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With Ohio State appearing in the College Football Playoff championship game, the Big Ten is finding itself in a plethora of headlines throughout the country.
The same can be said for the conference’s basketball teams.
Following No. 19 Michigan pulling off a 94-75 upset of then-No. 22 UCLA at Pauley Pavillon, a historically tough venue for a road team to win in, Bruins coach Mick Cronin went into a postgame rant, where he called his team “soft” and “delusional.” Vladislav Goldin finished with a career-high 36 points for the Wolverines in the win.
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Things wouldn’t improve for UCLA or Cronin by the end of the week. Cronin was ejected in the second half of the Bruins’ 79-61 loss to Maryland on the road after arguing a foul with one of the officials. UCLA has dropped three straight since beating No. 14 Gonzaga at the Intuit Dome on Dec. 28.
Illinois suffered its second setback in conference play on Saturday, after being upset at home at the State Farm Center 82-72 to USC. It’s the first signature win for Eric Musselman’s Trojans, while the Illini were without starting point guard Kasparas Jakucionis for the second straight game.
Michigan State experienced a stress-free week with convincing wins against Washington and Northwestern, moving up to No. 12. Tom Izzo’s squad sits atop the Big Ten standings undefeated at 5-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season. The Spartans have also won nine straight since their loss to Memphis in the Maui Invitational on Nov. 26.
Elsewhere, Oregon and Wisconsin won both of their games on the week. The Ducks took down Ohio State and Penn State on the road, while the Badgers picks up wins against Rutgers and Minnesota.
Here’s how last week’s results in the Big Ten were reflected in…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2025-01-13 20:02:00
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