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Iowa's Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA D-I basketball scoring record previously held by Pete Maravich, regardless of gender. Clark did so on the 2nd free throw via a technical foul from Ohio State.
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Rutgers Women's Basketball 2024-25 Season Opener, Broadcast Schedule Confirmed
Rutgers Women's Basketball 2024-25 Season Opener, Broadcast Schedule Confirmed
Press Release via Rutgers Athletics Media Relations: Womenâs Basketball to open 2024-25 Season Against Manhattan Monday Night PISCATAWAY, N.J. â The Rutgers womenâs basketball team (0-0) will welcome Manhattan (0-0) to Jersey Mikeâs Arena for the 2024-25 season opener on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.  The contest will be streamed on B1G+ as well as Fox Sports Radio.  The entire 2024-25 RutgersâŠ
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Illinois: 2023-24 Big Ten Men's Basketball Champions
The Illinois Fighting Illini apparently have their recipe for success in the playoffs.
It's quite simple: Fall behind by double-digits in the second half, turn up the defensive pressure and ride the hot hand of guard Terrence Shannon.
That was the case for a third straight game in the Big Ten tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis. This time, they rallied from 10 to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 93-87 to capture their second conference title since 2021. Guard Terrence Shannon led the way with 34 points, completing one of the best performances in tournament history.
He averaged 34 points in three games, including a career-high 40 in the semifinals against Nebraska.
The Illini trailed 61-51 with 14:38 left before they began another big charge. A 7-0 run highlighted a Dain Dainja dunk, Shannon layup and 3-pointer by Marcus Domask put them ahead 70-65. Shannon then capped it with a deep 3-pointer with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining. They shot 60 percent in the second half.
It wasn't just Shannon. Domask finished with 26 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was also 9 of 10 from the free throw line.
It was the eighth win in nine games for the Illini. The only loss was to No. 2 Purdue, a game they had every chance to win. Now, the Illini roll into the NCAA Tournament oozing with momentum.
They should enter no lower than a No. 3 seed.
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Crowl, Blackwell make 7 of Wisconsin's season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten
Wisconsin (20-12) will play No. 4 seed Northwestern on Friday in the quarterfinals.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Freshman John Blackwell scored 18 points, Steven Crowl added 17 points, and the pair made seven of Wisconsinâs season-high 16 3-pointers in an 87-56 rout of Maryland on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin (20-12) will play No. 4 seed Northwestern on Friday in the quarterfinals. The Badgers beat the Wildcats 71-63 on Jan. 13 in the loneâŠ
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marriage pact
summary: besties that plan to get married
warnings: smut, mdni, dry humping, idrk what else I should put here so message me and lmk, steve's happy trail, slutty steve, big dick steve
pairing: Steve Harrington x fem!reader
A/n: This started off as one thing then it manifested into something else, and this is 4k words of idk and there MIGHT be a part 2
update here is part 2
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Steve loved your slumber parties that had carried over from your childhood. Initially the two of you would binge watch movies, while his parents were who knows where. Up until you were about twelve he slept in the bed with you until one day your parents decided that he couldnât do that anymore and gave him his own room for when he stayed over.Â
Your family was well off due to your father being in business with his and it was probably no big deal for them, but Steve appreciated it nevertheless. He felt so loved in your home, so he made it his second. He was there at least three nights a week, until the two of you got into highschool and his dad wanted him to get serious about basketball. Then it was late night practices and meeting up with girls. He still came around at least once a week for dinners, but usually he was busy.Â
You were surprised when he didnât go away for college. Even more so when he decided to get his own job and start at the community college in Hawkins instead of living off his parents. Eventually he was back to being at your house all the time, until one day your mom randomly asked him to move in, suggesting that he was there all the time anyway. Which he agreed to with speed. So, now your slumber parties were more frequent, and more fun now that you were adults and your mom took away the rule that Steve couldnât stay in your room.
Now your slumber parties included the two of you gossiping for hours on end about who was pregnant, talking through movies, and newly you doing Steveâs skincare. At first he tried to pretend that he didnât like it, until one day you decided you didnât feel like it and he begged you to do it anyway.
âClose your eyes.â You say from your position on his stomach, your thighs fitting snug on each side of him. One of his hands resting on each one. You didnât need to be sitting on him of course, but Steve claimed it would be easier on your back if he were laying down (which was not true) but you went along with it because it was Steve.
âSo bossy.â He murmurs but closes his eyes nonetheless, his fingers messing with the hem of your shorts. You hum in acknowledgement not really able to focus on the task at hand.Â
âIs this new?â Steve asks, referring to the cool goopy substance that you were putting on his face.
âYeah, Iâm testing it on you before I put it on my face.â You say jokingly. But not really, considering that's what you were actually doing.
The snort Steve lets out brings a smile to your face. âWell, Iâve been your test dummy since we were kids so Iâm not surprised.âÂ
âGlad that you finally accepted the dynamic of this friendship. Now stop talking.â He huffs at the command but still listens anyway, a small smile resting on his face,that you could never ask him to wipe away. Your brain short circuits a bit when he pulls his hand back to the center of your thigh, his thumb continuously rubbing over the smooth skin. You couldnât help but wonder when that got added to the dynamic of your friendship.Â
âNow sit with that for ten minutes.â You could see him getting ready to protest so you quickly added, âand be still!â You know heâs gonna bitch about it when you go to take the mask off. He hates sitting still more than anything but he could deal for ten minutes.
When he feels the pressure from your body weight pressing into his stomach start to lighten, his hands finding your waist even with his eyes closed.
âSteve.â You huff, knowing heâs not going to let you move until he can, but itâs not like you actually put up a fight. Not like you actually wanted to be away from his warmth. So you stayed simply sitting on him for ten minutes. Watching him, thinking about how he was still so pretty even with the mask on his face.
When it was time for you to take it off. You almost didnât want to, but you did , pleased to see that the product left him glowing.Â
Steve finally opened his eyes after almost falling asleep when he heard you sigh sweetly. âAll done?â He asks hoping that you werenât even though heâd been laying there for about thirty minutes. Â
âYep.â You say until you remember the little gift you picked up for him at the store. âWait one more thing.â Steve lets you get off him this time, a little hesitant but you donât point it out.Â
When you come back with what looked like a broken whisk, Steve was a little reluctant. âI think this is where my test dummy days end.â You roll your eyes at his dramatics sliding back to your spot on his stomach.
