BTN.com staff, February 23, 2014
That was a fun day of Big Ten hoops, wasn't it? No. 20 Michigan dropped No. 13 Michigan State to move into sole possession of first place and Nebraska stayed hot by dropping Purdue. Catch up on all the action and watch highlights in this post.
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NEBRASKA 76, PURDUE 57 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Terran Petteway scored 29 points to lead surging Nebraska, which won its fifth straight game, over Purdue 76-57 Sunday. Nebraska (16-10, 8-6 Big Ten) used a 26-8 second half run to take down the Boilermakers (15-12, 5-9). The Huskers have won five straight conference games for the first times since 1998-99 and have won eight conference games for the first time since 2008-09 when it was a member of the Big 12.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: This time, it's Terran Petteway on the @HuskerHoops alley-oop. WATCH – http://t.co/sVphQygwpl
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) February 23, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Oh, my! Walter Pitchford just took the roof off PBA with this @HuskerHoops alley-oop. WATCH – http://t.co/9ahBywNhci
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) February 23, 2014
INSTANT HIGHLIGHT: Holy, Hammons! Check out this @BoilerBall block by A.J. Hammons. #notinhishouse WATCH – http://t.co/NJq9V8Jz6X
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) February 23, 2014
MICHIGAN 79, MICHIGAN STATE 70 | RECAP | BOX | PLAY-BY-PLAY
(AP) Nik Stauskas scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 20 Michigan beat No. 13 Michigan State 79-70 on Sunday to take over first place in the Big Ten. Caris LeVert added 23 points for the Wolverines (19-7, 11-3), who won both regular-season meetings against their in-state rivals. Michigan has now won six of its last eight against Michigan State. The Spartans (22-6, 11-4) led by as many as 11 in the first half.
INSTANT HIGHLIGHTS: Congrats to @umichbball on the gigantic rivalry win. We have all the top plays here. WATCH – http://t.co/yPSvfRvwRT
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 23, 2014