Paul Sullivan: After Big Ten’s big weekend, can the conference send multiple teams to the Final Four?
CHICAGO — The first weekend of March Madness had a little bit of everything, including a Big Ten rager for the ages. There were buzzer beaters, bracket busters and more annoying commercials than ever, most of which featured Charles Barkley. All in all, it was four days that lived up to the hype with made-for-March moments that transcend sports.
“March is for the dreamers,” Iowa’s Alvaro ...
CHICAGO — The first weekend of March Madness had a little bit of everything, including a Big Ten rager for the ages. There were buzzer beaters, bracket busters and more annoying commercials than ever, most of which featured Charles Barkley. All in all, it was four days that lived up to the hype with made-for-March moments that transcend sports.
“March is for the dreamers,” Iowa’s Alvaro Fogueiras said after his 3-pointer with 4. 5 seconds left toppled defending champion Florida. “And there are no better dreamers than us.
” The big news was six of the nine Big Ten teams made it to the Sweet 16, including the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes, who finished ninth in the conference at 10-10. The Big Ten walked the walk, which bodes well for the possibility of the conference’s first men’s basketball national championship since Michigan State in 2000. There’s even an outside chance of having an all-Big Ten Final Four.
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