âYouâll like it.â You tell him. Despite the growing anticipation about whatever the device was, Steve is quick to accept you and it into his space, his hands on your hips to steady you as you sit down.Â
âI doubt- fuckkk.â Steve moans raggedly, cutting himself off and surprising you, making you stop your movements with the hair massager. You catch your composure quickly though, continuing to massage his scalp.
âSo dramatic.â You try to tease, to lighten the heavy feeling in the pit of your stomach. You knew Steve had a thing for getting his hair pulled. He hooked up with half the girls in your class, so his likes and dislikes tended to get around and made for some pretty interesting lunch room conversations.
You didnât realize a scalp massage would elicit the same reaction. You also didnât realize that his reaction would have an effect on you. His whole body seemed to glitch. HIs eyes are barely able to stay open and the grip on your hips tightening.
Once his initial dramatics calmed down, he began letting out soft appreciative sighs. His grip on you fades to soft circles on your thighs.
âIâm gonna marry you.â He tells you, with his eyes closed. You knew he meant it. He told you that he wanted to marry you one day in high school. Heâd been drunk but he let you all the way in on his plan to make a life with you, one day when youâre both ready.
He told you how he thought about building a house for you, and having your last name be harrington and how he wanted to have a bunch of kids with you. You thought heâd been joking teasing him about it the next day, but he simply smiled at you with a blush forming on his cheeks telling you that he meant it.
Ever since then, every couple of months heâd say it again. Like he was reminding you, or really asking you to wait for him. Which you did. Neither of you had made much of a move or anything and sometimes one of you would date someone else, but in the back of your mind you would always remember that you were marrying Steve and thatâs just the way it was.
âMhmm.â You hum, simply acknowledging like usual. To your surprise Steve's eyes open and he zeroes in on your face.Â
âIâm serious.â Heâd never done this before, made more room for conversation about it. He seemed like he wanted more than gentle acknowledgment.
âI know.â You say, pretending to busy yourself as you set the massager to the side, just to get away from the intense way heâs looking at you. When he sits up on the headboard you know he means business. You never guessed now would be the time you finally actually talked about it.
âDo you really?â He asks. Steve didnât know if you knew how serious he was.
âYeah.. weâre getting married.â You tell him, fidgeting with one of his hands in your, absently looking at his nails instead of him. âYouâre gonna build me a two story house, two streets away from my moms. In that field we used to play in. And weâre gonna have six babies and I will not let you help me name any of them because I already have a list.â You catch a quick glimpse of his face. âI remember.â You tell him.Â
You expect him to let it go now that youâve rehashed the entire plan he layed out for you years ago. You donât remember when you got so attached to the idea. Or when you started contributing your own dreams to the plan but it had grown for you and speaking it out loud you realized how badly you needed it to happen.
âYou have a list?â Steveâs chest was warm as it dawned on him that you wanted a future with him the same way he did with you.
Your face warmed, embarrassed thinking that he would tease you. âYes. Theyâre all non negotiable.â
âCan I see it?â He asks, his voice soft. âPlease, honey.â Honey. This is no longer best friend Steve. This is future husband Steve, making his first ever appearance.Â
When you shake your head with a shy smile, Steve canât help but smile back.âWhy not?â He asks you in that same soft voice that had you feeling gooey on the inside.Â
âStop using that voice.â You whisper, feeling flushed. Steve couldnât help but chuckle. Heâd never known you to be shy, but here you were being all bossy while hiding your face in his neck.Â
âYouâre so perfect.â Heâs teasing you, trying to see how embarrassed youâll get. He also means every bit. âPrettiest girl in the world.â
âYouâre beinâ weird.â You tell him unsure what to do with yourself with all these changes being made so quickly. Â
âIt was weird not telling you how beautiful you are everyday.â You donât expect him to keep listing. âSo sweet, too.â He adds. âAlways taking care of me and never letting me praise you for it. I canât wait to take care of you.â The implications of that do not go over your head. âBet youâll be such a good little wife.âÂ
Steve expects you to make some little quip or try to play off how embarrassed you feel. Heâs expecting you to descelate how quickly heâs moving. But instead your voice whispers âI hope so.â Youâre right in his ear too, so he knows he isnât mistaken and he knows that this is the last night youâll ever consider yourself just friends.
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Steve should have kissed you last night. He canât help but think about that over and over, as he realizes he didnât seal the deal. He should have done something to prove to you how serious he was.Â
But it was too late because he didnât kiss you and the morning had been decidedly awkward when you realized you didnât know what any of that meant for your immediate friendship. Because initially the plan had been to wait. Was the wait over? Did you want it to be over? You spent the majority of your day trying not to think about it. Steve however wouldnât shut up about it. Sadly for Robin she had to be on the receiving end of this conversation.
âRobin, this is serious. What if I fucked everything up? What if she thinks Iâm leading her on?â Steve runs a hand through his hair, seemingly deep in thought.Â
âI doubt that. I mean youâre planning on marrying her- which I take offense to not knowing about this little pact or whatever,â she adds. âBut thatâs like the total opposite of leading on.â She tries to reassure wanting to really get Steve to shut up about it.
âNo you donât get it-â Steve starts again, only to be interrupted.Â
âUghhhh!! How can I not get it if this is your sixth time going over it? Steve, I get it! Youâre overthinking this when itâs really simple.â Robin gestures. âYou love her and you want to get married and blah blah blah, but before you guys get married how about you try to, I donât know actually date?â She says sarcastically. âUnless you were just going to propose after a thousand years of sleepovers and dating other people.â She adds.Â
And although it was unnecessarily sassy, Steve realized that Robin might have a point. âSo I should ask her out?â He tries to clarify much to Robinâs dismay. Luckily for her the door opening saved her from another round of easily answered questions. And even more lucky for her it was you and not an actual customer.
âHey what are you-â Steve was cut off by you taking his hand and dragging him to where you knew the break room was after bringing him lunch on multiple occasions. You had tried and failed to not think about this whole situation.Â
The one thing that had been bothering you the most is how long it was taking. You realized it was because you let Steve call the shots, and you quickly remembered why you never let Steve call the shots. Steve took too long to make decisions and well you knew what you wanted. So you had always been the leader in your friendship, deciding what movies youâd watch, what games youâd play, the parties you would go to. Everything really. You could do that here too, you realized.Â
When you close the door behind you Steve is looking at you expectantly. Heâs half thinking that youâre gonna cuss him out, so he doesnât expect it when you grab him by his shirt to kiss him. Youâre all over him for about five seconds. Your scent. Your taste. Your skin. Your hair. Then youâre gone. Patting his shirt back in place, shakily. Youâre nervous. Steve realizes.Â
âOkay that was all-â Steveâs pulling you back to him before you can run off. Letting his lips capture yours just the way heâd dreamed of. Feeling you relax into him as he cradles your face.
