B1G Tournament -- Session 4 Thread – FINALS + Medal Round!!

[PSUbluTX]

Here we go! We’re down to our last 8 PSU matches of the tourney -- 6 going for 1st and 2 aiming for 3rd. Here’s what the Penn State Wrestling Club shows as the team standings for the 3 that still have a mathematical shot at winning:

Team Standings​
	Team Score​	# F​	# Consi Semi​	# 3rd-4th​	# 5th-6th​	# 7th-8th​	Max Possible​
Penn State	129​	6​	2​	2​		1​	171​
Iowa	119.5​	3​	4​	2​	2​	3​	149.5​
Nebraska	98.5​	5​	2​		2​		134.5​

What: Finals (1st through 6th Place Matches)
When: Sunday March 5 at 4:30 PM (Eastern)
Where: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich

Live Video Streaming:

• Option 1 (1st Place Matches): Big Ten Network & FOX Sports app (via TV service provider)
• Option 2 (3rd & 5th Place Matches only): B1G+ (3rd Place Mat Link; 5th Place Match Link; Multi-Camera Link)

Live Audio Streaming (Jeff Byers scheduled to start broadcasting at 4:10 PM):

• Free Option 1: LionVision at GoPSUSports.com (LINK)
• Free Option 2: WOWY 97.7 FM (LINK 1; LINK 2; LINK 3; LINK 4; LINK 5)

Mat Assignments link (scroll down to 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, choose Mat Assignments then Mat Schedule – ignore the message that you have to be a Flo Pro subscriber)
Penn State Wrestling official Twitter link
Penn State Wrestling Club link (for team scores and more)

 

[98lberEating2Lunches]

Hey! Don't diss Gary!!!

 

[Delcolion915]

Anybody have the math for the pathway to a team title?

 

[KCLion]

OMG - how many times is BTN going to run the same Spencer segment?

 

[jmadden1998]

Anybody have the math for the pathway to a team title?

Don’t need math.

 

[PAgeologist]

Anybody have the math for the pathway to a team title?

Check the Session 3 thread. Post 264, I think

 

[316_Lyons]

Anybody have the math for the pathway to a team title?

I think if we win a min of 3/6 finals that should do it, being very generous with the Iowa wins and bonus points.

 

[jmadden1998]

OMG - how many times is BTN going to run the same Spencer segment?

You can turn the channel.

 

[Delcolion915]

Check the Session 3 thread. Post 264, I think

Thanks...

 

[KCLion]

I believe that Iowa actually has 122.5 pts. A little closer that listed above.

 

[jmadden1998]

I believe that Iowa actually has 122.5 pts. A little closer that listed above.

This is correct. Warner gets 2 for the MFF and 1 for finishing 7th instead of 8th since Caffey is not wrestling. The closest we will get is after Spencer wins at 125. If he pins Cronin it will be 6 points and put us at 128.5. After that, you guys pull away.

 

[mcpat]

Is BTN frozen for anyone else?

 

[PAgeologist]

Is BTN frozen for anyone else?

Yep. Thought my streaming app froze.

 

[PSUcup1]

Is BTN frozen for anyone else?

Yep. Keeps freezing WTF …

 

[Used2BEerie]

Is BTN frozen for anyone else?

I heard they farmed it out to Flo for the medal rounds.

 

[Coachdewpsu]

yes. down here in OC Md, looking at an MSU wrestling about to take a ride

 

[zzs006]

Let’s go!!!!

 

[johnstownsteel]

Why is big10+ not showing mat1. Wtf

 

[johnstownsteel]

Why is big10+ not showing mat1. Wtf

Some default out?

 

[McScoreley]

Anybody have the math for the pathway to a team title?

Reposting from Session 3 thread:
So running the math, Iowa is at 119.5 to our 129
Iowa has Murin, Warner, Nelson, Cassioppi. Warner is expected to receive a MFF so that brings them to 122.5.
Let's say Murin and Nelson wins by decision and Cassioppi pins (he's done it twice) They're at 127.5. This is assuming no more medical forfeits.

Let's say worse case scenario for our 3/4, Bartlett loses as well and obviously Van Ness does if I gave Murin the win. We stay at 129.

