No. 2 Ohio State 71, Michigan State 61
William Buford scored 23 points and Aaron Craft had a hand in two critical plays down the stretch to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a 71-61 win versus Michigan State on Tuesday night.
It was a hard-fought struggle for the Buckeyes (25-1, 12-1 Big Ten), playing for the first time since having their unbeaten season ended with a 61-57 loss at
Jon Diebler and David Lighty each had 12 points. Jared Sullinger, averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds, was limited to 11 and 2. Craft, a freshman substitute point guard, had seven points, four assists, four steals and three rebounds.
Kalin Lucas led the Spartans (14-11, 6-7) with 14 points, while Adreian Payne and Draymond Green each had 10.
No. 15 Villanova 60, Seton Hall 57
Reserve freshman James Bell more than doubled his career high with 21 points and No. 15 Villanova broke a two-game losing streak with a 60-57 victory against Seton Hall on Tuesday night.
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Sporting the look of a boxer with a row of stitches just beneath his right eye, Marcus Denmon got No. 20 Missouri going early with 18 first-half points.
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John Calipari had seen enough. The
The goal wasn't necessarily to turn the heat up on the Bulldogs, but on Calipari's own players.
"We just had no fire, no fight,'' Calipari said. ``I told them, 'We're pressing man to man and if you choose to go back, I'm subbing you.'''
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Brandon Knight scored 24 points and Doron Lamb added
