By Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “We were expecting to be here and winning it all,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “We had a good feeling going into the tournament.” The top-seeded Illini had history on their side in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Big Ten tournament. Illinois owned a superb 6-2 …
Read MoreBy Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State lost both games against Ohio State this season. But in the last game of the second round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 11th-seeded Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes, 71-68. Penn State (14-16) advanced to a quarterfinal game against Purdue on Friday …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With six seconds left in the game and Michigan State holding onto a slim and shocking two-point lead over Maryland, Spartan freshman Max Christie stepped to the foul line and calmly knocked down a pair of free throws, sealing a 76-72 victory. A year …
Read MoreBy Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeyes put on a show in the most one-sided game in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, beating Northwestern, 112-76, in a game that set multiple records. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-9) advanced to a quarterfinal game against No. 4 Rutgers …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the Michigan players approached the bench at the end of pregame warmups before the second round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, nearly every one of them stopped to greet their coach, Juwan Howard, with a hug. At the end of Michigan’s …
Read MoreBy Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Hoosiers were struggling to contend with multiple histories in their first game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. There were the frustrating, narrow defeats throughout this season. There were the five conference tournament losses in seven games since 2016. There was the nine-game …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Owen Kaelble covered the Keeps Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/8/wright-state-captures-2022-keeps-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship.aspx
Read MoreBy Austin Lawton Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS — Cleveland State waited 12 years to appear in another Horizon League Championship final game, only to come up seven points short. Confronted with an 18-point deficit against the top-seeded IUPUI Jaguars, the Vikings came within two points three times – the last with just 2:06 …
Read MoreBy Hannah Hodge Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Until the moment arrived, the moment that saved a championship season for the IUPUI Jaguars, coach Austin Parkinson had recognized an occasional flaw in a remarkable group. He knew that the Jaguars were far more than a supporting cast for Macee Williams. Now the time had …
Read More(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate assistant Zachary Powell covered the Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship Game for the Horizon League website) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/8/womens-basketball-iupui-wins-2022-keeps-hlwbb-championship.aspx
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