pping ▁Indiana ▁out ▁of ▁first ▁place . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁named ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁week ▁and ▁fourth ▁time ▁overall . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁named ▁Na ism ith ▁Tro phy ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week . ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁brought ▁its ▁seven - game ▁win ▁stre ak ▁to ▁Bres lin ▁Center ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 . ▁MS U ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁early ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 3 ▁run ▁and ▁never ▁looked ▁back , ▁winning ▁ 6 9 – 5 7 . ▁Valent ine ▁scored ▁ 2 4 ▁points ▁with ▁seven ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁ass ists . ▁The ▁output ▁gave ▁Valent ine ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁or ▁more ▁ass ists ▁in ▁three ▁consecutive ▁games , ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Davis ▁led ▁the ▁way ▁with ▁defense ▁on ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁N ig el ▁Hay es ▁who ▁lit ▁up ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁meeting , ▁holding ▁Hay es ▁to ▁ 1 – 1 3 ▁from ▁the ▁floor ▁as ▁the ▁I zz one ▁mer cil ess ly ▁ch anted , ▁" N ig el ! ▁N ig el ! ▁N ig el !" ▁For bes ▁added ▁ 1 7 ▁points ▁and ▁Harris ▁added ▁ 1 0 . ▁The ▁win ▁jump ed ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁from ▁e ighth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁to ▁a ▁four - way ▁tie ▁for