Quandary.

[real chili 83]

IU and UW in OT right now. 

Can they both lose?  Please? Eff the RPI tonight.

[MomofMUltiples]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Go IU!

[sailwi]

I had the same conflict, nuclear device is the correct answer.

[Fred Garvin]

UW will win when you shoot 19 more free throws then IU

[bilsu]

UW 9-9 and then beats Mich St and Indiana. It is really going to suck when they make NCAA tournament again.

[real chili 83]

I had the same conflict, nuclear device is the correct answer.

Tactical nuke.  Can't take out Smokey's.

[patso]

Good announcers in this one. I'm happy for Wisconsin as I hate IU more

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

UW 9-9 and then beats Mich St and Indiana. It is really going to suck when they make NCAA tournament again.

They're in a worse spot than MU.

[real chili 83]

Ok, back to watching Moonshiners.

[MUfan12]

They're in a worse spot than MU.

Both are likely screwed. UW has to go to MSU, MD, and Iowa yet. Likely looking at a minimum of 12 reg season losses.

[bilsu]

They're in a worse spot than MU.

No they are not. All they have to do is finish .500 in Big 10 and win one conference tournament game and they will be in. They are 4-4 after being 1-4.

[wadesworld]

One bad loss on a season can turn some posters here into whiny little babies.

[naginiF]

One bad loss on a season can turn some posters here into whiny little babies.

HA!  also, one not phenomenal win.......

[Herman Cain]

I prefer for all ex Marquette coaches to win. In this case the silver lining is it is a good win for a team we beat .

[BM1090]

No they are not. All they have to do is finish .500 in Big 10 and win one conference tournament game and they will be in. They are 4-4 after being 1-4.

Not true. 9-9 puts them at 17-14 I believe. Not good enough. 10-8 is close

[HoopsterBC]

For both MU and Wisky, they can play there way into the tournament by beating Top 20 teams, beating Indy and MSU are good victories, but beating a road team is
even better. MU has 4 games against Butler, Creighton and 1 left with GTown, those 5 games will decide there fate.

[MU82]

Entertaining game.

Hayes and Happ were studs. Yogi is something else.

Cracked me up when the play-by-play guy was talking about Crean making the players run if they have too many turnovers, and Dakich said, "That's not unusual. Lots of coaches do things like that."

[WarriorPride68]

Not true. 9-9 puts them at 17-14 I believe. Not good enough. 10-8 is close

Fwiw 18-14 has made the NCAA tourney twice as at large bids in the last 10 years

[Jay Bee]

UW will win when you shoot 19 more free throws then IU

eFG% reigns supreme, a'inal? UW shot 56.2%, I4 50.8%.

Through 8 games, including last night, I4 is shooting 58.0% eFG against B1G opponents.

(BTW, a week and a half ago I was at the I4 at Minn game.. Gophers shot 18 more free throws than I4... and lost... although it was OR's  that got I4 the win in that one)

[real chili 83]

eFG% reigns supreme, a'inal? UW shot 56.2%, I4 50.8%.

Through 8 games, including last night, I4 is shooting 58.0% eFG against B1G opponents.

(BTW, a week and a half ago I was at the I4 at Minn game.. Gophers shot 18 more free throws than I4... and lost... although it was OR's  that got I4 the win in that one)

U dub shot free throws very poorly, especially in the last two minutes of OT.   IU could have won, but missed two bunnies right at the rim.  IU followed up with a foul. U dub missed one of two, and still won.

[tower912]

Gard owns Crean

[bilsu]

Not true. 9-9 puts them at 17-14 I believe. Not good enough. 10-8 is close

That would be iffy. However Indiana was 20-13 last year with a 9-9 record and got in.

[bilsu]

For both MU and Wisky, they can play there way into the tournament by beating Top 20 teams, beating Indy and MSU are good victories, but beating a road team is
even better. MU has 4 games against Butler, Creighton and 1 left with GTown, those 5 games will decide there fate.

The big difference is tht UW is playing well and MU is not. I expect UW to get a lot more wins going for war than MU will.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

No they are not. All they have to do is finish .500 in Big 10 and win one conference tournament game and they will be in. They are 4-4 after being 1-4.

Lol.   They have two more losses than MU.  They have 2 losses worse than any loss MU has, and MUs Providence win on the road is as good or better than any win they have. 

Unlike most around here, I don't really root against Wisconsin. I grew up in MN so I don't really give a crap.  I don't root for them, persay, but a win for Wisconsin only helps our resume.  But to say they're in better shape today than MU is, well you'd be wrong.  But in all reality, they're both pretty screwed.

[ChicosBailBonds]

No they are not. All they have to do is finish .500 in Big 10 and win one conference tournament game and they will be in. They are 4-4 after being 1-4.

Per the RPI Wizard, if they go 9-9 (I gave them the wins they are supposed to get or most likely), they would finish with a RPI of 62.  That's going to be tough to get into, but possible.  IU had a 63 last year.  Wisconsin's margin for error is very small, however.  Likely will have to pick up a conference tournament win as well.