Purdue drops MSU
It was a busy Saturday on the hardwood -- a day that saw Kansas finally lose at home, Ohio State escape with a road win, and BYU's Jimmer Fredette score 42 points in a win against Colorado State.
E’Twaun Moore scored 26 points, and JaJuan Johnson had 20 for Purdue.
Lewis Jackson added a career-high 19 points for the Boilermakers (17-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who remained one game behind No. 1 Ohio State in the conference standings heading into their showdown in Columbus on Tuesday night.
Draymond Green had 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Delvon Roe added 16 points for the Spartans (12-7, 4-3). Kalin Lucas finished with nine points on 3-for-16 shooting, fouled out and was outplayed by Jackson throughout the night.
No. 1 Ohio State 73, No. 23
Jared Sullinger had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Ohio State scored 14 consecutive points in the second half to rally past
No. 10
The longest home winning streak in
No. 7 Villanova 83, No. 3 Syracuse 72
Maalik Wayns scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as Villanova took a big lead and then held on to beat Syracuse in front of a raucous Carrier Dome crowd.
No. 4 Duke 83, Wake Forest 59
Kyle Singler scored 24 points and keyed the run that helped Duke pull away from pesky Wake Forest.
No. 5 Pittsburgh 80, DePaul 50
Gilbert Brown scored 17 points and Ashton Gibbs added 13 to lead Pittsburgh past DePaul.
No. 8
Kemba Walker scored a season-low 16 points but that was enough to help
No. 9 BYU 94, Colorado State 85
Jimmer Fredette scored 42 points, his second 40-plus performance in a week, and Brigham Young beat Colorado State for its ninth consecutive victory.
No. 11
Khris Middleton had 18 points and Texas A&M made 13 free throws in the last 2 minutes to hold off struggling Kansas State.
No. 12
Brandon Knight scored 23 points and
No. 13 Missouri 87, Iowa State 54
Ricardo Ratliffe matched his career best with six blocked shots and Michael Dixon had 15 points with three 3-pointers, helping
No. 15
Trevor Mbakwe and Ralph Sampson III scored 13 points apiece to lead
No. 16 Notre Dame 80, Marquette 75
Ben Hansbrough scored a career-best 28 points and keyed a second-half spurt that rallied Notre Dame past Marquette.
Providence 72, No. 19 Louisville 67
Marshon Brooks scored 27 points and Gerard Coleman had a season-high 19 to lead Providence past No. 19 Louisville.
No. 20 Washington
Matthew Bryan-Amaning carried
Vanderbilt 89, No. 22 Saint Mary’s (
John Jenkins and Jeffery Taylor each scored 19 points and Vanderbilt snapped Saint Mary’s 11-game winning streak.
No. 25 Cincinnati
Yancy Gates’ three-point play with 8 seconds remaining gave Cincinnati a close victory against St. John’s.