Penn State vs Purdue basketball

The line of Folkes-Barratt-Limoges have found their rhythm, having scored nine of Penn State’s 21 goals in the past four games against the Gophers. MI will be playing its fourth game in four days, and Purdue it’s third in three.

Saturday’s performance against Penn State put that fact in clear view.

The Nittany Lions advanced five of their eight semifinalists to sit 13.5 points behind the Buckeyes’ 137.5 points.

The Buckeyes had their second finalist at 133, when Luke Pletcher met Michigan’s Stevan Micic. He’s a rare breed of point guard at 6-foot-5. OSU played in the inaugural Big Ten championship game, losing to Wisconsin, 5-4, in 2014.

“Teams make runs, especially playing in the Big Ten Tournament”, Mitchell said.

“The guys had a great push in the second and third period”, Minnesota coach Don Lucia said. 149: Zain Retherford, Penn State md Ke-Shawn Hayes, Ohio State 10-0; Brandon Sorensen, Iowa d Ryan Deakin, Northwestern 7-2.

He opened the semifinals with an eight-point first period and that’s all he needed for a 10-2 win over Purdue’s Christian Brunner.

Another Ohio State/Michigan final set the stage for the title bout at 157.

No. 1 seed Notre Dame, which enjoyed a first round bye, hosts fourth-seeded Penn State following the Nittany Lions' series win over Minnesota. But on the ensuing possession, Carsen Edwards drained a 3-pointer. Mount finished on a 3-0 run as Taylor Carhart (Manchester Valley) scored the final goal with 1:36 left in the game. He’ll take on Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez for the Big Ten crown.

After trailing early, Purdue closed the first half with all the momentum on a 12-3 run that Edwards capped off with another timely 3 to take a 33-31 lead into the break. He made 38 saves in the game, including 15 in the third period with thee score tied.

Joseph almost took down Martinez with the clock winding down, but a roll-through by Martinez resulted in a stalemate that put the wrestlers back on their feet.

The Buckeyes won their second-straight Big Ten team title today.

Mark Hall edged Michigan’s Myles Amine, 4-3, at 174.

The goals were deflating, but the Gophers made things slightly more interesting before the end. The No. 7-seeded Nittany Lions advance to play No. 2 Ohio State at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

NOTES: Attendance for Session 1 was 4,968; the total for Session 2 was 5,192.

Purdue’s chance to repeat as Big Ten champs came undone with three straight losses in February. Nolf’s withdrawal sent Michigan’s Alex Pantaleo to the finals to wrestle Ohio State’s Micah Jordan. Coon upset Snyder in the dual meet.

After the pair of heavyweights ended regulation tied 1-1, they entered overtime. But the Boilers’ 2-0 record against the Wolverines doesn’t accurately reflect how evenly matched the teams are.

Nathan Tomasello won his fourth individual title at 125 pounds.

Nick Lee finished in third place after going 2-0 Sunday. Dakota Mathias chipped in 15 for Purdue.

Rasheed said that Saturday was a tough day and it showed. Kuhn moved within one win of the NCAA Championships after beating Nebraska’s Mitch Maginnis for the second time of the day, this time via a 7-2 decision.

Dickinson 15, St. Mary’s 10: The Red Devils (2-1) took a 10-5 lead in the first half and held off the Seahawks (2-2) in a game played at Sparks.