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Week 11 in the Big Ten was not short on drama. Two top-10 teams had to pull off some late-game heroics to avoid being upset on the road, one top-25 team couldn't come away without being upset on the road, and Ohio State made sure Purdue wasn't about to play spoiler this time around.
It was another eventful weekend around the Big Ten with the championship and playoff hunt coming down the final stretch.
No. 19 Indiana basketball struggles with a tougher Minnesota squad in a 73-64 loss to open Big Ten play. Tayton Conerway scores 18 points, Lamar Wilkerson 15, Sam Alexis 10 and Tucker DeVries 9. The Hoosiers make just 12-of-20 free throws and 30% of their 3-pointers.
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Bennett Stirtz scores 25 points and Iowa beats Maryland 83-64, gives Ben McCollum first Big Ten win
Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Iowa beat Maryland 83-64 on Saturday to give coach Ben McCollum his first Big Ten victory.
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The Big Ten sends three to the College Football Playoff
The confetti has just finished falling from the conference championship weekend. The College Football Playoff selection committee has been poring over the tape, and now, we have answers.
John Blackwell had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Nick Boyd scored 20 points, and Wisconsin won yet another Big Ten opener, defeating Northwestern 85-73. Wisconsin has won 22 Big Ten openers
Ava Heiden scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, Taylor McCabe and Journey Houston added 14 points apiece, and No. 12 Iowa beat Rutgers 79-36 in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.
There some history in the US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of the start of the College Football Playoff. Indiana is No. 1 in the rankings for the first time.