Great Lakes Christian and Robert Montgomery U, aka The Big Two, cruised to easy victories in Game 8 (1/22 - 1/26). Raymar Morgan scored 23 points to carry GLC past Oskee Wow-Wow, 83-21. Freshman Robbie Hummel replaced the injured Geary Claxton and netted 15 points in his Super 6 debut as the first-place Crusaders improved to 7-1. OWW's Shaun Pruitt rode the bench due to "disciplinary reasons." Keaton Grant and Joe Krabbenhoft had 8 points each for the Warriors ... RMU stayed one game off the pace with an 81-40 win over Nelson Christian. Four of RMU's starters scored 14 points or more, led by Manny Harris' 26. Kevin Coble added 17 to help the red-hot Knights win their sixth straight. DeShawn Sims scored 10 points to pace the offensively-challenged Doves (2-6) ... Craig Moore poured in 28 points and Jamar Butler tacked on 27 as Hershey snapped a four-game losing streak with a 90-71 win over Superior Baptist. The win leaves UH (3-5) tied for third place with SBU & OWW.
Game 8 results/boxes - (1/22 - 1/26)
GLC 83, OWW 21
RMU 81, UNC 40
UH 90, SBU 71
Game 9 in the Big Ten:
Sunday, 1/27
MICHIGAN STATE 77, MICHIGAN 62
ILLINOIS 70, NORTHWESTERN 37
Tuesday, 1/29
OHIO STATE 68, PENN STATE 56
Wednesday, 1/30
PURDUE 51, IOWA 50
NORTHWESTERN 68, TX PAN-AM 59
MICHIGAN STATE 51, ILLINOIS 41
Thursday, 1/31
MINNESOTA 77, MICHIGAN 65
WISCONSIN 62, INDIANA 49