Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, February 18, 2016
What a night of Big Ten basketball!
Minnesota kicked off the action with a memorable 68-63 win over No. 6 Maryland, snapping a 14-game losing streak and giving the Gophers their first conference win of the season.
The crowd at Williams Arena stormed the court when time expired to celebrate Minnesota's first Big Ten regular season win since beating Michigan State back on Feb. 26, 2015.
The second game of the evening belonged to Denzel Valentine, who had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in Michigan State's impressive 69-57 victory over Wisconsin.
With two games on the slate, we made sure to capture the best moments.
Check out the top highlights from Thursday's Big Ten men's basketball games.
Late shot clock? Not a problem for Nate Mason on this deep @GopherMBB three-pointer to push the lead back to 4. https://t.co/JmoD0E473i
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) February 19, 2016
Put it on a poster! @GopherMBB's Jordan Murphy posterizes a Maryland defender with a two-handed flush. https://t.co/OmPBUeLECH
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 19, 2016
Big time follow by Deyonta Davis on the Valentine miss for the @MSU_Basketball dunk. https://t.co/89l131HGDe
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) February 19, 2016
Denzel Valentine is on another planet tonight! Watch the @MSU_Basketball senior fly in for a HUGE one-handed slam! https://t.co/Q2OjG5LY5j
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) February 19, 2016
Watch the game wraps here.
