Every Friday, area advertisers have been matching their skills against Herald & Review’s Executive Sports Editor Mark Tupperin predicting the outcome of BIG TEN basketball games. We invite you to follow along as they take on the Tupper Challenge.

Week 1 OverallDecatur Earthmover 13-1 13-1Mark Tupper 12-2 12-2Country Financial Insurance 12-2 12-2Smith Tire 12-2 12-2Staley Credit Union 12-2 12-2Air King 11-3 11-3B&C TV 9-5 9-5Midwest Basements 9-5 9-5

Thursday, January 7thMichigan at Penn State

Texas Pan American at Northwestern

Saturday, January 9thPurdue at Wisconsin

Michigan State at IowaIllinois at Indiana

Sunday, January10thNorthwestern at Michigan

Tuesday, January 12thOhio State at PurduePenn State at Illinois

Tennessee State at Iowa

Wednesday, January 13thMinnesota at Michigan StateWisconsin at Northwestern

Mark TupperExecutive Sports Editor

Penn StateNorthwestern

PurdueMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan State Wisconsin

WEEK 2 GAMES

STANDINGS:

THIS WEEKS WINNER!

MichiganNorthwestern

WisconsinMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateWisconsin

Decatur EarthmoverKim CarlsonDecatur Earthmover

Penn StateNorthwestern

PurdueMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateNorthwestern

Staley Credit UnionDoug DehorityStaley Credit Union

Smith TireTR FlynnSmith Tire Michigan

NorthwesternPurdue

Michigan StateIllinois

NorthwesternPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateNorthwestern

Air King Steve Fisher IIAir King

Penn StateNorthwestern

WisconsinMichigan State

IllinoisNorthwestern

PurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateNorthwestern

Country FinancialJeff LudwickCountry Financial

Penn StateNorthwestern

PurdueMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateWisconsin

Midwest BasementsSteve JonesMidwest Basements

MichiganNorthwestern

PurdueMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateWisconsin

B&C TelevisionBarb HodgesB&C Television

Penn StateNorthwestern

WisconsinMichigan State

IllinoisMichiganPurdueIllinoisIowa

Michigan StateNorthwestern

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