Northwestern upsets Wisconsin

Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points and defensiveminded Northwestern beat No. 7 Wisconsin 66-59 in Madison, Wis., on Sunday, securing an important win for the school’s bid to make its first NCAA tournament.

Dererk Pardon added 11 for the Wildcats (19-6, 8-4), who confounded the Big Ten-leading Badgers by doubling dominant big man Ethan Happ.

Nigel Hayes scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for the Badgers (21-4, 10-2), who had their eightgame winning streak snapped.

McIntosh hit big shots late, including a drive and basket with 1:58 left to give Northwestern an eightpoint lead.

Wisconsin opened the second half with a 10-0 run, but Northwestern pulled away for good by answering with an 8-0 run capped by Pardon’s dunk with 13:24 left to take a 39-32 lead.

Virginia falls in 2 OTs: Seth Allen hit a jumper in the lane with 3.2 seconds left in the second overtime as Virginia Tech beat No. 12 Virginia at home for the second consecutive year, 80-78.

Allen, who had 22 points for the Hokies (17-7, 6-6 ACC), pulled up a few feet from the basket and made the shot, ending a game that featured a tip-in to force the first overtime and a shot that died on the rim, helping to force the second.

London Perrantes had 22 points to lead the Cavaliers (18-6, 8-4).

Bearcats streak over: Ben Emelogu hit two 3-pointers and made the tiebreaking free throw in the gamedeciding 15-0 run for No. 25 SMU, which beat No. 11 Cincinnati 60-51 in Dallas to end the Bearcats’ 15-game winning streak.

The big spurt for the Mustangs (22-4, 12-1 American) came after Cincinnati had scored 12 in a row in a 21⁄ 2- minute span soon after halftime to regain the lead.

SMU has won 18 of its last 19 games. The only loss in that span was at Cincinnati (22-3, 11-1) on Jan. 12.

Also: Kentucky freshmen De’Aaron Fox and BamAdebayo were not injured as passengers in a car accident, Lexington Police said. ... Oklahoma senior guard Jordan Woodard will miss rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.