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Next season, Iowa will have to learn to cope with losing one of the nation's best players. The Hawkeyes had no problem winning without star Peter Jok on Saturday. Brady Ellingson came off the bench to score 17 points and Iowa pounded Ohio State 85-72, snapping a three-game losing streak. Continue to Article

January 28, 2017 10:49:pm EST

Ethan Happ had just scored 32 of Wisconsin's 61 points and when he was done with a TV interview, the Badger fans at Madison Square Garden cheered him as he left the court waving and blowing kisses. ''It's always special to play in MSG but once you get going it turns into a basketball game,'' the sophomore forward said after the 15th-ranked Badgers survived a bad offensive game for a 61-54 overtime victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Happ scored seven of his career-high total in the overtime and he scored eight of Wisconsin's points in the 13-4 rally to close regulation, including the basket that tied it at 45 with 2 seconds left. Continue to Article

January 28, 2017 3:47:pm EST

Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, Rutgers has struggled mightily, winning just four of their 46 league games. Rutgers (12-9, 1-7 Big Ten) faces another stern test when it clashes with No. 15 Wisconsin (17-3, 6-1) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Badgers are tied with Maryland for first place in the league. Continue to Article

January 27, 2017 7:32:pm EST

With a bad loss looming, Maryland turned to its best player to maintain its unlikely lead atop the Big Ten. Melo Trimble scored 20 points and No. 25 Maryland rallied after blowing a 15-point lead to outlast Iowa 84-76 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory. Trimble broke out of a slump with consecutive 3-pointers in the final 3 minutes to key the Terrapins (17-2, 5-1), who have also won three in a row on the road (Michigan, Illinois and Iowa). Continue to Article

January 19, 2017 9:56:pm EST

Nearly every program is forced to start from scratch every once in a while. Inexperienced Iowa is suffering through one of those seasons in 2016-17. The departure of four key seniors has left Iowa with four freshmen starters whose talent is often overshadowed by their inconsistency. Continue to Article

January 17, 2017 6:03:pm EST

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