COLLEGE BASKETBALL: TOP 25 ROUNDUP Ward scores 26 to lead Michigan St. past Iowa

No. 10 Michigan State 90, No. 18 Iowa 68: Nick Ward made all 10 of his shots, scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead host Michigan State to a win over Iowa on Monday night.

The Spartans (7-2, 2-0 Big Ten) trailed for more than six minutes in the first half and were behind by as much as six points before a Ward-led surge gave them a 43-33 lead at halftime.

The Hawkeyes (6-2, 0-2) had no hope for a comeback because they missed 18 of 19 shots to open the second half.

Michigan State’s Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 14 points and had eight rebounds off the bench. Nick Goins scored 19, surpassing his combined points from the previous five games, and Joshua Langford added 14 for the Spartans.

Iowa’s Tyler Cook scored 15 points, Isaiah Moss had 13 points and Jordan Bohannon added 11.

No. 4 Virginia 83, Morgan St. 45: De’Andre Hunter and Kyle Guy scored 15 points each and host Virginia (8-0) beat Morgan State (8-0).

Nine different Cavaliers scored during a 24-6 first-half burst that turned a 23-14 lead into a 47-20 runaway. Virginia then kept the defensive clamps on the Bears.

No. 11 Florida State 83, Troy 67: P.J. Savoy scored 16 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, and host Florida State (7-1) shook off a sluggish performance to put away Troy (3-5).

No. 12 Wisconsin 69, Rutgers 64: Ethan Happ scored 20 points and D’Mitrik Trice added 14 as host Wisconsin (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) beat Rutgers (7-2, 0-2).

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