Live Blogging: Shish on College Basketball: B1G (Big Ten) Championship Game: Michigan Wolverines vs. Purdue Boilermakers 03/04/2018

Big Ten MBK Championship Game: Mchigan vs. Purdue 03/04/2018

Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. This Afternoon it is the Big Ten Championship Game as Michigan Wolverines take on the Purdue Boilermakers. The Wolverines got here through wins to Iowa, Nebraska, and Michigan St. While Purdue advanced to the championship game by defeating Rutgers and Penn St. 

Michigan comes off as a tournament team. They won last year's Big Ten Tournament, as well as advancing to the Sweet 16.  Statistically they are led by Mo Wagner in scoring and rebounding, while Zavier Simpson leads the Wolverines are led in assists. 

Purdue comes off as a team with a lot of depth. Purdue has a great balance of inside/outside, when it comes to offense. Statistically the Boilermakers are led by Carsen Edwards in scoring, Vincent Edwards leads Purdue in rebounding. And Dakota Mathias leads the Indiana Engineering School in assists. 

It is Michigan Wolverines and Purdue Boilermakers, the Big Ten Championship Game. Coming up shortly. 

Starting Lineups:
#5: Michigan Wolverines:
G: Z. Simpson
G. M. Abdur-Rahkman
G: C. Matthews 
F: I. Livers
F: M. Wagner

#3 Purdue Boilermakers:
G: C. Edwards
G: D. Mathias
G: P. Thompson
F: V. Edwards
C: I. Haas

Michigan in blue, Purdue in white.

1st Half:
20:00: Michigan won the tipoff. Purdue will have the Possession Arrow, in their favor. 
19:40: Haas with a layup. MICH 0, PUR 2
18:10: Wagner hits a 3-point FG. MICH 3, PUR 2
17:58: Haas with a FG and foul. Haas makes a free throw. MICH 3, PUR 5
17:33: Teske with a layup. MICH 5, PUR 5
17:12: Haas with a hook shot. MICH 5, PUR 7
16:41: Teske with a jam. MICH 7, PUR 7
16:02: Teske hits both free throws. MICH 9, PUR 7
15:11: Levers with a layup. MICH 11, PUR 7
14:42: V. Edwards with a hook shot. MICH 11, PUR 9
14:24: Abdur-Rahkman hits a 3-point FG. MICH 14, PUR 9
13:53; Simpson with a layup. MICH 16, PUR 9
13:52: Boilermaker Timeout #1: MICH 16, PUR 9
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13:24: Eastern with a jam. MICH 16, PUR 11
13:03: Robinson with a layup. MICH 18, PUR 11
12:15: Eastern with a layup. MICH 18, PUR 13
11:55: Matthews draws a foul at the 3-point line. 
11:55: T.V. Timeout #1: MICH 18, PUR 13
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11:55: Matthews makes 1 of 3 free throws. MICH 19, PUR 13
11:10: Michigan has the Possession Arrow, in their favor. 
11;07: Eastern misses both free throws. 
10:53; Haas makes a hook shot. MICH 19, PUR 15
10:28: Abdur-Rahkman hits a 3-point FG. MICH 22, PUR 15
9:18: C. Edwards with a layup. MICH 22, PUR 17
8:24: Haas with a hook shot. MICH 22, PUR 19
7:34: T.V. Timeout #2: MICH 22, PUR 19
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7:12: Robinson with a jump shot MICH 24, PUR 19
6:41: Mathias with a jump shot. MICH 24, PUR 21
6:24: Teske with a layup. MICH 26, PUR 21
5:33: Matthews with a jump shot. MICH 28, PUR 21
5:06: V. Edwards with a layup. MICH 28, PUR 23
4:37: Simpson with a layup. MICH 30, PUR 23
4:10: C. Edwards nails a 3-point FG. MICH 30, PUR 26
3:33: Thompson with a 3-point FG> MICH 32, PUR 29
3:10: Teske with a jump shot. MICH 32, PUR 29
2:29: Teske with a jump shot. MICH 34, PUR 29
2:10: C. Edwards with a layup. MICH 34, PUR 31
1:49: T.V. Timeout #3: MICH 34, PUR 31
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1:34: Wagner makes a layup. MICH 36, PUR 31
:43: Wagner with a jam. MICH 38, PUR 31
:25: Haarms with a hook shot. MICH 38, PUR 33
:00: The end of the 1st Half. Michigan will inbound to start the 2nd Half.

Halftime: 
MICH 38, PUR 33

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: Teske (MICH) 12 points
Rebounding: Haas (PUR) 5 rebounds
Assists: Simpson/Matthew (MICH) 3 assists

Halftime Thoughts:
A lot of inside scoring for both teams. Team who shoots the 3-point FG. and get to the foul line will win this game. 

Murray State, Radford, Loyola-Chicago, and possibly Lipscomb punching automatic bids for the NCAA MBK Tournament.

