Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 19, 2015
Ten Big Ten men's basketball teams were in action Saturday.
[ MORE: Relive all of Saturday's results on our Big Ten scoreboard ]
Indiana used a 17-2 run down the stretch to rally past Notre Dame, 80-73, in the first game of the Crossroad Classic, and previously struggling Ohio State stunned No. 4 Kentucky, 74-67, to highlight the day's action.
Catch up on all of the results below:
MICHIGAN STATE 78, NORTHEASTERN 58 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Denzel Valentine scored 17 points, Bryn Forbes added 12 and No. 1 Michigan State matched the best start in school history by improving to 12-0.
Spartans match the 2000-01 team's mark of 12-0 with a 78-58 victory over Northeastern. pic.twitter.com/Hbtp48bDoM
— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) December 19, 2015
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NORTHWESTERN 78, DEPAUL 70 (OT) BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Aaron Falzon hit two three pointers in overtime to help Northwestern to a comeback win over DePaul 78-70 on Saturday.
Beautiful win for @NUMensBball & @coach_collins today! Go you Cats!!!
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) December 19, 2015
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INDIANA 80, NOTRE DAME 73 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Troy Williams scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and made some clutch plays down the stretch Saturday as Indiana rallied for an 80-73 victory over Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic.
HOOSIERS WIN!!!! https://t.co/KJnowb4gz9
— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) December 19, 2015
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ILLINOIS 91, SOUTH DAKOTA 79 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Malcolm Hill scored a career-high 34 points and had 11 rebounds, and Illinois never trailed in a 91-79 victory over South Dakota on Saturday.
ICYMI: How about this Michael Finke @IlliniMBB no-look dime?! https://t.co/tA2edZpFSR
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) December 19, 2015
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OHIO STATE 74, KENTUCKY 67 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Keita Bates-Diop scored 14 points and Ohio State held off a furious second-half rally by No. 4 Kentucky for a 74-67 victory on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic at Barclays Center.
#GoBucks #CBSSportsClassic pic.twitter.com/61YXfRJasR
— Ohio State Hoops ? (@OhioStateHoops) December 19, 2015
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IOWA 70, DRAKE 64 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Mike Gesell scored 17 points, including a crucial dunk with 30 seconds left, and Iowa held off Drake 70-64 on Saturday.
— Iowa Men?s Basketball (@IowaHoops) December 19, 2015
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BUTLER 74, PURDUE 68 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Roosevelt Jones scored 19 points, Tyler Lewis had 17 and No. 17 Butler beat No. 9 Purdue 74-68 on Saturday, sending the Boilermakers to their first loss of the season.
Vince Edwards can make plays on defense.
— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) December 19, 2015
Vince Edwards can make plays on offense. #completeplayer @BoilerBall https://t.co/6qwm3s9qyp
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MICHIGAN 105, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 46 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Derrick Walton posted the fifth triple-double in Michigan history and Caris LeVert added 19 points and six rebounds as Michigan routed Youngstown State 105-46 on Saturday night.
Michigan all-time triple-doubles entering this week: 3.@umichbball triple-doubles this week: 2. pic.twitter.com/IpPCRyutlB
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) December 20, 2015
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PENN STATE 63, DREXEL 57 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Payton Banks scored 20 points and keyed a second-half rally as Penn State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Drexel 63-57 Saturday night.
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MARYLAND 82, PRINCETON 61 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Jake Layman scored a season-high 19 points and Robert Carter fueled a second-half surge that enabled No. 6 Maryland to pull away to an 82-61 victory over Princeton on Saturday night.
Boom! @TerrapinHoops' Diamond Stone absolutely posterizes a Princeton defender with this huge two-handed slam! https://t.co/eNRGesYblX
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) December 20, 2015
