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Purdue���s Best Scoring SIBLINGS Terone and Ronnie Johnson established a new high (for combined scoring) in Saturday���s game against Michigan State with 35 points. The current Boilermaker duo has the top-11 combined scoring efforts by brothers in the history of the program. Listed below are the best scoring efforts of the three brother combinations who have played for Purdue in the past 50 years: 35 Terone Johnson (20), Ronnie Johnson (15); Feb. 9, 2013 vs. Michigan State 23 Greg McQuay (23), Gary McQuay (0); Dec. 27, 1998 at Providence 15 Steve Walker (10), Brian Walker(5); Dec. 29, 1978 vs. Arizona State* * Game played in Honolulu, Hawaii The College Basketball Invitational, which began in 2007-08, has taken six teams with losing records in its five seasons of existence. Four of those six teams have come from the Pac 12. Though it has yet to select a Big Ten Team, it has taken squads with conference records as poor as 5-13, which it did with eventual champion Pittsburgh last season. Oregon, the 2011 champion, and Oregon State, which prevailed in 2009, were below-.500 teams when the tournament began. Other champions have been VCU in 2010 and Tulsa in 2008. The two final teams play a bestof-three series to determine the champion. stuggles against the spartans Purdue has lost its last five games to Michigan State by double figures or more, with an average spread of 18.6 dating back to a loss in the 2011 Big Ten Tournament. It is the only series in the Big Ten to have had five consecutive games won by one team and decided by 10 or more points. Around the league S Illinois kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive by shocking top-ranked Indiana in Champaign with a basket in the final second. The 74-72 victory gave the Illini three wins over top-10 teams this season (IU, Ohio State, Gonzaga). But Illinois wasn���t done ��� it finished the week with a victory at No. 18 Minnesota. Illinois hadn���t won back-to-back games since mid-December and snapped a 10-game losing streak to ranked Big Ten teams. ���We���re just trying to get to the tournament,��� guard D.J. Richardson told reporters after the game. ���That���s our goal.��� S Despite the loss to Illinois, the Hoo- told the Wisconsin State Journal. ���It���s pretty siers stayed No. 1 in the latest Associated cool to think about it. It was a fun game, and we���re just happy to survive with the win.��� j Press Poll released Monday. Victor Oladipo had a career-high 26 points to help Indiana beat No. 10 Ohio State in Columbus later in the week, the first time the Hoosiers had won a road game against a top-10 team since 2000. The Buckeyes had their steak of 121 consecutive games without losing back-toback snapped. It had been the nation���s longest such streak. S Ohio State guard Aaron Craft is No. 10 all-time in Big Ten history in steals. He has 215 in his career and is the Buckeyes��� record-holder. S A big reason Indiana stuck in the nation���s top spot was because No. 2 Michigan blew it against the Badgers. The Wolverines led by The Area���s Premier Orthopaedic three with 2.5 seconds left in and Sportsmedicine Center regulation, but Ben Brust nailed a shot just inside the halfcourt Robert J. Hagen, M.D. Peter J. Torok, M.D. line to force OT. Michael E. Highhouse, M.D. Daniel J. Daluga, M.D. Brust���s three-pointer with Mark C. Page, M.D. John T. Bauman, M.D. 39 seconds left in overtime Michael D. Krauss, M.D. proved to be the game-winner, 65-62. Wisconsin is 6-1 in its last seven home games against teams ranked in the top 5. ���It���s probably going to be an ���Instant Classic��� game,��� Wis765.447.4165 | www.lafayetteortho.com consin forward Jared Berggren Supporting Our Local Community Since 1965 GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 21��� ������ 20