GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 21 • 12
ning of the year, there were a cou-
ple struggles I was going through,
but I had to push through that and
focus more on the team and cut
out distractions.
"I k new I had step up."
PA I N T E R A H E A D
Through two rounds of the
voting in the Coaches Infiniti
Charity Challenge on ESPN.com,
Painter in is first place with 24
percent of the vote.
I t appears to be a
two - coach race, consid-
ering Painter and Iowa
State's Fred Hoiberg are
the only coaches with at
least 20 percent of the
votes. Wichita State's
Gregg Marshall is in third
with only 7 percent.
By reaching the third
round, Painter has guar-
anteed $10,000 to his
charity, the BReaK Thru
Fund. The top vote -
getter by the end of the
competition receives
$100,000 for his charity.
j
Tom Campbell
Purdue players like their chances to
reach the NCAA Tournament for the
first time since 2012.
#1 Wisconsin
#4 Mich. State
#2 Maryland
#3 Purdue
6:30 BTN
PROJECTED
MEN'S BIG TEN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
:25 After
:25 After
1 p.m. CBS
:25 After
3:30 CBS
Noon BTN
#9 Michigan
#5 Ohio St.
:25 After
#7 Illinois
6:30 ESPN2
:25 After
#6 Indiana
#12 Penn St.
#11 Nebraska
4:30 pm ESPN2
7 p.m. BTN
#13 N'Western
#14 Rutgers
Noon ESPN
#8 Iowa
#10 Minnesota
Wednesday,
March 11
Thursday,
March 12
Friday,
March 13
Saturday,
March 14
Sunday,
March 15
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