NCAA: Rutgers falls at Ohio St.

Kam Williams had 23 points and Trevor Thompson added 15 points and 13 rebounds as Ohio State beat Rutgers 70-64 on Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio.

Corey Sanders, who fouled out with just under five minutes left in the game, scored 17 points to lead Rutgers, which got within two points late, but lost for the 10th time in the Big Ten this season.

In The Bronx, B.J. Johnson scored 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds as La Salle rolled past Fordham 67-52. Javonte

Hawkins scored 18 points to lead Fordham, which hit just 10-of-29 from 3-point range.

The Big 12 Conference said Wednesday it will withhold 25 percent of future revenue distribution payments from Baylor — which would total in the millions of dollars — until an outside review determines the university and athletic department are complying with Title IX guidelines and other regulations in the wake of a campus sexual assault scandal. The Big 12 said its board of directors voted unanimously to withhold the money. Baylor did not take part in the vote.

Penn State is fighting back against a verdict that awarded former assistant football coach Mike McQueary more than $12 million for his treatment after Jerry Sandusky’s arrest on child molestation charges. The university filed a brief arguing Judge Thomas Gavin acted as an advocate for McQueary during the October trial, in which he was awarded the money for defamation, misrepresentation and violations of whistleblower protections. The school wants the verdict reversed, a new trial ordered or the damages lowered.