Ohio State Basketball: Week 9 Big Ten Power Rankings

Ohio State Basketball: Week 9 Big Ten power rankings

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes gives instructions to his team against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the United Center on December 05, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Ohio State defeated Illinois 77-67. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MI – JANUARY 02: Ryan Taylor #14 of the Northwestern Wildcats drives to the basket while defended by Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at Breslin Center on January 2, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Northwestern just could not shoot the ball to save their lives against Michigan State and lost on the road 81-55. Derek Pardon got it going a bit in the second half for Northwestern, but his 19 points still were not enough to overcome a 20 point halftime deficit.

The Wildcats were able to rebound on Sunday though, sort of. They got a 2 point win over the now 4-11 Illinois Fighting Illini thanks to a late three from A.J. Turner but still did not look great. No matter, Northwestern will still be happy to get their first win of the Big Ten season.

Rutgers could have had a better week as trailing by 21 at half in your first Big Ten game in a month is not how you want your week to go. It didn’t get much better either as the Scarlet Knights ended up losing by 14 to the Terrapins, falling to 0-3 in the Big Ten.

Rutgers has had little success since joining the Big Ten and it doesn’t seem to be getting better this season.

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