9:00 pm: Purdue @ Michigan State: The Spartans are sitting by themselves at the top of the Big Ten standings, but that lead, which was three games just a week ago, is now down to one. With four teams just a game off the pace in the loss column, there are going to be plenty of Big Ten fans rooting for the Boilermakers tonight.
Michigan State will either be without Kalin Lucas, or with a limited Kalin Lucas (he is officially listed as questionable). While the Spartans showed that they definitely have some talent beyond Lucas Saturday night, there are two major problems that they faced without him against Illinois - scoring in the half court and turnovers. Purdue is an excellent defensive team, especially in the half court, which will only exacerbate those problems.
7:00 pm: Illinois @ Wisconsin: The Illini head to Madison to take on the Badgers in the second of their brutal eight game finish in the Big Ten. Illinois has a nice record, but when you take a closer look at it, you will see that Michigan State is really their only win of significance in league play. They catch another break as they get the Badgers without Leuer. But Wisconsin beat Michigan State (who had Lucas when they got down by double digits) in the Kohl Center without Leuer.
7:00 pm: Tennessee @ Vanderbilt: In the first meeting between these two this season, Vandy used a late run and some clutch shooting from Jermaine Beal to knock off the Vols. Both of these teams are currently sitting a game behind Kentucky in the SEC East standings, with the loser dropping into a tie for third with Florida.
Tennessee is in the midst of their toughest two game stretch of the season, as they head to Lexington to play Kentucky next. If the Vols are serious about becoming a contender in this league this season, they likely need to sweep those two games.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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