Yesterday I was on location at Wintrust Arena, watching Xavier's 2018 Big East Regular Season Clincher vs. DePaul. 

2nd Half:
20:00: Michigan will inbound the ball to start the 2nd Half. Purdue will inbound the ball to start the 2nd Half. 
19:23: Haas makes a layup. MICH 38, PUR 35
18:50: Injury Timeout: Livers is injured on the court. On the bench, Simpson comes off the bench. 
18:06: Simpson makes a layup. MICH 40, PUR 35
17:47: Haas with the putin. MICH 40, PUR 37
17:27: Wagner with a layup. MICH 42, PUR 37
17:00: Abdur-Rahkman with a 3-point FG. MICH 45, PUR 37
15:50: Simpson with a 3-point FG. MICH 48, PUR 37
15:49: Boilermakers Timeout #2: MICH 48, PUR 37
15:06: T.V. Timeout #1: MICH 48, PUR 37

14:44: Mathias hits a jump shot. MICH 48, PUR 39
14:23: Wagner with a layup. MICH 50, PUR 39
13:15: Mathias with a 3-point FG. MICH 50, PUR 42
12:58: Wagner with a 3-point FG. MICH 53, PUR 42
12:05: Wagner with a 3-point jump shot. MICH 56, PUR 42
11:41: Eastern with a tipin. MICH 56, PUR 44
11:04: T.V. Timeout #2: MICH 56, PUR 44
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11:04: Eastern makes both free throws. MICH 56, PUR 46
9:45: Poole draws a foul at the 3-point line. 
9:45: Poole makes 3 free throws. MICH 59, PUR 46
9:11: C. Edwards makes 1 of 2 free throws. MICH 59, PUR 47
8:38: Michigan is in the Bonus. Wolverines will shoot 1-and-1, after every non-shooting fouls. 
8:35: C. Edwards with an air ball. 
8:22: Matthews with a 3-point FG. MICH 62, PUR 47
7:52: T.V. Timeout #3: MICH 62, PUR 47
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7:52: Poole misses a free throw. MICH 62, PUR 47
7;15: Both teams are in the Bonus. 
7:13: Simpson missed a free throw. 
7:13: Robinson makes 2 free throws. MICH 64, PUR 47
7:10: Michigan is in the Double Bonus.
7:00:C. Edwards makes 1 of 2 free throws. MICH 64, PUR 48
6:03: Teske with a jam and a foul. MICH 66, PUR 48
6:03: Boilermakers Timeout #2: MICH 66, PUR 48

6:02: CBS Sports showed a graphic that Purdue hasn't made a FG in 5:41.
6:02: Teske missed a free throw. 
5:51: Haas makes both free throws. MICH 66, PUR 50
4:42: Eastern with a layup. MICH 66, PUR 52
4:14: Matthews makes both free throws. MICH 68, PUR 52
3:32: T.V. Timeout #4: MICH 68, PUR 52
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3:32: Mathias makes both free throws. MICH 68, PUR 54
3:30: Both teams are in the Double Bonus.
3:30: Abdur-Rahkman hits both free throws. MICH 70, PUR 54
3:20: C. Edwards makes a 3-point FG. MICH 70, PUR 57
3:05: Simpson makes 1 of 2 free throws. MICH 71, PUR 57
2;59: Haas makes both free throws. MICH 71, PUR 59
2:55: Simpson misses both free throws.  
2:47: Mathias makes a layup. MICH 71, PUR 61
2;14: Abdur-Rahkman makes a jump shot. MICH 73, PUR 61
2:01: Haas with a FG. MICH 73, PUR 63
2:01; Boilermakers Final Timeout: MICH 73, PUR 63
1:20: Haas makes a layup. MICH 73, PUR 65
:50.6: Eastern draws a foul on Simpson. 
:50.6: Eastern makes 1 of 2 free throws. MiCH 73, PUR 66
:42: Abdur-Rahkman misses both free throws. 
:32.7: Abdur-Rahkman makes both free throws. MICH 75, PUR 66
:00: Abdur-Rahkman dribbles the ball to end the game. 

Final:
MICH 75, PUR 66
Michigan is the 2018 Big Ten Tournament Champions. Wolverines have locked an automatic bid to the NCAA MBK Tournament. 

Final Leaders:
Scoring: Haas (PUR) 23 points 
Rebounding: Haas/C. Edwards (PUR) 8 rebounds
Assists: Z. Simpson (MICH) 5 assists

Final Thoughts:
Well Michigan pulled away at about the 17:00 mark, where the Wolverines scored back-to-back 3-point FGs by Abdur-Rahkman and Simpson. As for the Boilermakers, they were just cold shooting, with the exception of Issac Haas. 

Michigan will play in the NCAA MBK Tournament next week. While Purude will be an at-large bid in the NCAA MBK  Tournament, more than likely not a #1 seed. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. Thanks for visiting this page. 
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