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Thursday's Results

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NORTHWESTERN def. NEBRASKA, 84-74
Northwestern rode red-hot 3-point shooting in the first half and then withstood a Nebraska charge in the second period to post an 84-74 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena Thursday evening. RECAP & BOX SCORE

Thursday's Schedule

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Big Ten men's basketball continues with one game on Wednesday night. Click the links below for each team's game notes.

 

NEBRASKA at NORTHWESTERN, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Craft and Taylor Named Cousy Award Finalists

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Ohio State's Aaron Craft and Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor have been named finalists for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. The Big Ten and Big 12 are the only two conferences with multiple finalists for the award that recognizes the top point guard in college basketball. Craft and Taylor go head-to-head this weekend as No. 19/20 Wisconsin hosts No. 3/3 Ohio State on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Eight Big Ten men's and women's basketball players were named to Capital One Academic All-District teams, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Thursday.

Michigan's Zack Novak, Northwestern's Drew Crawford, Ohio State's Aaron Craft and Wisconsin's Jared Berggren were recognized on men's All-District teams, while Iowa's Jaime Printy, Michigan's Jenny Ryan, Northwestern's Kendall Hackney and Purdue's Brittany Rayburn were honored on women's teams.

All eight players will advance to Capital One All-America Team ballots, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.

COMPLETE MEN'S RELEASE

COMPLETE WOMEN'S RELEASE

Wednesday's Results

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#23/22 MICHIGAN def. #20/20 INDIANA
The University of Michigan men's basketball team improved to 13-0 at home this season, defeating Indiana, 68-56, on Wednesday night inside Crisler Center. Michigan scored 27 of the game's first 35 points, before Indiana got to as close as two (52-50, 3:20) in the second half, but the Wolverines pulled away behind two straight three-pointers -- from sophomore guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and senior guard Stu Douglass  -- and 10 free throws in the final three minutes. RECAP & BOX SCORE

IOWA def. MINNESOTA, 63-59
The University of Iowa men's basketball team rallied from a 10 point second half deficit to down Minnesota, 63-59, Wednesday night on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. RECAP & BOX SCORE

Wednesday's Schedule

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Big Ten men's basketball continues on Wednesday with a BTN doubleheader. Click the links below for each team's game notes.

 

#20/20 INDIANA at #23/22 MICHIGAN, 6:30 p.m., BTN

MINNESOTA at IOWA, 8:30 p.m., BTN

 

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Tuesday's Results

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ILLINOIS (rv/-) def. #9/10 MICHIGAN STATE, 42-41
Brandon Paul shook off a poor-shooting game to score 18 points, including two free throws with 45 seconds left that gave Illinois the lead in a 42-41 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Tuesday night. RECAP & BOX SCORE

#19/20 WISCONSIN def. PENN STATE, 52-46
The Nittany Lions fell to the Badgers of Wisconsin in the Bryce Jordan Center tonight, 52-46. No. 19 Wisconsin was the fourth-straight ranked opponent Penn State has met. RECAP & BOX SCORE

Tuesday's Schedule

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Another exciting week of Big Ten men's basketball tips off with a pair of games tonight. Click HERE for the Big Ten's weekly release, and click the links below for each team's game notes.

 

#9/10 MICHIGAN STATE at ILLINOIS (rv/-), 7 p.m., ESPN

#19/20 WISCONSIN at PENN STATE, 8 p.m., BTN

 

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Sunday's Results

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#4/3 OHIO STATE def. #20/22 MICHIGAN, 64-49
Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State flexed its muscle inside to beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten. RECAP & BOX SCORE

#16/17 INDIANA def. IOWA, 103-89
Freshman Cody Zeller scored a season-high 26 points to help No. 16 Indiana defeat Iowa 103-89 on Sunday night.

Zeller made 11 of 12 shots and had four assists and three steals for the Hoosiers, who scored more than 100 points in a conference game for the first time since defeating Iowa 110-79 on March 12, 1995. RECAP & BOX SCORE

Sunday's Schedule

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Big Ten men's basketball action continues with a pair of games on Sunday. Click the links below for each team's game notes.

 

#20/22 MICHIGAN at #4/3 OHIO STATE, 1 p.m., CBS Sports

IOWA at #16/17 INDIANA, 6 p.m., BTN

 

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