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By Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In the first-ever Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament meeting of Rutgers and Iowa, Iowa was able to come away with a 84-74 win. Iowa (24-9), after setting the tournament record for points scored at 112 on Thursday, was able to make solid use of its bench …

By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana reached the 20-victory mark for a seventh consecutive season, a program record, with a 66-54 victory over Rutgers in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Graduate student Ali Patberg scored 19 points, including five 3-point shots to …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Geo Baker’s layup with 10.8 seconds to play gave Rutgers a 60-56 victory over Clemson at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the first NCAA tournament victory for the Scarlet Knights since 1983. Rutgers (16-11) will meet Houston in the second round. The Scarlet Knights, who are …

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 …

By Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Hoosiers advanced to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament with a 78-60 win over the fifth-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights, a record 24th victory that last reached the semifinals in 2006. The Hoosiers (24-7) will make their sixth semifinal …

By Justin Powell | @Justin_Powell24 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Fifth-seeded Rutgers used a strong second half behind first team All-Big Ten guard Arella Guirantes to defeat the 12th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers, 63-55, in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. Guirantes, who ranks 14th in the nation in scoring at 20.9 …

(Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate Alaa Abdeldaiem described Kelsey Mitchell’s record 43-point game in the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The total now ranks third in tournament history. Coverage of the 2020 tournament begins Wednesday.) By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @aabdelda Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It was only a matter of …

By Jerome Bingham Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – She had already advanced one more step among the greatest players in Rutgers basketball history. Earlier in the second round of the Big Ten tournament against Purdue, senior guard Tyler Scaife had passed Cappie Pondexter to become the greatest scorer in Rutgers history not named Sue …

By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It was only a matter of time until Kelsey Mitchell found her stride. Coming into the day as Ohio State’s leading scorer, the sophomore guard was held to just 2-of-9 shooting in the first quarter of Friday’s Big Ten Tournament matchup against Rutgers. Her …

By Emily Kennedy | @Emily_AKennedy Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The game was slipping away. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights knew this feeling too well in an often-frustrating season. Nebraska was in position to take control of the second-round game in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. But Rutgers had time to prevent that from …