NU shocks No. 10 Mich. State
Ryan Young — starting in place of injured Pete Nance (ankle) — scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Northwestern held on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 64-62 on Saturday in East Lansing, Michigan, for its first road victory against a top-10 team in nearly five years.
The Wildcats (9-6, 2-4 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing streak when the Spartans’ Malik Hall missed a three-pointer with four seconds left and Michigan State’s Marcus Bingham missed the front end of a one-andone with seven-tenths of a second to play.
‘‘We matched their physicality and toughness, which was a big key in winning,’’ NU coach Chris Collins said. ‘‘This was a really important win for us after what we’ve been through, feeling like we were on the doorstep in three of those four games [during the skid].’’
Chase Audige added 14 points and Boo Buie 12 for the Wildcats, whose last road victory against a top-10 team was Feb. 12, 2017, against No. 7 Wisconsin.
Julius Marble scored a career-high 18 points and Hall and Gabe Brown 10 each for the Spartans (14-3, 5-1), whose nine-game winning streak was broken. Star freshman Max Christie, who played at Rolling Meadows, was 1-for-8 from the field and scored only six points for Michigan State.
‘‘They played harder, better,’’ Spartans coach Tom Izzo said.
Loyola 64, Indiana State 56
Lucas Williamson scored 17 points, Marquise Kennedy 15 and Braden Norris 12, and the Ramblers (13-2, 4-0) overcame a slow start and 17 turnovers to defeat the Sycamores (8-8, 1-3) in Terre Haute, Indiana, to remain unbeaten in Missouri Valley Conference play.
UIC 80, Green Bay 63
Damaria Franklin led four players in double figures with 19 points, and the Flames (7-8, 3-3) held the Phoenix (3-13, 2-5) to 37% shooting from the field en route to a Horizon League victory in Green Bay, Wisconsin. UIC has won three conference games in a row after starting 0-3 in league play.
Virginia Tech 79, Notre Dame 73
Justyn Mutts scored 24 points, including two tiebreaking free throws with 1:06 left, and the Hokies (9-7, 1-4) earned their first Atlantic Coast Conference victory of the season by defeating the Irish (10-6, 4-2) in Blacksburg, Virginia. Paul Atkinson led four Notre Dame players in double figures with 19 points.
Oklahoma State 61, Baylor 54
Bryce Thompson scored 19 points, including the last six of the game, to carry the Cowboys (9-7, 2-3) to a Big 12 upset of the No. 1 Bears (15-2, 3-2) in Waco, Texas. Baylor has lost consecutive games — both at home — after winning 21 in a row. The Bears lost to Texas Tech on Tuesday.