Wednesday night's results proved consequential on the No. 1 seed line and on the bubble

Think about where Iowa basketball was roughly 11 months ago. It had just been bounced from the Big Ten Tournament by Illinois. The Hawkeyes finished the season 17-16 and were about to miss the Big Dance for the second year in a row.

As a result of her stelar play as of late, one of the Hawkeyes' blossoming sophomore stars has been named to the Naismith Trophy late-season list.

The Iowa athletic department apologized Wednesday for a security breach that allowed an individual to interfere in the coaches' and players' handshake line and approach Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg after the Hawkeyes' win over the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers.

Purdue has moved up in every ranking system this week thanks to a pair of big road wins over Nebraska and Iowa. Where do the Boilermakers stand now?

The No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-3) hit the road on Tuesday night to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (18-7), who look to stop a two-game skid in a Big Ten Conference matchup at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Michigan women’s basketball team defeated Michigan State in a decisive 86-65 victory on Sunday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. The Spartans started strong, taking a 21-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.