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The (#10) University of Michigan men’s basketball team played two games in the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis last week, and they won one and lost one.  On Friday (03/09/2012) they beat Minnesota 73-69 (overtime), then on Saturday (03/10/2012) they lost to (#7) Ohio State 77-55.  The win and the loss leave Michigan with a record of 24-9 (13-5 in the Big Ten).

It was a forgettable Big Ten Tournament for Michigan.  Sure, they won a game, but they played very poorly in that one, and were lucky to pull out the win.  They played even worse in the loss to OSU.  It was not very encouraging, and it probably cost UM their presumed #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they are a #4 seed in the Midwest Regional (Nashville).  More on that in a minute.  First, let’s take a look at the two games in the Big Ten Tournament.

Continue reading “Nothing But ‘Net – Week #20 – 03/12/2012 – A Forgettable Big Ten Tournament”

The (#13) University of Michigan men’s basketball team played their final two games of the regular season on the road last week, and they won both of them.  On Thursday (03/01/2012) they beat Illinois 72-61, then on Sunday (03/04/2012) they beat Penn State 71-65.  The wins raise Michigan’s final regular season record to 23-8 (13-5 in the Big Ten).  More importantly, the wins, combined with two Michigan State losses this week, allowed UM to tie for the Big Ten title with Michigan State and Ohio State!  This is a really big deal, and completely unexpected.  At the beginning of the season, most experts expected Michigan to finish near the top of the Big Ten, but few expected Michigan to win it.  As recently as last week, when UM lost their last home game of the season to Purdue, it looked highly improbable, though mathematically possible.  No way would MSU lose both games, even though they were against contenders.  Well, they did, and Michigan won a share of the title, their first since 1986. Continue reading “Nothing But ‘Net – Week #19 – 03/05/2012 – Big Ten (Co) Champions!”

Standings

Here are the final Big Ten standings:

Team	Big Ten			Overall
	Wins	Losses	Percent	Wins	Losses	Percent
#10 Ohio State	13	5	0.722	25	6	0.806
#5 Michigan State	13	5	0.722	24	7	0.774
#13 Michigan	13	5	0.722	23	8	0.742
#14 Wisconsin	12	6	0.667	23	8	0.742
#18 Indiana	11	7	0.611	24	7	0.774
Purdue	10	8	0.556	20	11	0.645
Northwestern	8	10	0.444	18	12	0.600
Iowa	8	10	0.444	16	15	0.516
Illinois	6	12	0.333	17	14	0.548
Minnesota	6	12	0.333	18	13	0.581
Nebraska	4	14	0.222	12	17	0.414
Penn State	4	14	0.222	12	19	0.387

 

There was a 3-way tie for the Big Ten regular season title, between Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan.

Continue reading “Big Ten Report – Week #10 (03/05/2012)”

The (#11) University of Michigan men’s basketball team played two games last week, and they won one and lost one.  On Tuesday (02/21/2012) they beat Northwestern 67-55 (overtime) in Evanston, then on Saturday (02/25/2012) they lost to Purdue 75-61 in Crisler Arena.  The win and loss leave Michigan with a record of 21-8 (11-5 in the Big Ten).  The loss to Purdue ruined Michigan’s perfect season at home.  They finished their home schedule 15-1, which is still very good.  The loss also knocked Michigan out of contention for the Big Ten title.  Being in the title hunt in the next-to-last week of the season was fun, but it didn’t work out.  Maybe next year…

Continue reading “Nothing But ‘Net – Week #18 – 02/27/2012 – It Was Fun While It Lasted”

Standings

Here are the current Big Ten standings:

Team	Big Ten			Overall
	Wins	Losses	Percent	Wins	Losses	Percent
#6 Michigan State	13	3	0.813	24	5	0.828
#8 Ohio State	11	5	0.688	23	6	0.793
#11 Michigan	11	5	0.688	21	8	0.724
#16 Wisconsin	10	6	0.625	21	8	0.724
#23 Indiana	9	7	0.563	22	7	0.759
Purdue	9	7	0.563	19	10	0.655
Northwestern	7	9	0.438	17	11	0.607
Iowa	7	9	0.438	15	14	0.517
Illinois	6	10	0.375	17	12	0.586
Minnesota	5	11	0.313	17	12	0.586
Nebraska	4	12	0.250	12	15	0.444
Penn State	4	12	0.250	12	17	0.414

Continue reading “Big Ten Report – Week #09 (02/27/2012)”