Big10 News Ya Can Use!!
--#4 Kentucky manhandles once scary but now not-so-scary Indiana 90-73. If only Bobby Knight could be there to spank Calbert Cheaney!! The WCs punished the Hoo's lackluster "Sit On It 'Round Five" D with 23 points from Fresh phenom Eric Bledsoe, and junior forward Patrick Patterson added 19 with 11 boards. At the press conference, Indy coach Tom Crean was overheard bumming a cigarette. Crean reportedly quit smoking in 1983.
--The highly-vaunted #13 Buckeyes were Evan-less, and thusly thwarted by # 22 Butler 74-66. Da Dawgs used tight defense, perseverance and soph Gordon Hayward outside the arc to nip the boys in scarlet. Nut coach Thad Motta was all praises when commenting about the Buts, saying, "Even if Evan had played, I still think we would have faced a tough Butler squad!" Way to tiptoe, Bojangles!:thumbsup:
--#20 Wisconsin badgered the usually-reliable-but-down-this-season Marquette Golden Eagles 72-63 behind junior forward Jon Leuer's 24-12 game. One bright spot for the Birds was senior forward Lazar Hayward's 21-12 performance, which Marq coach Buzz Williams described as "phenomenally aggressive" and "full of bold taste." Of course, Buzz was buzzed on Bud at the time.
--How do the Boilermakers always manage to creep into the Top 10 in the middle of darkness, under the wire, while prison guards are watching? Why, it's by defeating up-and-coming teams like the Tide, 73-65, that's how! Now, mind you, this was in front of a hostile 'Bama crowd, and still Robbie Hummel scored 23 and the Tide was frustrated and scoreless over the final nine minutes. Hail the Purdue mighty D !!:thumbsup: Anyway, Purdue coach Matt Painter could not be reached for comment, as he is preparing his game plan for upcoming powerhouse opponents Ball State and SIU Edwardsville.
