Big Ten basketball roundup: B1G goes 1-1 on first day of Challenge

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A roundup of Big Ten basketball action from Monday, Nov. 30, 2015:

Indiana 112, Alcorn State 70

The Hoosiers dropped 53 in the first half, only to outdo themselves in the second half with 59 points. Indiana shot an eye-popping 67.2 percent from the field against hapless Alcorn State, hitting 15 3-pointers. James Blackmon Jr. scored 33 points, knocking down six 3-pointers and recording four steals. Five other Hoosiers were in double figures: Yogi Ferrell and Thomas Bryant each had 13 points, Robert Johnson scored 12, Troy Williams had 11 and Collin Hartman had 10.

Minnesota 89, Clemson 83

The Gophers trailed by as many as 10 in the first half and by four at the break before a big 53-point second half. Minnesota had runs of 10-0 and 12-1 early in the second half and held off Clemson charges the rest of the way, hitting seven free throws in the final minute to hang on for a win. Clemson outshot Minnesota and hit 14 3-pointers, but the Gophers held a rebounding advantage and only turned the ball over six times. Jordan Murphy had a monster game off the bench, scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, also picking up a pair of steals and blocking a pair of shots. Joey King and Nate Mason each had 17 points, and Charles Buggs had 15, hitting three 3s.

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Wake Forest 69, Rutgers 68

Rutgers trailed by five at halftime but started the second half on a 17-8 run to take a modest lead. An 11-3 run in the middle of the half gave the Knights a 10-point lead, but that was answered by back-to-back Deacons triples, the start of a 16-2 run that put Wake back on top with a little more than four minutes to play. The two teams traded ties and leads over the next few minutes, with two free throws putting Rutgers up a point with 41 seconds left. But Wake's Cornelius Hudson got a bucket with 17 seconds left, and Rutgers missed two chances at go-ahead shots. The Knights shot an ugly 36.5 percent from the field, going just 3-for-15 from 3-point range. Corey Sanders had 17 points to lead Rutgers, while Greg Lewis and Jonathan Laurent were also in double figures.

After two games, the Big Ten/ACC Challenge is tied at 1-1.

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