No. 8 Badgers win double-OT thriller vs. Hoosiers
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No. 8 Wisconsin 80, Indiana 73, 2OT
MADISON, Wis. — D’Mitrik Trice scored 21 points and Tyler Wahl made consecutive 3-pointers in the second overtime for the Badgers (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten), who have won 18 consecutive games at the Kohl Center against the Hoosiers (7-5, 2-3). Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
No. 1 Gonzaga 86, BYU 69
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert scored 23 points and Jalen Suggs had 16 as Gonzaga (11-0, 2-0 West Coast Conference) beat the rival Cougars (9-3, 0-1) in a hastily scheduled game after both teams lost their original opponents to COVID-19 issues. Matt Haarms and Caleb Lohner each scored 13 for BYU.
No. 5 Iowa 89, Maryland 67
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Luka
Garza scored 17 of his 24 points in the decisive first half and had seven rebounds and four assists for Iowa (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten). The Hawkeyes roared back from an early deficit by keeping Maryland (6-6, 1-5) scoreless for nearly eight minutes.
No. 12 Illinois 81, N’western 56
EVANSTON, Ill. — Kofi Cockburn scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Illini (9-3, 5-1 Big Ten), who overcame a 16-point deficit vs. the Wildcats (6-4, 3-3).
Colorado 79, No. 17 Oregon 72
BOULDER, Colo. — McKinley Wright IV recovered from a scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, for the Buffaloes.
Graduate transfer Jeriah Horne added 17 points for the Buffaloes (8-3, 2-2 Pac-12), who improved to 10-0 against the Ducks (8-2, 3-1) all-time in Boulder.
Scoreless at the time, Wright was fouled driving to the basket late in the first half, slid out of bounds and banged his neck on a courtside chair. He pounded the floor in pain before joining the team on the bench and returning to the floor.
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No. 2 Louisville 71, Va. Tech 67
BLACKSBURG — Dana Evans, the preseason ACC Player of the Year, scored 22 points, including four in the final 1:07, for the Cardinals (9-0, 2-0 ACC).
Hailey Van Lith added 15 points, including two free throws with 4.2 seconds left to seal the win for the Cardinals.
Aisha Sheppard paced Virginia Tech (6-3, 1-3) with 20 points. The Hokies rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to take the lead, but couldn’t hold on and lost their third straight. Elizabeth Kitley had 17 points for the Hokies.
No. 8 Texas A&M77, No. 10 Kentucky 60
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jordan Nixon scored a careerhigh 19 points and Aaliyah Wilson
had 18 to help the Aggies (11-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference). The Wildcats (9-2, 2-1) got 22 points from Rhyne Howard, the reigning SEC Player of the Year.