Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, February 19, 2015
Purdue beat Indiana 67-63 on Thursday to highlight an entertaining night of Big Ten men's basketball. A.J. Hammons scored a team-high 20 points and added four blocks for the Boilermakers (18-9, 10-4), who completed a season sweep of their in-state rivals.
In other action, Maryland topped Nebraska, 69-65, and Iowa cruised past Rutgers, 81-47.
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MARYLAND 69, NEBRASKA 65: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Melo Trimble scored 26 points, including a pair of pivotal 3-pointers down the stretch, and No. 16 Maryland squeezed past Nebraska 69-65 Thursday night in the first-ever meeting between the teams.
PURDUE 67, INDIANA 63: BOX | PBP | RECAP
A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas combined for 32 points and 13 rebounds Thursday night, leading Purdue to a 67-63 victory against Indiana.
IOWA 81, RUTGERS 47: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery felt good about his team's chances when Adam Woodbury, his 7-foot-1 center who has long been criticized, dunked twice in the first five minutes of action on Thursday.
