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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Dorian Pickens hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 3 seconds to play and Stanford beat Indiana State 65-62 in the consolation round of the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday.Pickens game-winner came just 3 seconds after Indiana State had tied it at 62 on a 3 by Brenton Scott.I promise at some point were going to have some pretty games, Stanford coach Jerod Haase said. It was certainly a grind.Pickens and Reid Travis both scored 19 for Stanford (5-1). Travis also had 12 rebounds.Scott finished with 13 points in Indiana States second consecutive tough defeat at the Invitational. The Sycamores (2-3) lost 73-71 to No. 11 Iowa State in Thursdays opening round.Im tired of learning tough lessons, Indiana State coach Greg Lansing said. Were not in for participating. We want to win these games.I even more disappointed today than I was yesterday, Lansing added. More disappointed in our grit and our fight on the defensive end, and then our execution, especially down the stretch on the offensive end. Kind of got into our heads a little bit. Got a little bit too individual.Stanford went 22 of 27 from the free-throw line, with Travis and Robert Cartwright making six in the final minutes.Thats gutsy stuff, Haase said.Indiana State made 5 of 9 from the line.Stanford shot 36.5 percent from the floor and Indiana State shot 37.9 percent.There were 16 lead changes and 13 ties. Stanford held the biggest lead, seven points, five minutes into the second half.Stanford needed a pair of free throw from Pickens with 4 seconds left to take a 32-31 halftime lead.BIG PICTUREIndiana State: The Sycamores have picked up their play against Power-5 conference opponents at the AdvoCare Invitational. Before the tourney, Indiana State lost to Northern Illinois (80-78 in overtime), while beating Ball State (80-74 in OT) and Missouri-St. Louis (95-55).Stanford: The Cardinal were coming off a 67-53 loss to Miami in Thursdays first round, a game where Stanford was outscored 44-26 in the second half.NUMBERS GAMEStanford dominated the boards, outrebounding the Sycamores 47-31. ... The Cardinal had 18 turnovers compared with Indiana States seven. The Sycamores, however, scored just 14 points off the turnovers.PICKENS POWERThe junior guard has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games, dating to last season. Through two games at the AdvoCare Invitational, Pickens is averaging 17 points, five rebounds and two assists.UP NEXTIndiana State: Will play either Quinnipiac or Seton Hall in Sundays seventh-place game.Stanford: Will try to conclude the tournament with a 2-1 record in the fifth-place game Sunday against either Quinnipiac or Seton Hall. Cheap Wholesale Jerseys . 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A recently changed Big Ten tiebreaker could come into play in the East Division race, though it likely would affect only the timeline of naming a champion.?There was some brief consternation last season, when it appeared possible that Ohio State, Michigan State?and Michigan?could finish in a three-way tie for first place in the East with one loss and no head-to-head tiebreakers available.In that scenario, the division champion would have been decided by the fifth tiebreaker -- the highest-rated team in the College Football Playoff rankings. Theres just one problem for this season: The final regular-season CFP rankings dont come out until Nov. 29, meaning the teams wouldnt know who is heading to Indianapolis until four days before the conference title game.The Big Ten recognized this problem, and according to a spokesman, the leagues administrators council changed the procedures during its regularly scheduled meeting last month.?Now, the fifth tiebreaker will be best overall winning percentage.The CFP ranking was removed as one of the tiebreakers due to the timing of when the rankings are released and the potential competitive and logistical impact the timing could have on the Big Ten championship game, league spokesman Adam Augustine told ESPN in an email Sunday night.The ACC went through a similar rule change, eliminating the playoff rankings as one of its tiebreakers and instead turning to rankings from a private analytics firm.The Big Tens new rule will eliminate a potential timing headache but is unlikely to change who would make?it to the title game in the event of a three-way East Division tie between Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State this season. The Nittany Lions 24-21 upset of the Buckeyes on Saturday night left both teams at 3-1 in the conference.dddddddddddd Penn States only loss is to Michigan, which is 4-0 in league play. If Penn State wins out, Michigan loses only to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes win out, all three teams would finish 8-1 with their losses among themselves.Therefore, the Big Tens first four tiebreakers wouldnt apply.They are:1. Records vs. one another (all three would be 1-1)2. Intradivision records3. Records vs. next-highest-placed teams in the division, in order of finish (fourth place through seventh)4. Records vs. all common conference opponentsSo a three-way tie then would go to overall winning percentage, which would eliminate Penn State because it lost to Pittsburgh and would have two overall losses, compared to one for Ohio State and Michigan. It then would come down to the head-to-head record between the Buckeyes and Wolverines, which would send Ohio State to Indianapolis.Thats not a different outcome, however, than what using the CFP rankings likely would create.Penn State likely would be ranked well below Ohio State and Michigan. And if Ohio State beat Michigan in the final game of the regular season, that most likely would convince the committee to rank the Buckeyes ahead of the Wolverines in the ensuing CFP poll.What would have happened if Penn State hadnt lost to Pitt? Or what if?a scenario arises in the future in which there is a similar three-way tie but each team has the same overall winning percentage?Under the new rules, the sixth tiebreaker is: The representative will be chosen by random draw.Thats right. A division champ and potential playoff contender could be decided by the league drawing names out of a hat.? ' ' '