âSo sweet.â He murmurs against your lips. He finds it amusing how the words send you back into your shyness from last night. The way you went from determined to timid and unable to even look at him properly. Steve was curious about this side of you. You were never this easily flustered.
âWhen did you get so shy?â He asks and you know heâs taunting you. Heâs still holding you close to him, his fingers messing with the ends of your hair as he tries to find any reason to keep touching you.Â
âMânot.â You oppose half-heartedly. He lets out a gentle sound of acknowledgment, obviously ignoring you, and knowing he would press all those buttons later. Privately.Â
âYouâre so beautiful.â You think heâs still teasing you and you hate that it's working when you feel your face heat up and youâre hiding it in his chest. Steve really means it though, it was the first thought that came to his head when he saw you walking through the door. Your hair free and your face without makeup. A skirt that your mom would deem a few inches too short and a shirt that heâs seen a million times because you love it so much.Â
Gathering your courage, you finally look at him. His kiss swollen lips are the first thing that grabs your attention the second is the way heâs looking at you. Like heâs waiting on you to call the next shot.Â
âWill Robin be okay, if we go to your car?â The next few moments are a blur because now heâs the one dragging you out of the breakroom, pausing only long enough for Steve to beg Robin to cover for him. Which she agreed to with a poorly concealed smirk on her face.
You were expecting Steve to open the back door and usher you inside. Instead he opens the driver side and pats his lap expectantly, after moving his seat all the way back. When you hesitate heâs grabbing you by your thighs and maneuvering you to where he wants you. âWhat if someone sees us?â You ask, knowing how fast information like this whipped around town.Â
âNobody parks on this side, honey.â Steve tells you those big puppy dog eyes staring into you. And because heâs Steve, and heâs calling you honey, and you trust him more than anyone you know, you believe him.Â
âOkay.â Is all you say before your lips are back on Steveâs. It was a sweet kiss really, and Steve tried to let you control it for a while, until you were trying to back away from him again. With his experienced lips working over yours, youâre so consumed you barely realize the way youâre grinding yourself over his lap. Well not until his hands are on your ass, pushing your skirt up and controlling your once sloppy movement.
âThere you go, sweetheart.â He says breathlessly, when he finally comes up for air. His lips find purchase against your neck. He kisses his way up the slope of it, relishing in the sound of your little gasps, until one particular spot sends a shudder down your spine. He sucks that spot.Â
Absent-mindedly, your hands find their way off his shoulders and into his hair, barely thinking about it twice before you rake your nails across his scalp softly. The soft hum he lets out gives you indication that you should continue. Your hands stay in his hair for a bit, and youâre too nervous to actually pull it, but it does get you thinking about the other places on his body he has hair. Namely his happy trail. It sat perfectly right in between his abs and you usually had to avoid looking for your own sake.Â
Youâre yanking his shirt out of his jeans before you give it much more thought. And even though youâre too busy humping Steve to get a good look, feeling it against your bare hands has you whimpering.Â
âStevie-â Youâre cut off by your own moan as your clit catches perfectly against Steveâs zipper. It doesnât get past Steve that you sound so fucked out. Your tone bordering on a whine, clearly frustrated.
âLook at you.â Steve coos. âDoinâ such a good job for me, sweet girl.â Pressing a light kiss to your lips. Steve couldnât help watching you chase your own pleasure, shivering at his praise.. Your eyes pinched shut, but your hands are all over him like you know every part of his body.Â
âCan you open your eyes for me?â He asks with his hands pushing your hair out your face. When you do, he admires how dazed you look. How you probably barely remember your own name. âThere she is.â Steve knew he was about two seconds from coming in his pants. He was also aware of the fact that once you were done with him heâd have to go back inside to finish working his shift.
âStevieâ You start again, âMâso close. Feels so good.â You tell him, your movements becoming frantic causing your boobs to sway deliciously. You donât register your top being pulled down, until you feel Steve licking at your nipple.
A hungry groan rising from the back of his throat. âPerfect fucking tits.â His hands leave your ass, leaving the pace to you. He pinches your right nipple between his thumb and forefinger, rolling it to test your reaction. When you lurch into him. Humping him harder than before, he knows heâs a goner. But you are first. Your orgasm hits you so fast, it surprises you with tears springing to your eyes at the intensity.Â
Steveâs a close second behind you, leaving the two of you panting and trying to catch your breath. As soon as Steve recovers heâs tending to you, pulling your top back in place, trying to see how you felt.Â
He canât help but admire that after that you went right back to your embarrassed state, obviously self conscious. âYouâre perfect.â He tells you again, pressing another light kiss to your lips. When you grin at him, his heart beats fast and he canât help but be happy at the line the two of you just crossed.Â
âYou too.â You say, your head is still a bit fuzzy as you check the damage. Youâre about to launch into an apology about the obvious wet spot on Steve jeans but he beats you to it. âStop worrying.â Heâd been watching the spot form as time went on and kept willing it to get bigger. Liked that you were making a mess all over him and yourself too.Â
âYou have to go back to work.â You state, guiltily.Â
âI have an extra pair of pants in the backseat, sweetheart. Weâre all good.â Youâre relieved for a number of reasons, climbing off him into the passenger seat. You donât know what you were expecting but you realized it wasnât him yanking his pants off, revealing his now cum stained gray boxers. And you certainly werenât expecting him to drag the boxers off as well, which revealed his huge fucking dick. The tip is now sloppy and slightly red, and you can tell it isnât as hard as it was.
âOh fuck.â You say barely recognizing your own voice. Only to repeat yourself when he uses his sullied boxers to wipe the rest of the cum off, watching it twitch from the stimulation.
âHe doesnât like to be stared at, ya know.â Steve teases you, reaching back for his jeans.Â
Your eyes keep flickering back to his face and back to his dick, and you know thereâs no way heâs been carrying that around for the entirety of your friendship and you simply had no idea.
âSteve.â You say dumbfounded. No words available to express your shock, as he pulled his pants on to cover himself.
âNo more âStevieâ?â He asks, mocking you. The smile on his face tells you heâs just messing with you but you canât help your cheeks going up in flames.
