BTN.com staff, November 29, 2014
And the 2014 Big Ten title game mathup is set! No. 14 Wisconsin took down No. 18 Minnesota to win the inaugural Big Ten West crown and advance to play No. 6 Ohio State in Indianapolis.
Also highlighting the Week 14 rivalry slate, No. 6 Ohio State dropped Michigan despite losing star quarterback J.T. Barrett to a season-ending broken ankle on the first play of the fourth quarter.
In other Week 14 action, No. 10 Michigan State cruised past Penn State, Rutgers rallied past Maryland, Indiana topped Purdue and Illinois downed Northwestern.
Catch up on all of the action on our Big Ten scoreboard.
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WISCONSIN 34, MINNESOTA 24: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | MIN VIDEO | WIS VIDEO
Melvin Gordon ran for 151 yards and accounted for two scores, and No. 14 Wisconsin rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to beat No. 22 Minnesota 34-24 on Saturday night to earn a trip to the Big Ten championship game.
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RUTGERS 41, MARYLAND 38: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | RU VIDEO | MD VIDEO
Gary Nova threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns, and Rutgers rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat Maryland 41-38 Saturday.
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MICHIGAN STATE 34, PENN STATE 10: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | MSU VIDEO | PSU VIDEO
R.J. Shelton returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and Jeremy Langford ran for 118 yards and two scores to help No. 10 Michigan beat Penn State 34-10 on Saturday night.
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OHIO STATE 42, MICHIGAN 28: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | MICH VIDEO | OSU VIDEO
Ezekiel Elliott scored untouched on a 44-yard run on fourth-and-1 with 4:58 left to help No. 7 Ohio State, without injured star quarterback J.T. Barrett, beat archrival Michigan 42-28 on Saturday.
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INDIANA 23, PURDUE 16: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | PUR VIDEO | IU VIDEO
Indiana quarterback Zander Diamont scored on a 1-yard TD run with 27 seconds left Saturday, giving Indiana a 23-16 victory over rival Purdue.
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ILLINOIS 47, NORTHWESTERN 33: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP | ILL VIDEO | NU VIDEO
Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 147 yards, Josh Ferguson had a pair of rushing scores and Illinois took advantage of five Northwestern turnovers for a 47-33 victory over its in-state and Big Ten rival on Saturday.