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Braden Smith collects 16 more assists as No. 18 Purdue beats Northwestern 81-68 in Big Ten tourney
— Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Joe Lunardi's men's Bracketology March Madness watch guide
The Lobos and Aztecs could strengthen their cases for bids, even without the Mountain West tournament title.
Nick Martinelli scores 28 and Northwestern defeats Indiana 74-61 at Big Ten Tournament
— Nick Martinelli scored 28 points, Jake West added 18 and 15th-seeded Northwestern knocked off No. 10-seed Indiana 74-61 on the second day of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
Bilas' All-America teams: My top 20 men's college basketball players of 2025-26
Freshmen earned six of the 20 spots we handed out Tuesday. Here's who made the cut.
Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament
— Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, Jayden Reid added 14, and Northwestern defeated Penn State 76-66 in a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday.
Going back to Dick Schnittker (Ohio St., 1948-50), there have been 18 two-time men's basketball single-season scoring avg. leaders in the Big Ten & only Nick Martinelli wasn't selected all-conf. 1st team. The N'western Sr. F led in scoring avg. the last 2 seasons & was named Tue. to the all-Big Ten 2nd team for the 2nd straight yr. Every two-time leader was all-Big Ten 1st team both seasons, with 3-time leaders Rick Mount & Terry Dischinger all-Big Ten 1st team all 3 seasons.
Reynolds scores 21, winner to take Minnesota 67-66 past Northwestern
— Langston Reynolds scored 21 points and scored the game-winning basket to lead Minnesota 67-66 past Northwestern in the final regular season game of the season for both Big Ten teams on Saturday.
Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 88.4 | - | 2 | 29 |
| Nebraska | 77.9 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Michigan State | 78.8 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| Illinois | 84.3 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | 83.3 | 6.5 | 9 | 23 |
| Purdue | 82.2 | 5.5 | 8 | 24 |
| UCLA | 77.8 | 7.5 | 10 | 22 |
| Ohio State | 80.2 | 8.5 | 11 | 21 |
| Iowa | 75.2 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Indiana | 78.2 | 11.5 | 14 | 18 |
| Minnesota | 70.0 | 14.5 | 17 | 15 |
| USC | 78.6 | 11.5 | 14 | 18 |
| Washington | 77.1 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Rutgers | 70.6 | 16 | 19 | 14 |
| Northwestern | 73.1 | 15.5 | 19 | 15 |
| Oregon | 70.8 | 17.5 | 20 | 12 |
| Maryland | 69.7 | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Penn State | 73.7 | 17.5 | 20 | 12 |
2021 Team Leaders
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