âYouâre the worst.â You huff, but youâre still smiling despite your embarrassment.Â
âMhm.â Heâs reaching over the console to kiss you again, this time sweet and chaste.Â
âDonât worry, Iâll stretch you open for me, before I fuck you, sweetheart.â You gasp feeling his hand on the band of your underwear.
âLift up for me.â You do, allowing him to pull the drenched fabric off of you, you hide your face in your hands when he lifts it to his face to sniff. You were quickly coming to the realization that your best friend was dirtier than you ever realized, even with all the gossip that got back to you.
You feel yourself manage to flush even further when he murmurs to himself âsweetest fucking girlâ he stuffing them in his pocket in the next second, then reaching back over for you when his phone lights up.Â
Robinâs name lighting up the screen. He huffs a little as he reads the text and you know sheâs getting snappy.Â
âCome on, let's go before Robin kills you.â Thereâs no use in asking for your underwear back so you just pull your skirt down as far as it will go before stepping out the car, trying to ignore the slickness of your thighs. After Steve walks you to your car, he presses a kiss to your forehead, stating that youâll talk later.Â
When he walks back into Family Video he looks disheveled, a completely new pair of pants, his shirt no longer tucked and wrinkled, but Robin is relieved to know that she wonât have to answer anymore stupid questions from him.So she leaves him be for the moment, but he definitely owes her big time.Â
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No. 2 Indiana womenâs basketball clinches a share of the Big Ten title in front of sell out crowd
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Sleepyhead
Paige Bueckers x Fem
Synopsis: Moments where you and Paige just felt so comfortable between one another, asleep.
First Moment:
After a long day of working all you wanted to do was sleep, preferably in Paigeâs arms. You walk into her dorm sighing, falling right on top of the blonde girl laying down. Her hand falls to your head massaging your scalp âBad day mama?â she asks you, moving her other hand to your hip rubbing back and forth.
You mumble something into her neck that she couldnât understand, her hand on your head comes down to your cheek lifting it up âIâm just tired Pâ you say laying down in her chest your leg bending, laying on her stomach. She nods and starts rubbing up and down your back lulling you to sleep.
Not much later KK comes in the dorm on live, Paige smirks at the live while KK points the camera at you asleep. Paige covers your face with her big hand âShh KK sheâs sleepingâ your girlfriend says her eyes widening at her friend, not wanting to wake you.
KK nods âSo weâre dueling in Fortnite since the fans wanna know whoâs better. Come on get upâ she says placing the phone beside her so the live can see you three and the TV.
Paige holds your head to her chest with one hand the other under your legs. She pulls the two of you up and sits down infront of the TV. She positioned you so your straddling her waist, your head on her shoulder tucked in her neck so the live canât see you asleep. She grabs the remote from KK âYou got the upper hand itâs unfair Iâm tryna let my girl sleepâ Paige says to KK and the live.
âNot my problem this why I stay single now hop onâ KK says for once quietly not wanting to wake you either. The two girls play Fortnite together quietly until KK yells throwing the remote on the bed âWHAT? Thats not FAIR THE FU-â she says before she gets interrupt âBro shut upâ Paige groans.
You move in her arms groaning a bit âWhat happened?â you ask groggily shifting around in her lap lifting your head from her neck. Paigeâs fingers come to move some hair from your face âNothing baby KK was just leavingâ she says her fingers sliding down your face.
KK scoffs smacking her lips âSimp. You see guys Paige is a simpâ she tells the live before getting up and leaving the dorm to go find another girl to go live with.
Yawning you rub your eyes smiling at Paige a bit âWas she live?â you ask her looking up at her through your lashes. Paige nods âYeah donât worry they didnât see your face I know you wouldnât want you drooling on me all over the internetâ she jokes sticking her tongue out at you.
âOh shut up I donât drool thatâs all youâ You say laughing a bit running your fingers through her pretty blonde hair. Your hands cup her cheeks squishing them together before letting them go. Her hand holds the back of your head before pulling you closer to her, she pecks your lips multiple times before kissing you sweetly.
Second moment:
Dating a division one basketball player, meant dating a person who worked out their body way too much. Paige worked her ass off durning practice, in the gym anything really always leaving her tired. Which means you take care of her of her a lot, you didnât mind but even when you were taking care of her she was still always in control.
Thatâs what lead you here walking to Paigeâs dorm at ten am, right after you woke up. You open the door smiling at Nika and KK before going to Paigeâs dorm walking in. You see laying on her stomach her head shoved her pillow âYou okay Paigey?â you ask her half joking.
She grumbles something before pushing herself up on her elbows âIâm sore from practice can you give me a massage ma?â she asks you pouting her bottom lip out. Walking over to her you sit on top of her straddling her back. Your hands work there way to her shoulders, massaging the muscles there.
âYouâre so tense Paigeâs relaxâ You demand the girl massing down her arms. She moans into the pillow eyes fluttering shut. Your hands move softly on her soft skin moving down her back.
You sit on top of the girl for around an hour before your hands starts to ache âPaige I think Iâm doneâ you say aloud not getting an answer. Looking down at her you brush her blonde hair from her face to see she fell asleep. Smiling you move to get up and she groans âNo stay there it feels goodâ she whines not opening her eyes.
You lay down next to her throwing your leg over her back so youâre still laying on top of her. She sighs in content when your hands come to her back pressing against her skin lightly, massaging her again as she falls back asleep.
Third Moment
Waking up in the morning with a six foot tall girlfriend built of muscle was not something easy to do. If she didnât want to get up, you couldnât she knew the power she had over you and used it. Morning were not easy on Paige she did not want to wake up early, or leave bed, or be alone which meant she forced you to say with her.
You yawn shutting off your alarm clock on your phone and groan rubbing your face. Paige sighs and pulls you closer to her from behind, you lay flush against her âMmm come on we gotta get upâ you whispers your eyes begging to close.
Paige puts her head in your neck shaking her head no âTen more minutesâ she demands not nothing to hear your answer before slugging her leg on top of your waist, spooning you.
âNo Paige you have practice come onâ You turn around in her arms giving her the chance to trap you. Her arm wraps around your shoulder and her leg stays wrapped around you âYour stuck here now we get up when I want toâ she says into your neck.
Letting out a sigh your hug her back playing with her pretty blonde hair with your fingers âCome on Paige Genoâs gonna yell at you againâ you remind her.
Paige shrugs âI donât care, wanna sleep with you maâ she grumbles kissing your neck softly. Giving up you go limp in her arms hugging her back, the two of you slowly fall back asleep together.
