Best highlights from Thursday's Big Ten men's basketball action

There were two Big Ten men's basketball games on the slate Thursday, both on the ESPN family of networks.

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Purdue cruised to an impressive 87-70 win over Michigan in the first game of the evening.

Michigan State followed with a huge 79-54 victory over Illinois.

We made sure to capture the top moments from both games.

Check out the best highlights from Thursday night's Big Ten men's basketball action.

He's a freshman! Watch @MSU_Basketball big man Deyonta Davis throw down a huge two-handed dunk. https://t.co/PWbvjgLlDL

— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) January 8, 2016

Isaac Haas gets free on the backdoor cut and you can guess what's coming next for @BoilerBall. https://t.co/6iZloO53vp

— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) January 8, 2016

A nice pass by Dakota Mathias leads to an easy Caleb Swanigan dunk early for @BoilerBall. https://t.co/xd0w36uBuW

— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) January 8, 2016

Boom-shaka-laka! Watch @Boilerball guard Johnny Hill drive and throw down a HUGE one-handed slam! https://t.co/ypu7yWnV1C

— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) January 8, 2016