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David Mirkovic had 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rebounded from back-to-back overtime losses with a 71-51 victory over Indiana on Sunday.
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Emanuel Sharp had 23 points and six rebounds as No. 3 Houston rallied from an early deficit to beat Kansas State 78-64 on Saturday.
Xaivian Lee scored 22 points, Urban Klavzar added 19 and No. 14 Florida beat 25th-ranked Kentucky 92-83 Saturday.
Dylan Darling had 23 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 St. John’s scored eight straight points after a fracas that resulted in six ejections to take the lead and earn its 11th straight victory,
Six players were ejected from Saturday’s game between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell.
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and No. 5 Iowa State shook off a slow start to defeat No. 9 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday.
Star freshman Cameron Boozer had 18 points and No. 4 Duke held No. 20 Clemson to 35% shooting in a 67-54 win Saturday.
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Lauren Betts had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists and No. 2 UCLA pushed its winning streak to 18 games by thumping No. 13 Michigan State 86-63. UCLA has nine wins over ranked opponents, six in conference play.
Nick Boyd scored 25 and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois. The pair recorded nine of the Badgers’ 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight OT loss.
The Huskies get their 42nd straight win with a 50-point rout of Creighton in Storrs.
Duke’s Cameron Boozer is the favorite for national player, but Robbie Hummel and John Fanta see plenty of challengers who can still lay claim to the award.
Heading into this matchup, Creighton had 23 straight wins over DePaul. But thanks to a clutch shot with seven seconds left in the game by Brandon Maclin, the Blue Demons “exercised the demon” and took down the Bluejays.
Olivia Olson had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help No. 7 Michigan beat Northwestern 80-58. Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) shook off a slow start, bouncing back from a 69-66 loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday.
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Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 2 Michigan to an 86-65 victory over UCLA on Saturday
Trey Green and Ishan Sharma each scored 14 points and No. 18 Saint Louis won its 18th straight game, beating Loyola of Chicago 86-59 on Friday night.
Wisconsin (18-7, 10-4 Big Ten) is the first team to post three wins over top-10 squads this season. The Badgers won 91-88 at No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 10 and pulled out a 92-90 overtime victory at No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday.
Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star.
N.J. Benson scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Brandon Maclin hit the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining.
Chris Holtmann discusses DePaul’s fight against Creighton, Brandon Maclin’s growth after hitting the game-winning bucket, and the emotions around the school’s first win over the Bluejays since 2015.
Clark added eight assists and five steals for the Pirates.
Adam Clark scored a season-high 31 points, AJ Staton-McCray added 18, and the Seton Hall Pirates snapped a two-game skid against Providence in Big East play.
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