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Posted on March 20th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — For the No. 3-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks, the sounds in Bankers Life Fieldhouse began to suggest that the game could be slipping away. A pro-Arkansas crowd had temporarily become very quiet. The Raiders of Colgate, Patriot League champions, had taken a 14-point lead in the …

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Posted on March 12th, 2020 in 2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Will Hogsett | @WHHogsett Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the last night of the college basketball season, Indiana University coach Archie Miller remembered how he delivered the information that shook the world of his players. “It was like telling them a family member was sick, or something happened to somebody,” Miller said. …

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Posted on March 12th, 2020 in 2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

Editor’s Note: A year ago, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Dylan Hughes was assigned to cover the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. On the second scheduled day of the tournament, he covered the unprecedented cancellation of the conference tournament, followed by the cancellation of the NCAA tournament. As Indianapolis prepares to host the 2021 NCAA …

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Posted on March 12th, 2020 in 2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Dylan Hughes | @ByDylanHughes INDIANAPOLIS – Early in the evening, the opening matchup of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats started as a normal game. By the time Minnesota advanced to the second round with a victory over the Wildcats, the fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse …

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Posted on March 11th, 2020 by Malcolm Moran

The Big Ten Conference announced this evening that beginning Thursday, March 12, 2020, attendance at all Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games will be limited to student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and Conference staff, TV network partners, credentialed media, and immediate family members of the participating teams. Additionally, all further Big Ten Conference winter …

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Posted on March 8th, 2020 by Malcolm Moran

By Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins relied on the overpowering combination of their senior players and a gifted freshman to defeat the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes, 82-65, in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Maryland (28-4) won its fourth Big Ten Women’s title in six …

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Posted on March 8th, 2020 in 2020 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Drew Hansen | @UnorthodoxDrew Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — They were shorthanded. They lacked experience. They were outrebounded. They hit less than a quarter of their three-point attempts. They were called for twice as many fouls as their opponent. On paper, the Ohio State Buckeyes didn’t look like they could slow down the …

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Posted on March 8th, 2020 in 2020 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins used a dominant third quarter to beat the fourth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers, 66-51, and advance to a record sixth consecutive championship game in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Terrapins (27-4) advanced to the title game against Ohio State on …

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