Northeastern earned its fifth-ever win against a Big Ten program with a 81-73 upset of Michigan State Sunday in East Lansing.
Rutgers won its fifth straight game and 11th game overall Sunday, beating Fordham 68-53 at Madison Square Garden. Mike Williams led the Scarlet Knights with 19 points.
Penn State got 21 points from Shep Garner as the Nittany Lions pushed past St. John's, 92-76 Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Stories of impact from around the conference.
Kelan Martin scored 28 points and Kamar Baldwin added a season-high 14 on Saturday as No. 18 Butler held off No. 9 Indiana's late charge for an 83-78 victory in the Crossroads Classic.
Peter Jok scored 21 points in his final game in his hometown and Iowa thumped rival Northern Iowa 69-46 Saturday for its third straight win.