Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
— Aaron Wiggins led a balanced attack with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Maryland won its fourth game in eight days with a 68-59 win over Rutgers on Sunday.
— Eric Ayala scored 17 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and Maryland beat Nebraska 79-71 on Wednesday to sweep the regular-season series on consecutive nights.
— Aaron Wiggins had 21 points and matched a season-high with 11 rebounds, leading Maryland to a 64-50 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night in the first of back-to-back games between the teams.
— Aaron Wiggins scored 17 points, and Maryland cruised past Minnesota 72-59 Sunday night for a sweep of the season series.
— Kyle Young and Duane Washington Jr. each scored 18 points, and No. 4 Ohio State used a relentless defensive effort to wear down Maryland in a 73-65 victory Monday night.
— Izaiah Brockington had 13 points, John Harrar added nine points and 12 rebounds, and Penn State beat Maryland 55-50 on Friday night.
— Eric Ayala made two free throws with three seconds left, and Maryland scored the final six points to rally past No. 24 Purdue 61-60 on Tuesday night, ruining the Boilermakers' season debut in the Top 25.
— Micah Potter had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 14 Wisconsin slipped past Maryland 61-55 Wednesday night after blowing most of an 18-point halftime lead.
— Eric Ayala had 21 points and three steals to help Maryland deliver another road upset of a ranked Big Ten opponent, a wire-to-wire 63-49 victory over No. 17 Minnesota on Saturday.
— Mike Smith made three early 3-pointers as No. 7 Michigan raced to a 17-3 lead, and the Wolverines had little difficulty beating Maryland 87-63 on Tuesday night.
— Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points, making four of Maryland's 12 3-pointers, and the Terrapins beat Division-II member Wingate 100-58 on Friday.
— Darryl Morsell scored 19 points, Donta Scott added 16 and Maryland upset No. 12 Illinois 66-63 on Sunday.
— Luka Garza scored 17 of his 24 points in the decisive first half, and No. 5 Iowa roared back from an early deficit by keeping Maryland scoreless for nearly eight minutes in an 89-67 victory Thursday night.
— Trayce Jackson-Davis took over the game midway through the second half, finishing with 22 points and 15 rebounds, leading Indiana to a 63-55 win over Maryland on Monday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan | 12-1 | - | 17-1 |
Illinois | 13-4 | 1 | 17-6 |
Ohio State | 12-6 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
Iowa | 11-6 | 3 | 17-7 |
Purdue | 11-6 | 3 | 16-8 |
Wisconsin | 10-7 | 4 | 16-8 |
Rutgers | 9-9 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
Maryland | 8-9 | 6 | 14-10 |
Michigan State | 7-9 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
Indiana | 7-9 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
Minnesota | 6-11 | 8 | 13-11 |
Penn State | 5-12 | 9 | 8-13 |
Northwestern | 4-13 | 10 | 7-14 |
Nebraska | 1-14 | 12 | 5-17 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Julian Reese | C | Signed | 83 |
Ike Cornish | SF | Signed | 81 |
James Graham | PF | Signed | 81 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 42-27 |
Championship Seasons | 2002 |
Tournament Appearances | 28 |