From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Subject: Big Ten Update (12-18-92)
Keywords: Big Ten
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:20:22 GMT

Thursday (12-17):

NORTHWESTERN 71, Texas A&M 60:  Kevin Rankin scored 18 points and ripped
	off an amazing 17 boards to lead the Cats.  NU led 24-19 at the
	break in a cold-shooting half by both teams (30% for NU, 37% for
	the Aggies).  However, Rankin made all of his FG attempts in the
	game.  Dion Lee added 13 points for NU, while Pat Baldwin and
	Cedric Neloms each scored 12.  The game opened up quite a bit in
	the second half, as the Cats decided matters in the game's final
	6 minutes.  NU shot 70% in the second half from the floor.  A&M
	was just 11 of 23 from the stripe...


Here's the rest of the out-of-conference schedule leading up to the start
of the conference season, January 5, 6, 7, or 9, depending on your school.
There's a few scattered o-o-c games mixed into the conference season.  Those
include:  Iowa at Duke (CBS, Saturday, January 16, National, 3 pm CST),
Notre Dame at Michigan (Saturday, January 16 - no TV details), and Pitt
at Illinois (CBS, Saturday, February 13, National, 2:45 pm), I will only be
around a couple of days between now and January 4th, so don't expect much!
I will attempt to have some semblance of a summary then.  If anyone can
fill in the blanks below as to the lineups in the holiday tourneys, I'd
be much appreciative.  I only know Purdue's...

Saturday (12-19):

	Cincinnati at Indiana (ESPN, 4 pm CST)
	Iowa State at Michigan (ESPN, 6:30 pm CST)
	Dayton at Michigan State
	Bethune-Cookman at Minnesota
	Loyola (IL) at Northwestern (SportsChannel Chicago, 7 pm CST)
	Ohio State at West Virginia (ESPN, 8:30 pm CST)
	Indiana State at Purdue

Sunday-Tuesday (12-20/22):

	Iowa vs. American U. of Puerto Rico at the San Juan Shootout
	
Sunday (12-20):

	Mercer at Illinois
	North Carolina at Butler (ESPN, Noon CST - Ooops.  Being a native
		Hoosier, I find this one absolutely intriguing.  This will
		be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse, of "Hoosiers" fame)

Monday (12-21):

	Central Michigan at Michigan
	Tennessee-Martin at Minnesota
	Northwestern at Holy Cross
	Drexel at Penn State

Tuesday (12-22):

	North Carolina at Ohio State (ESPN, 6:30 pm CST)
	Purdue at Southwest Missouri State

Wednesday (12-23):

	Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis)
	St. John's at Indiana
	Minnesota at Santa Clara
	Penn State at Temple
	Detroit-Mercy at Wisconsin

Sunday (12-27):

	Marquette at Illinois

Sunday/Monday (12-27/28):

	Indiana hosts the INB/Hoosier Classic at Market Square Arena

Sunday/Wednesday (12-27/30):

	Michigan at the Rainbow Classic

Monday (12-28):

	Texas Southern at Iowa
	Penn State at Toledo

Monday/Tuesday (12-28/29):

	Northwestern at the Lobo Classic
	Ohio State at the Far West Classic
	Purdue vs. Florida at the Sun Carnival Classic in El Paso (Also:
		UTEP vs. Austin Peay)

Tuesday (12-29):

	Iowa State at Minnesota
	Alcorn State at Wisconsin

Tuesday/Wednesday (12-29/30):

	Michigan State hosts the Olds Spartan Classic

Thursday (12-31):

	Memphis State at Minnesota
	Fairfield at Wisconsin

Saturday (1-2):

	Central Connecticut at Iowa
	Eastern Michigan at Michigan
	Michigan State at East Tennessee State (ESPN, 2 pm CST)
	Alabama-Birmingham at Minnesota
	Illinois-Chicago at Ohio State
	Penn State at Bowling Green
	Butler at Purdue
	Wisconsin at Marquette

Sunday (1-3):

	Indiana at Kentucky (CBS, National, Noon or 2:45 pm CST, depending
		on the NFL playoff schedule that day)

Monday (1-4):

	Iowa at Drake
	Lehigh at Northwestern

STANDINGS
		  Overall	   Conf			     Ratings
Team		 W	 L	 W	 L	USA Today/CNN	AP    Sagarin
----		--	--	--	--	-------------	--    -------
Iowa		 5	 0	 0	 0	      8		 8	  9
Purdue		 4	 0	 0	 0	     14		16	 20
Ohio State	 4	 0	 0	 0	     27		30	  7
Minnesota	 3	 0	 0	 0	     --		--	 35
Indiana		 7	 1	 0	 0	      4		 4	  5
Illinois	 6	 1	 0	 0	     28		34	 57
Michigan	 4	 1	 0	 0	      6		 6	 16
Michigan State	 4	 1	 0	 0	     21		23	 24
Northwestern	 3	 1	 0	 0	     --		--	129
Wisconsin	 3	 2	 0	 0	     --		--	104
Penn State	 3	 2	 0	 0	     --		--	141
		--	--
Total		46	 9
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