BTN.com staff, December 27, 2014
It was a solid day for Big Ten men?s basketball teams. The conference went 5-1 on Saturday, with several commanding victories.
No. 15 Maryland took down Oakland, while No. 18 Ohio State thumped Wright State to highlight the day?s busy slate.
In other action, Georgetown topped Indiana in overtime, Minnesota ran past UNC Wilmington, Northwestern dropped Northern Kentucky, and Illinois coasted past Kennesaw State.
Catch up all of the Saturday's action on our Big Ten scoreboard.
Use the links below get scores, stats, recaps and video highlights.
GEORGETOWN 91, INDIANA 87 – OT: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored seven of his 29 points in overtime, leading Georgetown to a 91-87 victory over Indiana on Saturday in the Indeed Invitational at Madison Square Garden.
MINNESOTA 108, UNC WILMINGTON 82: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Carlos Morris scored a career-high 24 points as Minnesota overcame an early nine-point deficit to defeat UNC Wilmington 108-82 on Saturday.
NORTHWESTERN 76, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 55: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Tre Demps tied a career-high with 23 points as Northwestern beat Northern Kentucky 76-55 on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
MARYLAND 72, OAKLAND 56: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Jake Layman had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 15 Maryland extend its winning streak to five games with a 72-56 victory over Oakland on Saturday.
OHIO STATE 100, WRIGHT STATE 55: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
D'Angelo Russell scored 24 points on a stellar shooting night and Amir Williams added a career-high 21 to lead No. 21 Ohio State past Wright State 100-55 on Saturday.
ILLINOIS 93, KENNESAW STATE 45: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Rayvonte Rice scored 21 points on Saturday night and Illinois cruised past Kennesaw State 93-45 in a final tune-up before Big Ten play.
