Four Illinois teams inMVC semifinals
Sean Lloyd Jr.’ s 13 points led five players in double figures, and No. 2 seed Southern Illinois defeated seventhseeded Missouri State 67- 63 in a quarterfinal game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Lloyd’s three- pointer with 6: 18 left gave the Salukis ( 2012) a 63- 49 lead before the Bears ( 18- 15) climbed within a basket with a 12- 0 run.
Bradley 63, Drake 61
Donte Thomas wrapped up his 13- point, 14- rebound double- double with a putback with 1.2 seconds left to lift the fifth- seeded Braves ( 20- 12) in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Reed Timmer led the fourth- seeded Bulldogs ( 1616) with 18 points. Drake shot 29 percent from the floor in the second half.
Illinois State 77, Indiana State 70
Milik Yarbrough scored 24 points andmade all seven free throws, and the Redbirds ( 1714) turned back a late Sycamores rally for a quarterfinal victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Jordan Barnes led the Sycamores ( 13- 18) with 25 points.
Penn St. 69, Ohio St. 68
Tony Carr found Josh Reaves for a game- winning dunk with 3.1 seconds to play, and the seventh- seeded Nittany Lions ( 21- 12) may have punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a victory over the secondseeded Buckeyes ( 24- 8) in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Michigan State63, Wisconsin60
Cassius Winston hit a goahead jumper with 7: 17 to play, and the No. 2 Spartans won their 13th straight game in advancing to the Big Ten tournament semifinals. The Spartans ( 29- 3) beat the Badgers ( 15- 18) for the third time this season.
Purdue 82, Rutgers 75
Carsen Edwards and Vincent Edwards each scored 26 points, and the No. 8 Boilermakers ( 27- 5) fought back another upset bid by the Scarlet Knights ( 15- 19) to advance to the Big Ten tournament semifinals.
Michigan 77, Nebraska 58
Muhammad- Ali AbdurRahkman scored 21 points and Moe Wagner had 20 for the No. 15 Wolverines ( 26- 7). Isaiah Roby led the fourthseeded Huskers ( 22- 10) with 18 points.