BTN.com staff, November 21, 2014

In four Big Ten men's basketball games Friday night, Iowa fell short and lost to Syracuse, 66-63, while Michigan State topped Loyola-Chicago 87-52. Later, Illinois handled Austin Peay, 107-66, and Penn State nipped Cornell, 72-71. We encourage you to use our mobile-friendly Big Ten men's basketball scoreboard.

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ILLINOIS 107, AUSTIN PEAY 66: BOX | PBP | RECAP

Malcolm Hill and Ray Rice each scored 16 points and were two of five Illinois players scoring in double digits as the Illini cruised to a home win over Austin Peay.

SYRACUSE 66, IOWA 63: BOX | PBP | RECAP

Chris McCullough had 20 points, nine rebounds and a key steal with 8.4 seconds left, and No. 23 Syracuse held off Iowa 66-63 on Friday night in the 2K Classic consolation game. Jarrod Uthoff scored 20 points and Aaron White added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Iowa (2-2).

MICHIGAN STATE 87, LOYOLA-CHICAGO 52: BOX | PBP | RECAP

Matt Costello had 13 points and 11 rebounds as No. 19 Michigan State overpowered Loyola of Chicago 87-52 on Friday night. Branden Dawson and Marvin Clark Jr. each scored 15 for the Spartans (2-1). Travis Trice added 13 and Denzel Valentine 12, and Michigan State never trailed.

PENN STATE 72, CORNELL 71: BOX | PBP | RECAP

D.J. Newbill had 26 points including the driving layup as the buzzer sounded to lift Penn State to a 72-71 victory over Cornell at the Charleston Classic on Friday night.