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Paring: frat!rafe x sorority!reader
Warnings: language, vague mention fighting, protective!possesive!rafe, creep, being followed
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You were walking home from college. Your original plan? Go to the store, buy some food for tonight. Then head back to the sorority. Simple take to end the afternoon? Yeah, you thought so.
Walking in the sun, headphones around your neck. You walked down the street, after going to the store you held your grocery bag. Your school bag perched on your one shoulder, as you walked.
You could hear someone walking behind you for the past ten minutes. Since the grocery store. You just thought it was another student, usually it was. You glanced over your shoulder. A normal thing youâd do, to see if you knew them. Usually if you knew them, youâd walk along side them.
But this guy⊠he was off⊠wearing a hoodie in the middle of may. The sun beaming, yet his hood remained over his head. He walked almost as if he was hiding. But every so often heâd glance up to you.
You took another corner, going the slightly longer way to the sorority. You and the girls did this to see if someone was following you. Because the route youâre currently on to the sorority. Wasnât a way many students would take to get back to their places.
The guy was following you, oh shitâŠ
You didnât wanna make a big fuss, knowing if you ran. Heâd run. If you speed walked, he would. So you stayed as casual as possible.
You texted Rafe.
Y/n: hey Rafey! U home rn??
Rafe: ye Iâm at the frat rn u comin over later?? Wanna see ur pretty face :)
Y/n: ye im coming over! Love u, see u later!
Rafe: love u too sweet girl see u later ;)
You knew one of Rafeâs rules you both made. Feel unsafe? Go. To. The. Frat. House.
He made sure you knew that rule. Even if he wasnât at the frat when or if you felt unsafe. He knew the guys would look after you till heâd get back. The guys were like brothers to you.
So when you heard the guys steps quicken, you knew you had to get to the frat.
Once you arrived, you walked up to the porch. Knocking a little too franticly. Rafe opened the door. Just in his basketball shorts and socks. You smiled a little nervously âheyyy RafeâŠâ Rafe noticed it. He knew you all too well for him to not see through your nerves. He asked âwhatâs wrong, baby?â You subtly pointed to behind you. You whispered âis he still there?â
He? Who is he? What the fuck did she mean by he? Rafeâs protective mode was in play.
He placed a hand on your hip, âwho?â He looked over the top of your head. The height difference coming into play. He saw the guy. Smugly leaning against a street light. Hands in his pockets, despite it being the beginning of summer.
Rafeâs jaw tensed, he looked down to you âhe followinâ you or somethinâ, sweetheart?â You nodded âcouldnât shake him⊠itâs making me panicâŠI think itâs my shorts? You think thatâs the re-â Rafeâs rage started to creep in. He cut you off âbaby, donât overthink it, heâs a creep⊠your outfit shouldnât make him follow you, okay?â He kisses your forehead. âJust let me deal with it, ok?â
Rafe tilted back a little, tilting his head, turning it to the side. He called out âhey guys?!â
Topper jogged down the stairs. He was originally going to grab a snack. But walked over when he heard Rafe. âWhatâs up?â Topper asked.
Rafe replied âtake Y/n inside, gotta deal with a assholeâŠâ
Topper nodded, he opened his arm out to you. Rafe gently pushed you inside, letting you be tucked under Topperâs arm. Topper guided you into the kitchen. He helped you put your food away. Both of you knowing Rafe wonât let you out of his sight for the rest of the day and the next.
As you went inside, Rafe walked over to the guy. He called out âhey! Whatâs your problem, man?â The guy replied âwhat problem?â Rafe scoffed âuhh how about the following my girl problem??â The guy smugly replied âI donât see no problem.â
Rafe laughed coldly âoh yeah? You think in your creep of a mind, that itâs okay to follow girls around, huh? What sick fuck are you, hm?â The guy scoffed âI ainât no sick fuck, not my problem she wore that, she had it coming for her⊠she begged to be followed.â That was the last straw for Rafe. How the fuck says that?? Did the guy have a death wish?? That was all it took for Rafe to swing his first. And definitely not last punch.
You went over to the couch, grabbing your book from your tote bag. You laid on your stomach, on the couch. Opening your book, continuing where you left off last time.
Soon enough, the front door opened. Rafe waltz into the living room. His stern and angered expression softens at the sight. You, in his place (technically his). Lying on the couch, reading your book.
He walked over, climbing on top. His chest to your back. Rafe rested his head next to yours. Your temples squished together. Rafeâs hand comes to play with a few strands of your hair from the front. He whispered âyou know, I hate readingâŠâ you interrupted unintentionally âyes I know thatâŠâ he chuckled âyeah⊠what I was saying⊠I hate reading, but when I watch you? It makes me feel at home, ya know? Just like when we were kidsâŠâ you chuckles softly. âYou enjoyed when I read it to you, didnât you?â He nodded. âI did⊠still do⊠but donât tell anyone..â you smiled âpinky swear, I wonâtâŠâ
After some time, you had fell asleep. Your forehead in the book, keeping it open. Rafe had returned from his room, after having a zoom meeting with the football team.
He smiled, he walked over. Grabbing the bookmark from the arm of the couch. He gently slipped the book from under your head. Putting the bookmark in, then putting the book into your bag again.
He gently picked you up, with ease. Your head turning into the crook of his neck. He whispered âssshh⊠just gonna take you to bed, mâkay?â You subconsciously nodded.
He took you upstairs and down the hallway, to his room. He gently placed you on his bed. Then closing the door, he gently took your shoes and socks off. Along with your cycling shorts, knowing youâd complain about how you donât wear âgymâ clothes to bed. Knowing how cotton sticks to nylon. The then pulled your tshirt off. He went to his closet and grabbed one of his T-shirts.
Heading back into the room and back over to you. He gently and carefully put his tshirt on you. Then he climbed in next to you. Holding you closely, protecting you from the world. He loved you, tried to protect you, always. Lying here not just comforted your sleeping self. But comforted him, knowing you were there⊠in his arms.
He kissed your temple softly, keeping his lips there as he mumbles âIâve got you, Iâll keep you safe, sweet girl⊠always.â
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Eddie Munson x Shy!Reader
Summary: Max and Lucas are tired of their friends silently pining over each other but never making a move, so when the Winter Formal rolls around, they take matters into their own hands.
Warnings: mutual pining, idiots in love, fluffy fluff
WC: 1.8k
A/N: Happy anniversary to the love of my life, @corroded-hellfire đ one year ago today, we met in person for the first time, and my life has been infinitely better ever since. Thank you for being my best friend. I love you more than Dustin loves his Weird Al shirt. Red, this fic is for you.
