From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Subject: Big Ten Update (1-4-93)
Summary: Four teams in the new USA Today/CNN Top 10
Keywords: Big Ten 
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:45:51 GMT

Wednesday (12-30):

Michigan 86, Kansas 74 (Rainbow Classic Final):  I'm sure the Wolverines
	quieted a few critics by beating UNC and Kansas in consecutive
	days.  UM was up by two at halftime.  Jalen Rose led the way in
	this game with 25 points, while Chris Webber was named tourney MVP...

MICHIGAN STATE 77, Washington State 61 (Olds Spartan Classic Final):
	A pretty easy win for the Spartans over the Cougars (5-3) .  MSU led
	42-30 at the break.  Mike Peplowski was tourney MVP and scored
	24 points in this one.  He unveiled a nice little hook shot that
	I thought looked pretty good on Saturday against ETSU (see below).
	14,968 at the Breslin Center...

Thursday (12-31):

MINNESOTA 70, Memphis State 55:  Voshon Lenard led the Gophers with 17
	points, as the Gophers led 37-25 at halftime after a late surge.
	UM led 50-30 early in the second half over disappointing Memphis
	State (5-5).  Anfernee Hardaway scored 30 points, and the rest
	of his team managed 25 points on 27 percent from the floor...

WISCONSIN 76, Fairfield 55:  Michael Finley scored 24 points to lead
	the Badgers past Fairfield.  UW started the second half with a
	14-2 surge that gave them a 53-32 lead...

Saturday (1-2):

IOWA 104, Central Connecticut 58:  Another huge score for Iowa, though this
	time the blowing-out was done in the second half.  The Hawkeyes
	only led 48-40 at the break.  Acie Earl scored 25 points.  Iowa
	outrebounded CCU 59-27.  15,241 at Carver Hawkeye...

MICHIGAN 88, Eastern Michigan 58:  An easy win for UM after the big Hawaii
	trip, as the Wolverines already led 41-18 at the break.  Chris
	Webber scored 22 points and pulled down 10 boards.  13,562 at
	Crisler...

Michigan State 80, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 69:  A great win for the Spartans,
	beating almost giant-killer ETSU in Johnson City.  MSU led 47-24
	at the break, but ETSU, a slow starter this year, got all the way
	back within 61-55 and kept it within striking distance until the
	final minute or two.  This team trailed Kansas on the road 22-0
	before taking a couple of late leads in a 3-point loss.  ETSU's
	other loss was at Purdue by 14.  9,327 down south...

MINNESOTA 74, Alabama-Birmingham  59:  The Gophers beat another team from
	the south, doing it without guards Arriel McDonald (hurt in the
	Iowa State loss) and Voshon Lenard.  Ryan Wolf filled in with 11
	points, including some big threes.  The Gophers pulled away from
	a 4-point halftime lead, 31-27.  Jayson Walton led Minnesota with
	19 points.  13,691 at The Barn...
	
OHIO STATE 79, Illinois-Chicago 55:  The Buckeyes had a fairly easy time
	of it with UIC.  They led 38-27 at the break and kept it going.
	Sherrill Ford of UIC was held to just 2 points.  Lawrence Funderburke
	and Ricky Dudley led OSU in scoring with 13 apiece.  UIC lost
	its sixth game already.  13,276 in Columbus...

BOWLING GREEN 73, Penn State 65:  Bowling Green (3-5) came from behind to beat
	the Lions.  Penn State enjoyed a 29-28 halftime lead and some
	larger early second half leads before succumbing.  DeRon Hayes
	led PSU with 20 points...

PURDUE 80, Butler 54:  After a fairly sluggish first half (32-24 lead),
	Purdue woke up and dispatched the Bulldogs.  The Boilermakers
	jumped ahead 59-34 early in the second half and led by as many
	as 31 at 70-39.  Glenn Robinson scored 21 points as every Purdue
	player on the bench saw plenty of action.  Purdue was 7 of 11 from
	three point land, including 4 of 5 from former bricklayer Matt
	Painter.  14,123 in icy West Lafayette...

Wisconsin 77, MARQUETTE 67:  The Badgers seem to be coming around, defeating
	previously once-beaten Marquette in Milwaukee.  UW led 39-27 at
	the break.  Micheal Finley led the Badgers in scoring with 20
	points.  18,543 at the Bradley Center...

Sunday (1-3):

Kentucky 81, Indiana 78 (at Louisville):  UK led most of the game, including
	42-36 at the break, but IU took a 72-68 lead late before the Cats
	won it with some treys.  Travis Ford of UK and Matt Nover of IU
	led their respective teams in scoring with 29 each.  These two
	teams took a page out of the Illinois-Missouri "St. Louis Border
	War" series, by equally splitting 20,000 Freedom Hall seats to make
	it a neutral court and letting both bands attend.  These games are
	so much more interesting to me than the home-and-home ones...

Monday (1-4):

	Iowa at Drake
	Lehigh at Northwestern

Tuesday (1-5):

	Ohio State at Penn State (ESPN, 6:30 pm Central)

Wednesday (1-6):

	Iowa at Indiana (#8 vs. #4)
	Michigan State at Minnesota

Thursday (1-7):

	Michigan at Purdue (#3 vs. #9)
	Illinois at Northwestern (ESPN, 6:30 pm Central - Good call!)

STANDINGS
		  Overall	   Conf			     Ratings
						     New	Old	Old
Team		 W	 L	 W	 L	USA Today/CNN	AP    Sagarin
----		--	--	--	--	-------------	--    -------
Iowa		10	 0	 0	 0	      8		 8	  6
Purdue		 9	 0	 0	 0	      9		13	 19
Michigan	10	 1	 0	 0	      3		 6	 10
Michigan State	 8	 1	 0	 0	     15		17	 48
Minnesota	 8	 1	 0	 0	     45		42	 13
Indiana		11	 2	 0	 0	      4		 4	  3
Ohio State	 7	 2	 0	 0	     35		36	 15
Wisconsin	 7	 2	 0	 0	     --		--	 84
Illinois	 7	 4	 0	 0	     --		--	 61
Penn State	 5	 4	 0	 0	     --		--	133
Northwestern	 4	 4	 0	 0	     --		--	123
		--	--
Total		86	21
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