Spencer let's obviously give him a pin. That pin puts them ahead by .5 before considering champ points (+4). So basically if him and Woods win (Woods by decision), we need 3 finalists out of 6 to win assuming Kennedy loses. If Kennedy wins, we need a 4th.

So team race not totally over but yeah ... looks pretty good. Also, if Bartlett just wins against D'Emilio (or obviously if Van Ness wins), we'll finish ahead of Iowa with 2 champs to their 2. Once again, I'm giving Cass a pin.

Can someone run Nebraska's numbers? they are at 98.5, so they don't seem to be a factor to win BUT they face us in 3 finals and are Iowa's best friends right now.

 

[mcpat]

If you take out injury defaults and MFFs:

Iowa has 23 wins of which 9 were by bonus. PSU has 20 wins, of which 8 were by bonus.

Iowa’s 9 bonus wins produced 13 bonus points. PSU’s 8 bonus wins produced 8.5 bonus points. (Translation: Iowa’s bonus wins include more falls and tech falls than PSU.)

Iowa has collected an additional 8 bonus points by Inj Def and MFF. PSU has collected 2 additional bonus points that way.

 

[PAgeologist]

Cronin hanging tough so far through 2

 

[PAHURDLER]

Spencer is staaaaaaaaalllllllllling

 

[amattaro]

Spencer got something life threatening thoughts and prayers

 

[McScoreley]

If you take out injury defaults and MFFs:

Iowa has 23 wins of which 9 were by bonus. PSU has 20 wins, of which 8 were by bonus.

Iowa’s 9 bonus wins produced 13 bonus points. PSU’s 8 bonus wins produced 8.5 bonus points. (Translation: Iowa’s bonus wins include more falls and tech falls than PSU.)

Iowa has collected an additional 8 bonus points by Inj Def and MFF. PSU has collected 2 additional bonus points that way.

Little different from PSU since Shayne was up 13-4 and on his way to a tech but it was a net one at best.

The way Assad has been wrestling, I doubt he beats Layne, let alone by pin. Warner wouldn't have pinned Caffey, Murin wouldn't have pinned Yahya (I think he beats him though), I'll give that he could have pinned Peyton Omania though since he's done that before.

It's been a net 6 free points for Iowa, 7 once you count the win for Assad as well.

 

[District four]

Wow Cronin wrestled tough. Nice match. He pushed lee just couldn't get the shot

 

[mcpat]

No bonus for Iowa at 125 in final. Hey @js8793 and @jmadden1998: Why rack up all that riding time instead of cutting for the TD and going for bonus points?

 

[AgSurfer]

No bonus from Lee. Way to go Cronin!

 

[NittanyChris]

Unimpressive by Spencer “The Gasser” Lee.

Although, I gotta say that even when gassed, his defense is pretty great.

 

[District four]

No bonus from Lee. Way to go Cronin!

I couldn't believe what I was watching Cronin goes from getting pinned in 38 seconds to less then a major. Nice showing by that kid

 

[tikk10]

Rare footage of Spencer Lee in the third period. He definitely gets a bit wobbly when the match goes that deep. Cronin is solid but not talented enough to capitalize on it. Still very unlikely, but if anyone can beat him at NCAAs, it'll be because they caught him gassed in the third.

 

[Maddog]

No bonus from Lee. Way to go Cronin!

What was the score?

 

[Random4598375]

Spencer didn’t look right in the third. Maybe he was gassed since he never has to wrestle three periods, but I really hope he’s not hurt again.

 

[AgSurfer]

Lee’s condition can’t be that bad. He didn’t have to keep catching his wind in the interview.

 

[District four]

What was the score?

8-2

 

[PSU Mike]

Boy, would a Suriano match be interesting.

 

[LDandy]

Nice job Cronin. Spencer is a different animal if you can get him deep into the third. That said I don’t see anybody really capable of doing that at Nationals. 125 is just so ridiculously thin.

 

[zzs006]

Let’s go RBY. I’m saying an 8-2 win for our boy

 

[NittanyChris]

What’s wrong with the 3rd place match cam on big ten plus?

Seems fixed. It had been showing all three mats from a distance.

 

[jmadden1998]

Spencer didn’t look right in the third. Maybe he was gassed since he never has to wrestle three periods, but I really hope he’s not hurt again.

He looked bored to me.