Brandon Paul scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half to lead No. 23 Illinois past 17th-ranked Michigan State 71-62 on Tuesday night.
The Illini (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) led 53-43 on a 3-pointer by Paul with 13:08 to play. But they had to hold off a late Spartans charge, getting seven free throws from four players to build a two-point edge back up to 65-57 with 5:25 left.
Demetri McCamey had 15 points and 11 assists and Jereme Richmond added 14 points off the bench for
Michigan State (12-6, 4-2) was led by Kalin Lucas, who scored 15 points. Raymond Green had 12 but fouled out with 36 seconds to play.
BYU 83, TCU 67: Jimmer Fredette scored 21 points and Jackson Emery hit five 3-pointers to lead No. 9 BYU to an 83-67 victory over TCU on Tuesday night.
Ben Eblen grabbed a loose ball and made one of two free throws with 2.8 seconds left to help
No. 23 Georgetown 80, Seton Hall 75
Austin Freeman scored 28 points and Georgetown went 8 for 9 from the free throw line in the final 2:11 as the Hoyas held on to beat Seton Hall.