Big Ten Roundup (Feb. 26): Maryland Tops No. 21 Northwestern, Creates 2nd-Place Logjam

Maryland finished 10-0 at home in Big Ten play after beating No. 21 Northwestern 75-59 Sunday, forcing a four-way tie for second place in the Big Ten after a wild and wacky weekend. Here's our league roundup for Sunday, with the full final-week schedule as well.

Maryland completed its perfect home Big Ten season on Sunday with an impressive 75-59 beatdown of No. 21 Northwestern, winning all 10 of its conference games at Xfinity Center.

The victory gave Maryland it's 20th win of the season under first-year coach Kevin Willard, and the Terrapins are now 11-7 in the Big Ten, tied for second place with Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan with just a week to go.

Purdue is two games ahead of that group, as they jockey for a top-four seed and a double bye in the Big Ten tournament that starts on March 8 in Chicago. 

Jahmir Young again led the way for Maryland, scoring 18 points on senior day, with all five starters scoring in double figures.

“It’s a moment that you’re going to remember for the rest of your life,” said Young, one of five seniors honored before the game. “We're ust trying to take care of business but also enjoy it and stay in the moment.”

Northwestern, hoping to win its first Big Ten title in 90 years, lost for the second straight time. They are now also 20-9 and 11-7 in the league. Boo Buie, who scored 35 points for Northwestern against Illinois earlier this week, had just four on Sunday, going 1-for-9 shooting.

“They outplayed us in the second half,” Northwestern Coach Chris Collins said. “We couldn’t keep up with the scoring.”

Sunday's other results

• Ohio State 72, Illinois 60: Ohio State snapped its nine-game losing streak with an impressive 72-60 home win over Illinois. Freshman guard Bruce Thornton scored 20 points for the Buckeyes (12-17, 4-14 in Big Ten), leading the team in scoring for just the second time all year. Illinois made just 6-of-29 three-point attempts.
• Michigan 87, Wisconsin 79, OT: Hunter Dickinson hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds in regulation and then knocked off Wisconsin 87-79 in overtime to move into a tie for second in the Big Ten. Michigan (17-12, 11-7 in the Big Ten) got 29 points from Kobe Bufkin, 23 from Dickinson and 20 from Dug McDaniel. Freshman Connor Essegian had 24 for Wisconsin, who's NCAA tourney hopes took a serious hit with the loss.
• Rutgers 59, Penn State 56: Freshman Derek Simpson scored 16 points off the bench to help Rutgers (18-11, 10-8 in Big Ten) snap out of its funk. The Scarlet Knights had lost four of five before Sunday. Penn State made just 8-of-29 three-point attempts, and senior Seth Lundy went 0-for-11 from deep.

Saturday's results

• No. 17 Indiana 79, No. 5 Purdue 71: Indiana got 35 points from freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino and beat Purdue 79-71 to sweep the season series over their in-state rivals for the first time since 2013. Indiana (20-9, 11-7 in Big Ten) had lost seven straight at Mackey Arena, also dating back to 2013. Purdue fell to 24-5 overall and 13-5 in league play. For complete coverage of the game, go to HoosiersNow.com.
• Iowa 112, Michigan State 106, OT: Iowa made a miraculous comeback, scoring 23 points over the final 90 seconds to force overtime, then won 112-106 over Michigan State. Iowa (18-11, 10-8 in Big Ten) hit five three-pointers in the final 39 seconds, the last one coming from Sandfort with three seconds to go. It was the most points allowed all season by Michigan State (17-11, 9-8 in Big Ten), who were led by Tyson Walker with 31 points.
• Nebraska 78, Minnesota 67: Sam Griesel scored 19 points and Nebraska (15-14, 8-10 in Big Ten) had six players in double figures and won its eighth Big Ten game for the first time since 2018 in a win over Minnesota (7-20, 1-16 in Big Ten). The Gophers have lost 12 straight games.

This week's schedule

Tuesday's games

• Iowa at No. 17 Indiana, 7 p.m. ET. (TV: ESPN2)
• Michigan State at Nebraska, 9 p.m. ET (TV: Big Ten Network)

Wednesday's games

• Maryland at Ohio State, 7 p.m. ET. (TV: Big Ten Network)
• Penn State at No. 21 Northwestern, 9 p.m. ET (TV: Big Ten Network)

Thursday's games

• Michigan at Illinois, 7 p.m. ET. (TV: ESPN)
• Rutgers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.ET (TV: FOX Sports 1)
• No. 5 Purdue at Wisconsin, 9 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports 1)

Saturday's game

• Ohio State at Michigan State, Noon ET (TV: CBS)

Sunday's games

• Maryland at Penn State, Noon ET (TV: Big Ten Network)
• Illinois at No. 5 Purdue, 12:30 p.m. ET (TV: FOX)
• Nebraska at Iowa, 2 p.m. ET. (TV: Big Ten Network)
• Michigan at No. 17 Indiana, 4:30 p.m. ET (TV: CBS)
• No. 21 Northwestern at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m. ET (TV: Big Ten Network)
• Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports 1) 

Big Ten conference standings