Wagner is basically a bigger, whinier version of Weiskamp. Both of those guys are the key to beating their respective teams, IMO. I would be curious how Cole would hang with him for a few minutes. I'm sure Grandison would draw the assignment from the opening tip but who knows.
Also, Rutgers played MI pretty tough in the second half but their inability to hit wide-open 3's (and the abysmal foul-shooting) ended up sinking them. Michigan played extremely sloppy the last 10 minutes of the game, but Rutgers should just could not make them pay from deep. They had many opportunities to get it to a 1 score game. If we shoot as poorly as they did from 3, we'll almost certainly lose - but then again, so would pretty much anybody else in the country. In terms of OSU-Penn State, the Buckeyes made way more mid-range jumpers than PSU. I think their proficiency with those hurt as badly in our matchup as well. It's not a preferred shot these days analytics-wise but teams that are really good at pulling up from 15 and knocking them down can wreak havoc. Washington can hurt you but he's a volume scorer. Ahrens is pretty much a 3-D guy, you cannot give him clean looks at the basket. Liddell is Liddell. You have to go at him on defense and try to take him away with foul trouble. The five minute stretch midway through the second half where PSU could not buy a bucket ended up being the difference.
In terms of Iowa/Wisconsin, Reuvers has regressed so much from even earlier in the season, much less last year. He is Charmin-soft. Potter put up some points, but you would think Wisconsin would dominate inside with those two bigs. For whatever reason, it just does not work.
