BTN.com staff, January 26, 2014
BTN had a pair of exciting Big Ten men's basketball games on Sunday. Indiana kicked off the action with a 56-46 win over Illinois. Nebraska followed with an impressive 82-78 upset victory over Minnesota in Lincoln. Catch up on all the scores, stats and in-game video highlights in this post.
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NEBRASKA 82, MINNESOTA 78 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Terran Petteway scored a career-high 35 points, Nebraska overcame Malik Smith's shooting exhibition in his first start for Minnesota, and the Cornhuskers bounced back from a crushing loss at Penn State to hang on for an 82-78 victory Sunday. Walter Pitchford added 13 points and Shavon Shields 10 for the Huskers (10-9, 2-5 Big Ten). Nebraska hit a season-high 11 3-pointers, with Petteway making four and Pitchford three.
AIR PETTEWAY! Check out @HuskerHoops sophomore Terran Petteway sky for this HUGE alley-oop dunk! @Huskers WATCH – http://t.co/iFRSRSRjrk
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) January 27, 2014
Splash! Shavon Shields sinks a deep 3-pointer as @HuskerHoops takes a five point lead into the half! WATCH – http://t.co/AdxSkAC3Kq
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) January 26, 2014
INDIANA 56, ILLINOIS 46 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Yogi Ferrell scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, leading Indiana past Illinois 56-46 on Sunday. The Hoosiers (13-7, 3-4) ended a two-game losing streak to split the season series. Illinois (13-8, 2-6) was led by Rayvonte Rice with 20 but lost its sixth straight. The Fighting Illini have not won since Jan. 4, and this one prevented them from taking their first lead in the Indiana series since 1975.
VIDEO: How did @IndianaMBB coach Tom Crean handle Stan Robinson missing a wide open dunk? Quite well. WATCH – http://t.co/d8MSc5h8qy
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) January 26, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: A lot of scouts will be impressed by this @IndianaMBB Noah Vonleh shot. #orvillemoment WATCH – http://t.co/GcpbJDDmph
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) January 26, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Troy Williams soars for an early impressive @IndianaMBB dunk. #orvillemoment WATCH – http://t.co/SC3qwof9MK
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) January 26, 2014