Divider credit to @saradika
âKill me now.â
Three words uttered by none other than Max Mayfield, sliding her lunch tray onto the table and sitting down with an irritated sigh.Â
You look at her with an amused grin. âWhat is it this time? Bombed a pop quiz? Got detention for flipping off a teacherâagain?â Her brazen, flippant attitude provided many entertaining moments, so long as you werenât on the receiving end of it.Â
Max shakes her head, spearing a limp macaroni noodle with her plastic fork. âI wish.â She holds up two tickets to the Winter Formal. âLucas is dragging me to this bullshit. âAll the other basketball guysâ girlfriends are going,ââ she mocks him in an octave much lower than his actual voice, âso I guess that means I have to follow suit.â
Bringing a hand to your heart, you jut out your lower lip in mock-pity. âOh, no; your boyfriend wants to show you off at a school dance! How will you ever survive?âÂ
Max doesnât miss a beat. âYou could go, too,â she says, blue eyes pleading. âKeep me company when the guys inevitably bail to get wasted in the woods.â
âI donâtââ
âYou donât need a date,â she insists, reading your mind before the words can leave your mouth. âIâm telling you, Lucas is gonna ditch me as soon as Jason and Patrick show up.â She takes your hand between both of hers. âPlease? Iâll even tell Ms. Kelly the lengths you went to for your poor, troubled freshie.â
You exhale, knowing that she doesnât need to go to all of that trouble. Youâd started off the school year as her peer mentor, but just a few months later, you two have become close friends. âFine, Iâll go,â you acquiesce, laughing when she pumps her fists victoriously. âBut Iâm not gonna be happy about it.â
You return to your own lunch, completely missing the mischievous look that graces her freckled face.Â
Unbeknownst to you, a similar discussion is had at Hellfire Club later that same afternoon.Â
âAbsolutely not,â Eddie scoffs, folding his arms across his chest. âNice try, Sinclair, but I wouldnât be caught dead at some lame dance.â
âSeriously,â Jeff smirks from his position across the table. âHeâs never been to a single one in his ten years of high school.â
Eddie flips him off casually. âItâs only six, asshole. But that doesnât matter, because Iâm not dressing up in some penguin suit to drink unspiked punch with a bunch of shitty people.â
âCâmon, dude,â Lucas says, his tone bordering on a whine. âIf you donât go, Iâm gonna be stuck with the jocks all night, and they just wanna suck face with their girlfriends.â
âAnd you donât?â Gareth quips.Â
Lucas rolls his eyes. âNot in front of everyone. And I donât need a front-row seat to their performances, either.â He turns his attention back to the Dungeon Master. âLook, Iâm desperate. Mikeâll be visiting his grandma and Dustinâs grounded because of his D-plus in Spanish.â
Eddie narrows his eyes. âWhat about Huey, Dewey, and Louie over here?â he asks, gesturing to the three remaining club members.Â
Their collective responses are jumbled excuses; Eddie swears one of them says heâs going kayakingâin mid-December in Indianaâbut he doesnât bother to sift through their lies. âYou owe me, Sinclair,â he declares, pointing his forefinger at the underclassman. âBig time.â
The next few weeks leading up to the Winter Formal are spent meticulously making plans. For someone who seemed so disinterested in this dance, Max is paying careful attention to each detail.Â
You walk out of the dressing room in a velvet emerald green dress that hits just above the knee. Max is beaming as she adjusts the off-the-shoulder sleeves and smooths down any creases.Â
âYou look really nice,â she says, nodding her head. Sheâs trying to temper her enthusiasm, but you can sense her excitement. âI canât wait to tell Lucas.â
You wrinkle your nose. âLucas? Why would he care?â Heâs a nice kidâmore in tune with emotions than the average fourteen-year-old boyâbut that doesnât constitute an interest in your fashion choices.Â
Maxâs cheeks burn as red as her hair. âUh, well, seeing you happy makes me happy, and seeing me happy makes him happy, soâŠeveryoneâs happy?â she finishes lamely. She clears her throat as if expelling the awkwardness from the conversation. âAnyway, letâs buy this dress so we can look for shoes.â
âYeah, okay.â Youâre not fully convinced, but you brush it off and steel your nerves to ask a question. âIs anyone else gonna be there that we know?â You really want to know whether Eddie Munson is going to be there, but you canât say the quiet part aloud.Â
âProbably,â she shrugs, a bit too quickly, but sheâs pushing you back behind the curtain to change before you can inquire more.Â
âWhy does this stupid tie need to be green?â Eddie asks, sifting through the storeâs selection with Lucas by his side.Â
âUh, Christmas colors,â Lucas stammers, fumbling for a decent explanation other than the contents of his secret phone call with Max earlier today. âAnd, yâknow, red is way overdone, soâŠâ he trails off lamely, going back to the display table and hoping Eddie drops the matter.Â
They find exactly what theyâre looking forânot without Eddie complaining about putting in too much effort just to be a third wheelâand make their way over to the food court. Eddie makes a beeline for the Pizza Hut when he stops dead in his tracks. âShit, Sinclair; we gotta go,â he says urgently, clapping a hand on the younger boyâs shoulder and steering him away from the fast food.Â
âWhat the hell? Iâm hungry!â
Eddie shakes his head, curls brushing against his shoulders. âLook, man.â He discreetly points to his left, where you and Max are giggling at the Orange Julius. âWe canât let them see us.â
âDude, sheâs like the nicest person ever,â Lucas rebuts. âEven Max likes her, and Max pretty much hates everyone.â
âThatâs not the problem.â Eddie rakes his ringed fingers through his hair, wincing when he snags one on a knot. âThe problem is that sheâs gonna be all, âhi, Eddie; whatâre you doing at the mall?â And Iâm gonna be all, âjust picking out a tie for the Winter Formal.â And then sheâll go, âoh, whoâs your date?â And then Iâll have to say, âI donât have one; Iâm just playing babysitter to some freshmen like a goddamn loser!â He hops back and forth to indicate each character change.
âFirst of all, ouch,â Lucas quips, âsecond, go hide in the bathroom if you want, but Iâm getting something to eat.â
Eddie exhales an exasperated sigh, giving in and schlepping over to Pizza Hut, one of the few times in his life that heâs trying to be inconspicuous.Â
You pull into the school parking lot on the night of the Winter Formal and shift into park before killing the engine. Max is bouncing her leg up and down in the passenger seat, lower lip tucked between her teeth.
