BTN.com staff, February 15, 2014
There was a tripleheader of Big Ten hoops action on Saturday, highlighted by Purdue's commanding 82-64 win over in-state rival Indiana. In other action, No. 16 Iowa dropped Penn State, 82-70, and Ohio State topped Illinois, 48-39. Catch up on all the scores, stats and video highlights in this post.
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OHIO STATE 48, ILLINOIS 39 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Aaron Craft scored 14 points and No. 22 Ohio State held Illinois to 28.3 percent shooting on the way to a scrappy 48-39 win on Saturday. Craft picked up two early fouls and spent two long stretches on the bench. But he was still the Buckeyes' best option on a tough offensive night for each team.
Throw it down big man! @OhioStateHoops big man Trey McDonald with a huge follow-up slam for the Buckeyes. – http://t.co/AyA2i9xWdJ
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) February 16, 2014
Picture Perfect! @OhioStateHoops Shannon Scott with the steal, up to Sam Thompson for the big two-handed slam – http://t.co/kcGNjVWCIW
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) February 16, 2014
PURDUE 82, INDIANA 64 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Sterling Carter had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Purdue to an 82-64 win against rival Indiana on Saturday. Purdue (15-10, 5-7 Big Ten) used a 19-1 run that began in the first half's final 36 seconds and carried through the first five minutes of the second half as the springboard to victory. Carter scored Purdue's first 10 second-half points, including a pair of 3-pointers that helped extend a 38-33 halftime advantage to 52-34 with 15 minutes remaining.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHTS: Congrats to @BoilerBall on the decisive rivalry win. Here are all the top plays. WATCH – http://t.co/qhExOrMbgr
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) February 15, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Check out this @BoilerBall halftime buzzer-beater. Don't see that every day. WATCH – http://t.co/YTF8Rl6Grc
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) February 15, 2014
IOWA 82, PENN STATE 70 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Melsahn Basabe scored 16 points and No. 16 Iowa pulled away from Penn State 82-70 on Saturday. Roy Devyn Marble added 15, Aaron White 14 and Mike Gesell 13 as the Hawkeyes (19-6, 8-4) won their fourth Big Ten road game of the season. Iowa's three-game road winning streak in the Big Ten is its longest since 1998. Penn State (13-13, 4-9) was led by D.J. Newbill, who scored 22 points, but Tim Frazier was held to 11.
VIDEO: @PennStateMBB's Ross Travis goes up for the dunk, and, well, just check out what happened. WATCH – http://t.co/ovmtIUKmst
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) February 15, 2014
VIDEO: This was pretty, @IowaHoops fans: Devyn Marble to Aaron White for alley-oop. WATCH – http://t.co/zbkwP1gnH7
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) February 15, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: D.J. Newbill drives for late layup, gives @PennStateMBB its first lead of the game. WATCH – http://t.co/pJ0BEK0ydC
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) February 15, 2014