Men’s Basketball: Big Ten roundup, Feb. 9
BY | 12:20 am, Friday, Feb. 10 | POSTED IN Big Red Today

Thursday’s Big Ten action featured three games, including the Hawkeyes’ 83-64 loss to Northwestern.

Track the other conference games (and get updated standings) below:

No. 21 Wisconsin 68, Minnesota 61, OT: Jordan Taylor scored 27 points for his first college win in his home state, and Wisconsin gutted out an overtime win at Minnesota. The Badgers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) failed to score over the last 7-plus minutes of the second half while the Gophers (17-8, 5-7) dug out of a 13-point hole. But that dogged Wisconsin defense came back in the overtime even though the Badgers’ shooting touch didn’t.
>> Box score and game recap

No. 23 Indiana 84, Illinois 71: Cody Zeller scored 22 points and Victor Oladipo had 18 to lead the Hoosiers (19-6, 7-6 Big Ten) to their third win in their last four games. D.J. Richardson had 19 points and Meyers Leonard added 17 for Illinois (16-8, 5-6), which has lost five straight in Bloomington when the Hoosiers are ranked. The Illini also failed to take their first lead in the series since 1975. For nearly 19 minutes, neither team led by more than four points. Indiana broke through with an 8-0 run early in the second half to make it 54-46.
>> Box score and game recap

BIG TEN STANDINGS   Conf.   Overall  
Ohio State 9-2 21-3
Michigan State 8-3 19-5
Wisconsin 8-4 19-6
Michigan 8-4 18-7
Indiana 7-6 19-6
Illinois 5-6 16-8
Northwestern 5-6 15-8
Purdue 5-6 15-9
Minnesota 5-7 17-8
Iowa 5-7 13-12
Nebraska 3-9 11-12
Penn State 2-10 10-15

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