âWhatâs on your mind?â you ask, mistaking her excitement for anxiety. âYou know that Lucas would think you look beautiful even if you showed up in a potato sack.â You furrow your brow. âWhere is he, anyway? Why didnât he come with us?â
She mumbles something about not wanting her mom to ask any questions about the relationship, and you take them at face value. Her eyes light up when she spots her boyfriend walking into the school alongsideâŠEddie Munson?
âEddieâs here?â you ask in a hushed whisper, feeling sweat prickling under your arms. Youâve been nursing a massive crush on him for agesâone that Max is very much aware of. And now heâs here, dressed in a black suit with his hair pulled back into a low bun at the nape of his neck. âMax, why didnât you tell me? Whoâs he going with?â The idea of him slow dancing with someone else has your stomach turning.
Max just shrugs. âI donât think he had a date.â Too casual, too blasĂ©âshe knows something. âCâmon, letâs go in.â She swings the car door open enthusiastically, leaving you shell-shocked in your seat.
âMaxine Mayfield!â you hiss, using her full government name to drive home your bewilderment, but she just skips ahead. Damn your heeled shoes, slowing you down before you can catch up to her. When you finally do, she just grabs your hand and tugs you towards the guys.
She poorly feigns surprise, jaw dropping as she exclaims, âEddie? What are you doing here? Oh, my gosh, this is such a coincidence!â She pulls you closer, smiling far too wide. âLucas and I both brought our upperclassmen friends! What are the odds?â
âYeah, so weird,â Lucas says, not as loud as Max but just as transparent. He looks at Max before regarding you and Eddie. âOkay, well, weâre gonna go danceâbye!â The two of them scamper off, leaving you alone with Eddie. If their stilted dialogue wasnât evidence enough, the way Eddieâs tie perfectly matches your dress certainly clears up their intentions.
Eddie speaks first, shoving his hands in his pants pockets and nervously swiveling his body. âI, uh, think weâve been set up,â he says with a small, awkward chuckle. âI swear, it wasnât my idea. Notânot that itâs a bad thing, I just meant, like, if youâre uncomfortable with this, I donât wanna be held responsible.â His cheeks burn red. âShit, I need to stop talking.â
âItâs okay,â you reassure him with your own kind laugh, âwe might as well make the most of it. Get some punch and make fools of ourselves out there?â You gesture towards the gymâs makeshift dance floor; the band has just started playing Journeyâs âFaithfully.â Eddieâs nods, following you to an empty space, and you timidly drape your arms over his shoulders. Taking care to avoid an inappropriate touch, he rests his palms on the small of your back.Â
His voice is low when he murmurs in your ear, âyou look really beautiful tonight.â He clears his throat and speaks again. âYou always look really beautiful, though.â
The two of you sway to the music, swapping shy smiles and fleeting but longing glances. As the song ends, you look over your shoulder. âWeâre being spied on,â you report, noting the way the two younger kids are watching you from across the room. You consider your next words before eventually deciding to go for it: âDid you talk to Lucas about me as much as I talked to Max about you?â
âProbably more,â Eddie laughs, bringing you a bit closer. âBut Iâm interested in comparing notes.â
You nod, staving off any lingering nerves. âMaybe after the dance, we can split a burger from Bennyâs and discuss?â
Eddie presses a soft kiss to your forehead. âYeah,â he says; you can feel his lips move against your skin, âIâd like that.â
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JJK OLYMPICS OHHH YOURE A GENIUS
head spinning w sooooooo many athlete aus rnâŠ..Â
satoru honestly isnât half as cocky as the media makes him out to be but he could be because you bring up world champion menâs freestyle swim times and itâs his name on the scoreboard ten times before someone else shows up. heâs faster than himself by fifteen seconds all around, heâs earned a bit of cockiness. mentioned in the last post that whenever heâs at a competition and he finishes a race, he looks at the camera and signs a little infinity sign and then blows a kiss to you. some bitter old coach always calls him out on it, and gets him fined for unsportsmanlike conduct, and heâs happy to pay the fees if it means getting a message home to you, but eventually you two come up with a new code; and at his next race, he places gold, turns to the camera, crosses his middle finger over his pointer finger and smiles. when heâs in his post-race interview, he makes sure to explain that he does it for you with the widest smile on his face.
megumi nepotism baby but not in the same sport. toji was a multi gold medalist back in his heyday for shooting, so itâs not really a surprise to anybody that megumi has scary good aim, but he takes to archery instead of shooting. actually the idea of megumi being an emo little kid and throwing rocks at a tree when his dad pissed him off his hilarious, and even funnier is toji watching him, slightly amused and a little scared because megumi is maybe six and hitting the exact same spot every single time. he grows to be very blase about itâitâs more of a release/hobby for him that he happens to be really good at, and well, now good enough to earn a few olympic medals. megumi is not a fan of having his dad ruffle his hair on international television after heâs won, but he supposes it canât be helped.
i donât know where to put yuutaâŠ. tennisâŠ. temptingâŠ.. him in his little white shortsâŠ. little grunts after he servesâŠ. criesâŠ.. a complete 180 in his personality when heâs playing vs doing anything else. so charming and sweet and kinda shy when heâs being interviewed, and the second he steps on the court his eyes are so cold itâs scaryâŠ. need him⊠extremely nerdy about his rackets, and shoes, and clothes, and rambles to you about aerodynamics and posture and torque whenever you ask him to teach you, and you always have to shutup him up with a kiss and remind him that yeah you sort of want to learn to play tennis for him, but mostly you came bc he looks hot doing it. once he got asked in an interview if he ever thinks about you while heâs playing and his response was very concise, âno, never. it would be a big distraction,â and did not realize the implications of his heavily televised words.Â
alsoâŠ. not to make this post 40% yuuta but we could pull from canon a bit and make his sport fencing. he doesnât excel because heâs the strongest, itâs because heâs learned to treat the sword as an extension of himself and a good strategist⊠also because i like the image of him pulling the helmet/mask off and shaking his hair outâŠâŠâŠ..
