BTN.com staff, December 29, 2012

Seven Big Ten men's basketball teams took the court today – some won close games and others won in blowouts to close out the non-conferecne portion of their seasons.

On Friday night, Indiana improved to 12-1 with a win to close out their non-conference stretch.

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Here are the scoring leaders through the non-conference season heading into Saturday's games.

Rank Player Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG SPG
1 D. Thomas Ohio State 11 .453 .411 .857 6.8 1.5 20.0 0.5
2 B. Paul Illinois 13 .444 .385 .729 5.3 3.6 19.2 1.5
3 T. Burke Michigan 12 .519 .358 .757 3.2 7.1 17.4 1.3
4 C. Zeller Indiana 13 .626 .000 .711 7.9 1.2 16.4 1.0
5 T. Hardaway Jr. Michigan 12 .471 .350 .755 5.3 2.6 15.8 0.8
6 R. Marble Iowa 13 .454 .392 .767 4.2 2.9 15.7 0.9
7t J. Marshall Penn State 11 .408 .344 .731 4.6 2.1 15.1 2.3
7t D. Newbill Penn State 11 .439 .222 .629 5.6 3.8 15.1 1.0
9 K. Appling Michigan State 13 .470 .375 .775 3.5 4.1 14.9 1.4
10 R. Hearn Northwestern 12 .519 .429 .707 5.5 1.9 14.5 1.4