Winston claims assist record, No. 15 Spartans top Wisconsin

EAST LANSING, MICH. >> Cassius Winston had six points and four assists and became the Big Ten career assists leader as No. 15 Michigan State beat Wisconsin 6755 Friday night.

The Badgers (11-7, 4-3 Big Ten) trailed the entire game, but went on a 13-0 run with Nate Reuvers scoring 11 points to cut their deficit to six points early in the second half.

Michigan State (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) pulled away with balanced scoring and stingy defense, building a 63-39 lead.

Shortly thereafter, Winston threw an alley-oop lob to Xavier Tillman, giving him four assists in the game and 817 in his career. Former Spartan Mateen Cleaves, who attended the game, ended his national championship-winning career with 816 assists in 2000. (13) DAYTON 78, SAINT LOUIS 76 >> Jalen Crutcher hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and finished with 21 points, lifting Dayton (16-2, 5-0 Atlantic 10) to the come-from-behind win over Saint Louis (14-4, 3-2).

Obi Toppin added 20 points for Dayton. Ibi Watson scored 17 and Trey Landers 14.

Dayton rallied from a 12-point deficit midway through the second half to win its seventh straight game.

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 70, (19) MISSOURI STATE 68 >> Gabby Walker took a bounce pass at the baseline and scored a left-handed layup as the clock was winding down, leading Southern Illinois (10-6, 2-3 Missouri Valley) to a victory over Missouri State (14-3, 4-1).

Southern Illinois had not beaten a Top 25 team since 1991.

The loss ended Missouri State’s fivegame win streak, and also ended the Bears’ school record 13-game Missouri Valley Conference road winning streak. (14) DEPAUL 91, XAVIER 68 >> Chante Stonewall scored 22 points, Lexi Held added 19 and DePaul (16-2, 6-0 Big East) eased past Xavier (2-15, 1-5).