Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 25, 2014
The Big Ten's final two unbeatens met Saturday night at the Breslin Center, and it was No. 21 Michigan upsetting No. 3 Michigan State to take over sole possession of first place. In other Big Ten action, No. 10 Iowa rolled past Northwestern and No. 9 Wisconsin took down Purdue. Catch up on all the action and the best highlights in this post.
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MICHIGAN 80, MICHIGAN STATE 75 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Nik Stauskas made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:12 left and finished with 19 points and freshman Derrick Walton Jr. scored a season-high 19, lifting No. 21 Michigan to an 80-75 win over No. 3 Michigan State on Saturday night to remain the only Big Ten team without a conference loss. The Wolverines (15-4, 7-0 Big Ten) went on a 10-0 run late in the game to take control and held on to win for just the second time in 15 games at the Breslin Center. The Spartans (18-2, 7-1) had won 11 straight since losing to North Carolina at home.
VIDEO: @umichbball drops #Spartans, and Nik Stauskas celebrates by blowing @MSU_Basketball fans a kiss. WATCH – http://t.co/fT9cAFlO0f
— Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) January 26, 2014
VIDEO: Wondering why there was that quick mix-up in the #Michigan at #Spartans game? WATCH – http://t.co/gXGQe1tinf
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 26, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: This @MSU_Basketball block was so nice, Gavin Schilling got a face full of net. WATCH – http://t.co/Mx2glyWwos
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) January 26, 2014
WISCONSIN 72, PURDUE 58 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Sam Dekker and Traevon Jackson each scored 15 points Saturday, helping No. 9 Wisconsin end its three-game losing streak with a 72-58 victory at Purdue. The Badgers (17-3, 4-3 Big Ten) won for the first time since starting 16-0. It was only their fourth win ever at Mackey Arena. Terone Johnson and Bryson Scott each had 10 points to lead Purdue, but the Boilermakers (13-7, 3-4) lost their second straight.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Frank Kaminsky gets fancy on late @BadgerMBB fastbreak. #orvillemoment WATCH – http://t.co/bKe07ssIWh
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) January 26, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Sterling Carter beats the halftime buzzer for @BoilerBall. #orvillemoment WATCH – http://t.co/mWut5Khnev
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) January 25, 2014
IOWA 76, NORTHWESTERN 50 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Devyn Marble scored 14 points and No. 10 Iowa never trailed, beating Northwestern 76-50 on Saturday. Gabriel Olaseni had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Mike Gesell added 11 points for the Hawkeyes (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten), who shot 51.9 percent from the field (28 of 54) and won their fourth in five games. Iowa, which outrebounded Northwestern 44-20, had nine players score. Marble, Iowa's leading scorer, didn't make his first field goal until 3:08 into the second half. Drew Crawford had 20 points for Northwestern (10-11, 3-5), which had won three of four.
VIDEO: Guarantee: @IowaHoops' Devyn Marble hit the best shot – that won't count – that you'll see today. WATCH – http://t.co/9Vk83QVl2C
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 25, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Holy, Olaseni!! Check out this impressive Gabe Olaseni @IowaHoops putback. WATCH – http://t.co/IrN5WH0zXL
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 25, 2014
VIDEO: Not in Sanjay Lumpkin's house!!! How about this @NUMensBBall block? #orvillemoment WATCH – http://t.co/Zl836SZmFP
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) January 25, 2014
VIDEO: @IowaHoops Aaron White dunks it off inbound pass, and hangs on the rim. WATCH – http://t.co/I21aaL0qtE
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 25, 2014
