Revisiting Micah's predictions for Big Ten basketball in Sweet 16
The Big Ten took care of business in the Sweet 16, with four teams in the Elite 8. No other conference has more than one team left
Many Big Ten teams continued their run at a title, but there was still room for a lot of surprise this round of the Sweet 16. Iowa's magical run is not ready to conclude just yet, and top teams in the Big Ten win convincingly over tough opponents. Here are how my predictions for the NCAA Tournament in the sweet 16 on Thursday and Friday for Big Ten teams played out: To start with here were my predictions from Thursday: No.
2 Purdue over No. 11 Texas "Texas has been fighting its way until this point, even knocking off BYU, which fields one of the best stars in the game in AJ Dybantsa. Purdue is well balanced, their offense is a well-oiled machine, and they have a top 15 defense.
They are not the most exciting team, but they have won 6 straight, and they are a tough team to beat. Texas should put up a good fight, but I think Purdue takes care of business once again. " It took everything out of Purude to pull off this win, but off the backs of their seniors, they were able to.
Trey Kaufman-Renn made a tip-in layup to win the game with seconds left, and he and the other seniors from Purdue were not ready for their last game just yet. No. 4 Nebraska over No.
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