BTN.com staff, January 30, 2014
Thursday night featured two more entertaining Big Ten hoops games. Nebraska kicked off the action with a 60-55 win over Indiana. Michigan followed with a commanding 75-66 home victory over Purdue to remain perfect in Big Ten play.
Catch up on all the scores, stats and video highlights in this post.
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MICHIGAN 75, PURDUE 66 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Caris LeVert had 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, and No. 10 Michigan beat Purdue 75-66 on Thursday night, extending its winning streak to 10. Nik Stauskas scored 16 points and Derrick Walton added 14 for the Big Ten leaders. The Wolverines (16-4, 8-0) shot 61 percent from the field against a Purdue team that had held its previous five opponents under 42.
Posters on sale in the lobby! WATCH Purdue big man A.J. Hammons POSTERIZE Nik Stauskas with this dunk @BoilerBall – http://t.co/k5YHB14Xx8
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) January 31, 2014
Dare we say Tyus Edney-esque? @umichbball's Derrick Walton Jr. goes coast-to-coast to beat the halftime buzzer! – http://t.co/NfOa70qWpx
— Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) January 31, 2014
Nik Stauskas with a NASTY crossover and Jon Horford follows his miss with a thunderous slam! @umichbball WATCH – http://t.co/gVv7z1rI9E
— Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) January 31, 2014
NEBRASKA 60, INDIANA 55 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Terran Petteway scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, and Nebraska came back from a 16-point deficit to defeat Indiana 60-55 on Thursday night. The Cornhuskers (11-9, 3-5 Big Ten) won for the third time in four games and back-to-back conference games for the first time in their three years in the Big Ten. They also improved to 10-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Congrats to @HuskerHoops on their first B1G winning streak since joining the conference! See the celebration here – http://t.co/9nEJwYLmCQ
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 31, 2014
Throw it down big man! Check out @IndianaMBB freshman Noah Vonleh's thunderous one-handed flush. WATCH – http://t.co/e0IJ2vpcBK
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) January 31, 2014
