A look at some Big Ten head-scratchers in November and December the past two seasons:
South Dakota 85, Gophers 81
Radford 86, Penn State 74
Louisiana Tech 82, Ohio State 74
Chattanooga 81, Illinois 77
UT Arlington 73, Ohio State 68
North Florida 93, Illinois 81
Western Illinois 69, Wisconsin 67
Gardner-Webb 89, Purdue 84
Texas Southern 71, Michigan State 64
St. Francis, Pa. 73, Rutgers 68
Central Michigan 80, Northwestern 67
Incarnate Word 74, Nebraska 73
Eastern Michigan 45, Michigan 42
North Florida 73, Purdue 70
NJIT 72, Michigan 70
St. Peter's 68, Rutgers 60
Eastern Washington 88, Indiana 86
The remaining schedule is favorable, but their hopes of a late-season run were dulled by a home loss to the Terrapins.
