Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, November 12, 2015
The 2015-16 college basketball season got underway with 11 exciting Big Ten games on Friday night.
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In the opening game of the night on BTN, No. 3 Maryland cruised by Mount St. Mary's, 80-56.
The second game on BTN featured a major upset, as No. 17 Wisconsin fell to Western Illinois, 69-67.
Catch up on scores and highlights from all of Friday's Big Ten games.
Maryland 80, Mount St. Mary's 56
Wow! @TerrapinHoops forward Jake Layman takes it to the rim and throws down a thunderous one-handed slam! https://t.co/8AEAwqX5Ax
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) November 14, 2015
Indiana 88, Eastern Illinois 49
Put it on a poster! @IndianaMBB freshman Thomas Bryant dunks over Eastern Illinois' big man! #BTNStandout https://t.co/cAbfLNROby
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) November 14, 2015
Michigan State 82, Florida Atlantic 55
Michigan 70, Northern Michigan 44
Can you say #BTNStandout! Watch @umichbball sophomore Aubrey Dawkins throw down an incredible put-back slam! https://t.co/Y9ouu778dg
— Sean Merriman (@MerrimanTweets) November 14, 2015
Purdue 81, North Carolina A&T 40
Nice help from the big man. Haas with his second block on the night. https://t.co/5QMkK5xPDx
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) November 14, 2015
Rutgers 72, Rutgers-Newark 59
The dunk... and the foul! Watch @RutgersMBB sophomore D.J. Foreman throw down a big dunk. https://t.co/GKNwZqEWiz
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) November 14, 2015
North Florida 93, Illinois 81
Thorne SLAM pulls #Illini within 9! https://t.co/skg9lHVI76
— Illinois Men's Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 14, 2015
Northwestern 79, UMass-Lowell 57
How about this for a start? @NUMensBball big man Alex Olah throws down a big two-handed flush!! https://t.co/aH2yJ4FVj2
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) November 14, 2015
Dropping the dime! @GopherMBB's Kevin Dorsey throws a perfect pass to Charles Buggs for the big two-handed flush https://t.co/cgCn9PgOIe
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) November 14, 2015
Iowa 76, Gardner-Webb 59
Western Illinois 69, Wisconsin 67
Throw it down, Nigel! Hayes cleans up the miss with a put-back dunk for @BadgerMBB. https://t.co/8kzNhVd1EW
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) November 14, 2015
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In addition to Friday's loaded schedule, there are plenty of outstanding nonconference matchups involving Big Ten teams this season.
Here is a look at some of the top nonconference games this year.
Nov. 17: Michigan State vs. Kansas
Nov. 25: Michigan vs. UCONN
Nov. 29: Wisconsin at Oklahoma
Dec. 1: Maryland at North Carolina
Dec. 2: Illinois vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 2: Indiana at Duke
Dec. 10: Iowa at Iowa State
Dec. 19: Ohio State vs. Kentucky
Dec. 22: Purdue vs. Vanderbilt
