An Illinois win over Michigan State today coupled with a Purdue win over MSU Tuesday would put the Boilers in first place in conference….But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves….

Big Ten Standings entering today:

Michigan State  9-1

Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin  7-3

We’ll be live at Mackey today for the 5:00 and 6:00.  Both Purdue teams are in action.  Mike Cleff also has the story of a Wabash College graduate coaching in the Super Bowl.

Michigan State Guard Kalin Lucas injured his ankle in the game against Wisconsin tonight.  No word on the severity yet, but it didn’t look good for MSU fans.  Remember, he was the conference player of the year last season.

So many story lines coming from Purdue’s win over Wisconsin:

1.  What a huge win over a top 25 team and what a crazy finish.

2..  The Boilers get revenge as the Badgers handed them their first loss of the year.

3.  Lewis Jackson returns and said after the game he felt very good.

4. Johnson doesn’t start because he was tardy to the game.  Coach asks the players to be there at 6:00 for 7:00 games.

We’ll preview the game live at 5:00 and 6:00 from Mackey Arena Thursday.

Here’s a little behinds the scenes look at how I got interviews after the Colts win.  They let you on the field about 10 minutes after the game.  Literally, you are walking around, probably looking lost, and are trying to find the players.  You could get them in the locker room, but the field view looks much cooler.  I also shot video of the Peyton and coach at the podium.  So, you are fighting your way through the confetti, and the sea of people looking like you’re trying to find a needle in a haystack.  Expect, you are trying to find a bunch of players with other media members doing the same thing.  It really was fun though.

Harrison vs. Jeff should be another great game.  We’ll be live at Harrison at 6:00.  We’ll also have the winning head coach of the Raiders/Bronchos game, live on the Frenzy.

West Lafayette was honored in front of the Indiana Senate and House today.   They even got a special meeting with the Governor.  What an honor.  We’ll have the story tonight at 5, 6, and 11.

Benton Central girls basketball made it to semi-state last year.  Essentially they lost every player but one. Tonight, find out why Hillary Moore has been able to keep this team together and lead them to a 12-2 record so far.

Hillary Moore

Winning on the road in college basketball is no easy task, just ask Purdue.  The Boilers were given their first loss of the year at Wisconsin.  Wisconsin is a very good team and Bo Ryan is an outstanding coach.  However, a huge contributing factor to their win over Purdue was their home court advantage at the Kohl Center.  You see it night in and night out.  Today, the #1 team in the country lost…on the road.  A lot of losses come on the road because it’s such a great psychological advantage.  Since basketball is a game of runs, the crowd supports can be the difference in the game.  Interesting thing is, Wisconsin was favored over Purdue on Saturday.  It was my first time being at the Kohl Center in Madison.  It’s a great college basketball environment.  Everyone wears red, lots of loud cheering (roughly 17,000 fans).  Purdue will look to turn the tide this week against Ohio State and also when the Badgers come to Mackey later this month.