donât even know where to put yuujiâŠ. volleyball? basketball? track and field??? the irony of him easily being the most athletic but canonically does not want to play sports đ but i can see him playing a sport because someone scouts him and it turns out to be a way to make steady money to support himself and his grandpa :( by the time heâs qualified and made it to the olympics, wasuke is doing much better (thanks to yuuji having landed some preemptive sponsorships and being able to afford better medical care), but not so well enough that he can travel across the world to watch yuuji play. wasuke tells you that you should travel and be with yuuji, but yuuji is so touched by the idea that you would stay with his grandpa and be by his side when heâs away :(( he wins gold, of course, and he doesnât even wait until the closing ceremonyâwhich, heâd mentioned in all of his interviews, so nobody can be too upset. heâs on record saying, âiâm excited to play, but iâm even happier to be going home. my girlfriend and my grandpa are watching me and i miss them!â several timesâ heâs on the first flight home with flowers, and tears in his eyes. puts his gold medal on his grandpaâs neck as a thank you, and spends probably thirty minutes straight hugging you and kissing you and honestly donât put it past him to propose now that heâs got nike ambassador moneyÂ
nanami started judo as a way to relieve the stress of his overbearing job, and someone at the gym/training center notices he seems to be a natural despite being a beginner. he starts to draw a crowd, which annoys him at first because the point of judo was discipline and release from having to deal with too many people at his office job, but nanami supposes he canât be too mad when you introduce yourself as a talent scout and offer him professional training. thereâs irony in him accepting your offer, because it was definitely not based in professionalism at all⊠quitting his job as a salaryman to become a professional athlete in his mid-twenties was not on his bingo chart, but if it means he will have met you, then so be it. youâre with him all the way, through his training, competitions, world championships, qualifiers, all the way until heâs on the podium. youâre the first to congratulate him, but he interjects by telling you heâs quitting. you ask him whyâhe just won at the olympics for crying out loud, but nanami just shakes his head, puts down his flowers and his medal so his hands are free to hold your face and tell you, âit would be unethical to kiss my manager, so i am quitting.â (later, when everything is said and done, and you two are cuddling, you mention to him that he could just hire a new manager, and not quit his new career, to which he blushes because yeah⊠thatâs probably more rational, but rational was not in his train of thought at the time)
#anonymous#nanami kento.......................................... god#also yuuji :((((( just a kid who wanted to do something nice for his grandpa I will CRY#immediate proposal when he gets home to you who does he think he is? yuuta?#speaking of yuuta he's like the best player his age and he's always asked to attend events or parties or whatever#and he's always like ah no thank you I am going home to my girlfriend#every fucking interview it's like yeah I love tennis but I love my girlfriend more for supporting and encouraging me#my girlfriend my girlfriend my girlfriend#one day he actually seems Excited to be doing his press conference and a journalist picks up on it to which yuuta happily raises his hand#and lets everyone know that he's now engaged. and very very grateful for his wife#he does the same shit a few years later like randomly during a press conference he's like#'I am kinda nervous. my baby didn't sleep well last night so I was up with him pretty late' and everyone's like BABY?#and yuutas like yeah! he's almost 14 months now do u wanna see him!#let me stop bringing kids into this bc w/ satoru and kento I could go on for hours....#jjk x reader#jujutsu kaisen x reader#jujutsu kaisen fluff#jujutsu kaisen smut#gojo x reader#gojo smut#yuuta x reader#yuuji x reader#megumi x reader#nanami kento x reader#once u asked megumi what he thinks about when he's practicing and he's so deadpan as he reloads and arrow#and right before he lets it go he's like 'ur ex boyfriend' and then hits the target dead in the center LMFAO#olympics au
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Purdue: 2022-23 Big Ten Men's Basketball Champions
CHICAGO â If anyone doubted the validity of Purdue's regular-season Big Ten championship, the Boilermakers doubled down.
After running through the league and winning the title by three games, Purdue (29-5) beat Rutgers, Ohio State and Penn State on consecutive days to add a Big Ten tournament championship.
Piloted again by Zach Edey and a cast of eight solid role players, Purdue stopped a monumental week for the Nittany Lions on championship Sunday with a 67-65 victory in the United Center, surviving a late rally.
With 3.3 seconds left, Penn State's inbounds pass from the right wing was tipped by Edey, causing a scramble that resulted in a traveling violation on the Nittany Lions. With 0.6 of a second left, Purdue heaved a pass to the 7-foot-4 Edey, who swatted it away as time expired.
It is Purdue's second Big Ten tournament championship, with the first coming in 2009.
Edey also added to his postseason haul of awards, garnering Tournament Most Valuable Player to package with his Big Ten Player of the Year award.
3 stars Zach Edey, Purdue: The Boilermakers trailed 4-0 after Penn State opened with two straight shots. Then Edey scored. Then he scored again. And Purdue's unstoppable force was just that. Edey went 12 of 17 from the field, finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds.
David Jenkins Jr., Purdue: Jenkins continued his hot shooting in the first half Sunday, going 3-for-5 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes, missing only on an attempt as the shot clock expired and on the final play of the first half. This week, Jenkins became the scoring punch Purdue needed off the bench, scoring 11 first-half points.
Purdue men's basketball: This third part is interchangeable and probably why the Boilermakers got just one player (Edey) on the Big Ten's first-, second- and third-teams. There's Edey. And there's a plethora of really good basketball players besides him. None consistently stand out, but at one time or another, all eight players aside from Edey in the rotation have stood out. Every player who saw the floor in the Big Ten Tournament championship - Edey, Jenkins, Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Brandon Newman, Ethan Morton, Mason Gillis, Caleb Furst and Trey Kaufman-Renn - had big moments in Sunday's victory.
Key moment Penn State can get hot from the outside and with Jalen Pickett, has one of the most dynamic players in the Big Ten.
When the Nittany Lions pulled within 40-36 with 16 minutes to go, it felt like an opportunity.
Purdue slammed that door shut immediately, holding Penn State to five points over the net seven-plus minutes and expanding that lead back to 14.
Ethan Morton slid into the paint on a Seth Lundy drive and drew a charge with 8:21 to go. This is the stuff that gets Purdue coaches excited more than flashy passes or 3-point shooting. The United Center erupted as Morton pounded the floor with both hands in celebration after the charge.
Penn State was able to cut the lead to four with 1:55 to go, but the Boilermakers went back to old reliable, getting it down low to Edey, who turned and put in a shot off the glass. Purdue needed every bit of that separation.
Myles Dread hit a 3, then Penn State stole the ensuing inbounds pass and cut the deficit to 66-65. Loyer made 1 of 2 free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining.
Key stat When Purdue struggled this season, it was plagued by turnovers.
Needing to elevate its level of play heading into the NCAA tournament, the Boilermakers were masterful in taking care of the basketball on Sunday.
Purdue turned the ball over just seven times. If there's one concern, its' that three of those came in the final minutes that kept Penn State in striking distance.
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