Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, December 23, 2014

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

Rutgers kicked off the action with an impressive 79-54 win over Sacred Heart. Nebraska followed with a 50-42 victory over Loyola Marymount.

Check out our Big Ten men's basketball scoreboard.

Also, catch up on scores, stats, recaps and select in-game video highlights below.

RUTGERS 79, SACRED HEART 54: BOX | PBP | RECAP

Freshman Mike Williams had a career-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead Rutgers past Sacred Heart 79-54 on Tuesday.

NEBRASKA 50, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 42: BOX | PBP | RECAP

It was far from pretty, but Tim Miles will take it anyway.

Terran Petteway scored seven of his game-high 17 points in overtime as Nebraska edged Loyola Marymount 50-42 in a consolation game of the Diamond Head Classic on Tuesday.