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They also said that after speaking with Painter and West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, they thought the score of contest would be in the 50s. Painter has said ���the first to 50 wins��� while Huggins thought it would take 55 to get the job done. CBS also had a bit on the Purdue Football Hall of Glory exhibit in Mollenkopf. Not surprisingly, the spotlight was on Gary Danielson, the network���s top color analyst for college football. 5-of-9 shooting, three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. ���I���ve been struggling, (but) my teammates and the coaches continue to have confidence in me. I have to continue to have confidence in myself,��� said Johnson, who hadn���t scored in double figures since Dec. 4 and hadn���t had at least two assists in a game since Dec. 8. ���(Against West VirginA boost ia), I was aggressive. Some Purdue didn���t get much pro- shots fell for me that I norduction from its bench in the mally make that weren���t first two games of its three-game going down for me in the winning streak, but Anthony past. I credit to my teamTom Campbell Johnson and Sandi Marcius were mates getting me the ball Though Ronnie Johnson struggled against West Virginia good against the Mountaineers. in the right positions, and with five turnovers and only three assists in 23 minutes, Johnson had 12 points on I was able to be aggres- CBS commentator Bill Raftery was impressed with him, as well as Purdue���s other freshmen. sive and get some big ten STANDINGS shots to go down tough matchups. ... But he���s kept (as of Jan. 20) for me.��� a great attitude in practice. He���s W-LPct W-L Pct Marcius played 14 been positive and when you do 1. Michigan State 5-1 1.000 16-3 .842 minutes, his highest to- that and get an opportunity, you 2.Michigan 4-1 .800 17-1 .944 tal since Game 2, and normally play well.��� Indiana 4-1.800 16-2 .889 Wisconsin 4-1.800 13-5 .722 had four rebounds, a 5.Minnesota 3-2 .600 15-3 .833 block and an assist to go Around the league Ohio State 3-2 .600 13-4 .765 with four points on 2-of��� Hours before Michigan Purdue 3-2.600 10-8 .556 3 shooting. 8.Iowa 2-3 .400 13-5 .722 State was set to play Penn State, ���I thought Sandi Spartans Adreian Payne and 9.Northwestern 2-4 .333 11-8 .579 10.Illinois 1-4 .200 14-5 .737 was great,��� Painter Branden Dawson got into a scuf11.Nebraska 0-5 .167 10-9 .526 said. ���He gave us en- fle at the team hotel. Coach Tom 12. Penn State 0-6 .000 8-10 .444 ergy. Sometimes he has Izzo punished them by benching them for the first half, but Payne responded with a career-high 20 points in the second half to spark Michigan State���s 81-72 victory. Payne and Dawson were in the postgame news conference and apologized for their behavior. ������It was a disappointing thing, one of those things. ... Again don���t take this wrong, but if it wasn���t for the Twitter era, it would be just another day,��� Izzo told reporters afterward. ���Unfortunately, the fight was in a hallway.��� Payne stayed hot in Michigan���s next game, scoring 14 points in a 59-56 victory over Ohio State. ��� Five Big Ten schools made ESPN.com���s ���Power Rankings��� this week. Michigan, Purdue���s opponent on Thursday, moved into the top spot after rebounding ���with authority��� from its first loss of the season by beating Minnesota on the road. After losing to Wisconsin, Indiana dropped from No. 2 to No. 6 in the rankings. Michigan State was No. 11, Minnesota 12 and Ohio State 16. j GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 18��� ������ 13