Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, March 11, 2015
The first day of the 2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament featured two outstanding games at the United Center in Chicago.
Penn State kicked off the action with an impressive 68-65 victory over Nebraska in the opening game of the day.
Minnesota followed that with a 80-68 win over Rutgers in the nightcap.
See all of Wednesday's scores on our Big Ten scoreboard.
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Use the links below to catch up on both of Wednesday?s games:
PENN STATE 68, NEBRASKA 65: BOX | PBP | RECAP
D.J. Newbill scored 26 points, Shep Garner added 19 and Penn State hung on to beat Nebraska 68-65 Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament opener.
MINNESOTA 80, RUTGERS 68: BOX | PBP | RECAP
Joey King hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 to lead Minnesota to an 80-68 victory over Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday.
