Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 31, 2013
That was a fun start to the Big Ten conference slate! No. 3 Ohio State held off Purdue, Illinois topped Indiana in overtime, No. 5 Michigan State rallied past Penn State, and No. 22 Iowa took down Nebraska. Catch up on all the action and get video highlight in this post.
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ILLINOIS 83, INDIANA 80 (OT) | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Noah Vonleh swat + Will Sheehey transition slam = real nice @IndianaMBB highlight! WATCH – http://t.co/uLOmI7VRP6
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) December 31, 2013
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Just believe us when we say you HAVE to watch @IlliniHoops Joseph Bertrand's alley-oop. WATCH – http://t.co/kSPhQ4NtPi
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) December 31, 2013
NEBRASKA at IOWA | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Wow! Check out this Gabe Olaseni @IowaHoops block on #Huskers fastbreak. WATCH – http://t.co/uRAfmh5ocI
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 1, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: What should Aaron White do on his next fastbreak? He just went with this reverse jam. WATCH – http://t.co/WoV09HTaPJ
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 1, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Devyn Marble dunk alert! You'll want to see this @IowaHoops flush. WATCH – http://t.co/HTCxdbXIsb
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 1, 2014
MICHIGAN STATE 79, PENN STATE 63 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Branden Dawson scored 20 points and Keith Appling had 14 to help No. 5 Michigan State beat Penn State 79-63 on Tuesday night. Gary Harris added 13 points and Travis Tice had 12 for the Spartans (12-1, 1-0) in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Dawson led a second-half charge to help the Spartans rally from a halftime deficit and win their fifth straight game. Brandon Taylor had 18 points for the Nittany Lions (9-5, 0-1) and D.J. Newbill scored 17.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Plays like this are exactly what @PennStateMBB missed without Tim Frazier last year. WATCH – http://t.co/5k324Bs3wG
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) December 31, 2013
VIDEO: It didn't look good early for @MSU_Basketball. But the No. 5 team rallied to beat PSU. WATCH top plays – http://t.co/rXR0UMCbVr
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) January 1, 2014
OHIO STATE 78, PURDUE 69 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) LaQuinton Ross had 25 points and 12 rebounds, both career bests, and Shannon Scott added a career-high 18 points to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 78-69 victory Tuesday at Purdue. The Buckeyes (14-0, 1-0 Big Ten) started the day as one of eight perfect teams. They finished it by matching the fourth-best start in school history. A.J. Hammons led Purdue (10-4, 0-1) with 18 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks and four assists in the Boilermakers' first home loss.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: How did Shannon Scott get this pass to Amir Williams?! See for yourself. @OhioStateHoops WATCH – http://t.co/Wwmo03k5SN
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 31, 2013
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: This sequence pretty much says it all about @OhioStateHoops' Aaron Craft. WATCH – http://t.co/jNZTMAWW7i
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 31, 2013
You tell us: @OhioStateHoops charge, or @BoilerBall blocking foul? It was called the latter. WATCH – http://t.co/aq4XmA29ca
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 31, 2013