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Big Ten Finales

Big Ten Finales

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Iowa finished on a winning note while Nebraska and Minnesota lost their regular season Big Ten Conference finales.

Senior star Peter Jok scored 20 of his 21 points in the second half and Iowa throttled Penn State 90-79 on Sunday, closing the regular season with four straight wins.

Nicholas Baer added 20 with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten), who finished above .500 in conference play for the third year in a row.

Derrick Walton Jr. scored 18 points and set a school record with 16 assists, and Michigan routed Nebraska 93-57 on Sunday night for the Cornhuskers’ worst home loss in program history. The Huskers (12-18, 6-12) finished the regular season with losses of 16, 16, 15 and 36 points.

Senior guard Bronson Koenig scored 17 points in his final home game, combining with D’Mitrik Trice to give No. 22 Wisconsin’s offense a second-half boost in a 66-49 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.

Nate Mason had 17 points for Minnesota (23-8, 11-7). The Golden Gophers had won eight straight.