Wednesday's Big Ten hoops recap: Wisconsin, Ohio State win big

Big Ten basketball fans were treated to several outstanding games on Wednesday.

Purdue kicked off the action with an impressive 87-85 win over BYU, while Ohio State cruised by Campbell and Wisconsin routed UAB to highlight the slate.

In other action: Minnesota fell to St. Johns, 70-61, Iowa topped Northern Illinois, 70-49, and Northwestern lost to Northern Iowa, 61-42.

Catch up on all of Wednesday night?s Big Ten action and get highlights below.

PURDUE 87, BYU 85 (OT): BOX | PBP | RECAP
A.J. Hammons hit a jump-hook with 1.8 seconds left in overtime, lifting Purdue to an 87-85 win over BYU in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.

OHIO STATE 91, CAMPBELL 64: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Marc Loving scored a career-high 18 points and No. 16 Ohio State again shot well from the field in beating Campbell 91-64 on Wednesday night.

ST. JOHNS 70, MINNESOTA 61: BOX | PBP | RECAP
D'Angelo Harrison had a key four-point play and finished with 19 points and five steals to help St. John's beat Minnesota 70-61 on Wednesday night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals.

WISCONSIN 72, UAB 43: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Frank Kaminsky had 16 points and eight rebounds, Duje Dukan scored 11 points and No. 2 Wisconsin had no trouble beating Alabama-Birmingham 72-43 in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals Wednesday night.

IOWA 70, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 49: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Aaron White and Anthony Clemmons each scored 14 points to lead Iowa to a 70-49 win over Northern Illinois on Wednesday night.

NORTHERN IOWA 61, NORTHWESTERN 42: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Seth Tuttle scored 19 points and Northern Iowa beat Northwestern 61-42 to claim the Cancun Challenge championship.