Albany Times Union

Indiana tops rival Purdue

Rob Phinisee scored decisive 3-pointer for win

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Rob Phinisee scored a season-high 17 points in the first half and then made the decisive 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left to send Indiana past No. 4 Purdue 68-65 on Thursday night.

Phinisee finished with a career-best 20 points as the Hoosiers (14-4, 5-3 Big Ten) snapped a nine-game losing streak in the series against their top rival and improved to 12-0 at home this season — sending fans streaming onto the court. Xavier Johnson added 18 points and Phinisee had four steals.

Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half for Purdue but missed two potential go-ahead shots in the final seven seconds, including a 3 at the buzzer. Mason Gillis had 13 points and seven rebounds as the Boilermake­rs (15-3, 4-3) lost for the first time in their last six trips to Assembly Hall.

Southern California 61, Colorado 58:

Chevez Goodwin scored all 18 of his points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds, Max Agbonkpolo added 11 points and hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 15 seconds, and No. 16 Southern California ended three years of frustratio­n against Colorado.

Georgetown 83, Providence 75:

Ed Croswell scored 15 points and Noah Horchler had 14 with seven rebounds to lead

No. 21 Providence past Georgetown.

Uconn 75, Butler 66: Tyrese Martin scored 25 of his careerhigh 27 points in the second half and No. 25 Connecticu­t beat Butler for the second time this week.

Women

N.C. State 68, Louisville 59: Diamond Johnson scored 11 of her 16 points in a 4 1⁄2-minute stretch in the fourth, and No. 4 North Carolina State wiped out a 16-point second-half deficit to beat No. 3 Louisville.

Michigan 83, Wisconsin 44: Naz Hillmon had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Michigan rolled to a victory over Wisconsin.

Ohio State 95, Maryland 89: Taylor Mikesell scored a career-high 33 points, Jacy Sheldon added 24 points with 10 assists, and Ohio State beat

No. 12 Maryland.

Georgia Tech 65, Syracuse 55: Nerea Hermosa scored a career-high 21 points and No. 18 Georgia Tech beat Syracuse.

Boston College 73, Notre Dame 71: Cameron Swartz scored 28 points and Boston College rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 19 Notre Dame.

North Carolina 61, Virginia 52: Deja Kelly scored 18 points and No. 20 North Carolina held Virginia to four points in the second quarter. Taylor Valladay had a career-high 18 points with eight rebounds for Virginia.

Florida 77, Kentucky 52: Kiki Smith scored 25 points and Florida beat short-handed No. 23 Kentucky for its fourth straight win.

Iowa 105, Minnesota 49:

Caitlin Clark recorded her second straight triple-double, setting a Big Ten record, and was responsibl­e for more points than Minnesota scored as No. 25 Iowa rolled to victory.

 ?? Andy Lyons / Getty Images ?? The Hoosiers’ Rob Phinisee, right, shoots the ball against Purdue. Phinisee finished with a career-best 20 points.
Andy Lyons / Getty Images The Hoosiers’ Rob Phinisee, right, shoots the ball against Purdue. Phinisee finished with a career-best 20 points.

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