Tuesday's Big Ten hoops recap: OSU tops Marquette; MSU falls to Duke

There were four Big Ten men's basketball games Tuesday night.

Michigan State kicked off the action with a hard-fought 81-71 loss to Duke, while Ohio State followed with a 74-63 victory over Marquette to highlight the slate.

In other action: Minnesota cruised by Western Kentucky, 76-54, and Nebraska topped Central Arkansas, 82-56.

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Catch up on all of Tuesday night?s Big Ten action and get select Big Ten highlights below.

DUKE 81, MICHIGAN STATE 71: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Quinn Cook scored 19 points and Jahlil Okafor had 17 to lead No. 4 Duke past No. 19 Michigan State 81-71 in Tuesday's State Farm Champions Classic.

OHIO STATE 74, MARQUETTE 63: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Kam Williams scored 15 points and Shannon Scott added a career-best 14 assists to lead No. 20 Ohio State past Marquette 74-63 on Tuesday night.

MINNESOTA 76, WESTERN KENTUCKY 54: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
DeAndre Mathieu had 11 points, six assists and five rebounds, helping Minnesota control the pace from start to finish in a 76-54 victory Tuesday over Western Kentucky.

NEBRASKA 82, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 56: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Terran Petteway scored 23 points, Shavon Shields added 16 and No. 21 Nebraska shook off a sloppy first half to beat Central Arkansas 82-56 on Tuesday night.