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GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 24 • 10 "It's really unfortunate about Jay, and my job now is to step in where he was and be a reliable second man off the bench," Car- roll said. Big Ten Breakdown The Big Ten just wrapped one of its most competitive seasons. Since the league went to an 18-game schedule in 1975, this season was only the third time that the last-place conference team (Purdue) had five victories. Eleven of the 12 schools beat a ranked team this season. And, seemingly, anything can happen. The final day of regular-sea- son play certainly showed that: Nebraska beat ninth-ranked Wis- consin and Ohio State beat No. 22 Michigan State. Following is a breakdown of this week's Big Ten Tournament, including thumbnails of the top contenders. S No. 1 seed Michigan. It was a pretty impressive run for the Wolverines to their first outright league championship since 1986, considering they didn't have the services of all-league player Mitch McGary (back). But Nik Stauskas stepped up, scoring 17.0 points per game dur- ing league play, as Michigan was the Big Ten's No. 2 scoring team. The Wolverines shot a blister- ing 49 percent in league play and also led the conference in free throw shooting. It could be a tough task to slow them down. S No. 2 seed Wisconsin. UW Big Ten sTandings (Final Regular Season) CONFERENCE OVERALL STANDINGS W-L Pct W-L Pct Michigan^# 15-3 .833 23-7 .767 Wisconsin# 12-6 .667 25-6 .806 Michigan State# 12-6 .667 23-8 .742 Nebraska# 11-7 .611 19-11 .633 Ohio State 10-8 .556 23-8 .742 Iowa 9-9 .500 20-11 .645 Minnesota 8-10 .444 19-12 .613 Illinois 7-11 .389 18-13 .581 Indiana 7-11 .389 17-14 .548 Penn State 6-12 .333 15-16 .484 Northwestern 6-12 .333 13-18 .419 Purdue 5-13 .278 15-16 .484 CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Businesses • Churches • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 State Road 26 E. 765-447-9393 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS Plus-minus The figure shows how Purdue, as a team, fared when an individual was in the game. For example, after the conference regular season, Purdue has scored 47 more points when Kendall Stephens is on the floor and 28 fewer points than its opponents when Ronnie Johnson is on the court. OSU @ Minn Neb @Ill PSU @NU UW @UM @PSU Minn @OSU IU MSU @Neb UM @Iowa @WIS NU Total Kendall Stephens +1 -5 +3 +11 +10 +2 +3 -5 -10 +17 -6 +10 -11 0 +7 +13 +10 -3 +47 A.J. Hammons -3 -1 +9 +9 -3 +1 -3 +5 +4 +4 -3 +10 -10 -5 +9 -2 0 -3 +16 Sterling Carter -5 +8 +6 -6 -3 -4 -1 -4 -3 -2 -2 +9 -14 -1 Inj. Inj. Inj. Inj. -22 Ronnie Johnson -5 0 +9 +12 +3 -1 -15 -2 -9 +11 -12 +15 -8 -22 +3 +6 -1 0 -28 Travis Carroll Inj. +2 +3 -3 -2 DNP 0 -14 +2 DNP DNP -6 -2 +4 -6 -3 -1 -5 -31 Jay Simpson -3 -1 -5 +2 +11 -2 -11 DNP -9 +1 -15 +5 -4 -6 Inj. Inj. Inj. Inj. -38 Terone Johnson -4 +3 +2 +10 +2 -1 -14 -12 -7 -1 -17 +14 -9 -15 +11 -5 -17 +2 -58 Basil Smotherman -8 -1 -3 +1 +11 -4 -9 0 -11 -3 -9 +11 +7 -25 -7 -6 -1 -6 -63 Rapheal Davis -8 -20 +10 -4 -7 -5 -12 -1 -7 +5 -11 +6 +3 -15 -9 -7 +7 -8 -83 Bryson Scott -4 +2 -2 +1 -3 -2 0 -5 -3 -10 -10 +10 -8 -7 -12 -13 -7 -14 -87 Errick Peck -1 -2 +4 +7 -14 +1 -8 -9 -6 -7 -5 +15 -19 -10 -1 -18 -17 -8 -93 Tom Campbell Travis Carroll's final game in Mackey Arena was one of the best of his senior season, as he reached season highs with seven points and five rebounds in 15 minutes.