Trailing by nine late, Michigan St.went to work. The Spartans outlasted No. 20 Wisconsin in OT to avoid back-to-back league losses. Elsewhere,
Draymond Green scored a career-high 26 points, and Kalin Lucas made three free throws in the final minute of overtime to lift Michigan State to a much-needed 64-61 victory against No. 20 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
The Spartans, who have been in a funk for most of the season, scored the final nine points of regulation to tie the game at 53, then outlasted the Badgers (12-4, 2-2 Big Ten) in the extra session. Lucas put Michigan State (11-5, 3-1) up by one with a free throw with 30.2 seconds remaining, and
Lucas added two free throws with 2.2 seconds left. Taylor scored 21 points for
No. 10
Alex Oriakhi had 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots as No. 10 Connecticut returned to Big East play with a 67-53 victory against Rutgers on Tuesday night.
No. 11 BYU 104,
Jimmer Fredettte scored 47 points and Jackson Emery added 20 points and set BYU's career steals record Tuesday night as the 11th-ranked Cougars beat
No. 12
Freshman Tristan Thompson scored 20 points to lift No. 12 Texas against Texas Tech 83-52 on Tuesday night.
No. 13
Terrence Jones set a
Penn State 57, No. 16
Andrew Jones converted an offensive rebound with one second left and Talor Battle scored 26 points to lead Penn State past No. 16 Illinois 57-55 on Tuesday night for its second consecutive upset of a ranked team.