Bubble Watch 2021: Loyola inches closer to tourney return
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
— Sasha Stefanovic scored 16 points, Jaden Ivey added 14 points, and Purdue cruised to a 73-52 win over Penn State on Friday night.
— Myreon Jones scored a career-high 29 points to lead five in double figures, and Penn State held off Nebraska for an 86-83 victory on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
— Luka Garza scored 23 points to become Iowa's all-time leading scorer, and the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes beat Penn State 74-68 on Sunday.
— E.J. Liddell scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half and No. 4 Ohio State outlasted Penn State 92-82 on Thursday night.
— Teddy Allen raced for a fastbreak layup off a steal with 12 seconds left, lifting Nebraska into a 62-61 win over Penn State on Sunday, ending the Cornhuskers string of 25 Big Ten losses that stretched back for more than a year.
— Aaron Henry scored 20 points and Joey Hauser added 11 off the bench to help lead Michigan State to a 60-58 win over Penn State on Tuesday night.
— Izaiah Brockington had 13 points, John Harrar added nine points and 12 rebounds, and Penn State beat Maryland 55-50 on Friday night.
— Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points and No. 19 Wisconsin resumed its usual dominance of Penn State with a 72-56 victory on Tuesday night.
— E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 59.7 seconds left, and No. 13 Ohio State held off Penn State 83-79 on Wednesday night.
— Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points including a pair of late free throws to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for an 81-78 victory on Saturday night.
Nebraska postponed its fifth game amid the coronavirus pandemic, calling of its Jan. 30 home game against Penn State.
— Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones scored 17 points apiece, Jones making three clinching free throws in the waning seconds, and Penn State held off a resurgent Rutgers 75-67 Thursday night for its first Big Ten Conference win this season.
— Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 79-65 victory over Penn State on Tuesday night.
The Big Ten reprimanded interim Penn State basketball coach Jim Ferry and fined the university $10,000 for comments Ferry made following a loss to Purdue on Sunday.
— Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue held off rusty Penn State 80-72 on Sunday.
The Wisconsin-Penn State men's basketball game scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of health and safety concerns.
— Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points and Rob Phinisee hit a stepback jumper for the win as Indiana held off Penn State 87-85 in overtime Wednesday night.
— Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half to lead No. 18 Illinois past Penn State 98-81 on Wednesday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan | 13-1 | - | 18-1 |
Illinois | 14-4 | 1 | 18-6 |
Iowa | 12-6 | 3 | 18-7 |
Purdue | 11-6 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
Ohio State | 12-7 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
Wisconsin | 10-8 | 5 | 16-9 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 6 | 15-10 |
Rutgers | 9-10 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
Michigan State | 7-10 | 7.5 | 13-10 |
Indiana | 7-10 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
Minnesota | 6-12 | 9 | 13-12 |
Penn State | 5-12 | 9.5 | 8-13 |
Northwestern | 4-13 | 10.5 | 7-14 |
Nebraska | 3-14 | 11.5 | 7-17 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Elijah Hutchins-Everett | C | Committed | 80 |
Final Fours | 1 |
Tournament Record | 9-11 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 9 |