has huge payoff

Wisconsin made Chucky Hepburn the first true freshman to start a season opener for the Badgers since Devin Harris in 2001-02

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Holmes, Berger lift No. 14 Indiana over No. 11 Terps 62-51

Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 points in her best game since being injured, Grace Berger scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds  and 14th-ranked Indiana turned back No. 11 Maryland 6...

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 13 Ohio State women advance to Big Ten semifinals

Jacy Sheldon scored 19 points, Taylor Mikesell added 18 points with four 3-pointers and No. 13 Ohio State closed on a 10-0 run to beat Michigan State 74-58 in the quarterfinals of...

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nebraska women hit 15 3s, beat Illini in 2nd round of B10

Jaz Shelley made nine of Nebraska’s tournament-record 15 3-pointers in scoring a career-high-tying 32 points, and the sixth-seeded Cornhuskers rolled past 14th-seeded Illinois 92-7...

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Branham leads No. 23 Ohio State past Michigan State 80-69

Malaki Branham scored 22 points and No. 23 Ohio State snapped a two-game losing streak with an 80-69 win over Michigan State

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Northwestern beats Minnesota 65-60 in Big 10 women's tourney

Veronica Burton had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Lauryn Satterwhite added 15 points and a late block and No. 7 seed Northwestern beat 10th-seeded Minnesota 65-60 in...

MARCH 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitino says he's committed to Iona, denies Maryland interest

Rick Pitino says he loves coaching at Iona and is committed to his players amid speculation he could be a candidate for the Maryland coaching job

MARCH 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maryland beats Gophers despite Battle's 39 points, 84-73

Hakim Hart scored 19 points to lead a balanced Maryland attack that withstood an Xfinity Center-tying 39 points by Minnesota’s Jamison Battle for an 84-73 win over the Golden Gophe...

MARCH 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Harper's 3-pointer with 2.1 left gets Rutgers past Indiana

Ron Harper Jr. scored 19 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to give Rutgers a 66-63 victory over Indiana

MARCH 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rutgers dominates Penn State in Big Ten tourney opener

Osh Brown had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Shug Dickson had 14 points, seven rebounds and a career-high nine assists, and No. 13 seed Rutgers beat 12th-seeded Penn State 75-50 in the...

MARCH 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 24 Iowa visits Michigan after Dickinson's 33-point performance

Michigan hosts the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes after Hunter Dickinson scored 33 points in Michigan's 87-70 win against the Michigan State Spartans

MARCH 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS