Hoosiers’ big 3 lead way to win over Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points, Cody Zeller added 24 and Christian Watford 20 to lead No. 1 Indiana back from a demoralizing loss to a huge road win in beating No. 10 Ohio State 81-68 on Sunday.
The Hoosiers (21-3, 9-3 Big Ten) were coming off a stunning collapse that might have caused the undoing of many teams. On Thursday at Illinois, the Illini went on a 13-2 run to close the game, with Indiana turning the ball over late and then allowing an uncontested layup at the buzzer of a 74-72 shocker.
Less than three days later, they more than rebounded with a signature win in hostile territory.
Deshaun Thomas, the Big Ten’s leading scorer and an Indiana native, had 26 points for Ohio State (17-6, 7-4), which dropped two games back of the Big Ten leaders with seven games left, severely crimping their chances of extending their string of three years with at least a share of the conference title. Aaron Craft added 16 and LaQuinton Ross 11.
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Mason Plumlee had 19 points and 10 rebounds, hitting the game-winning free throw with 26 seconds left on Sunday to help No. 4 Duke (21-2, 8-2 ACC) rally from early and late deficits to beat host Boston College (10-13, 2-8 ACC) 62-61. ... James Southerland scored 13 points in his first appearance in seven games, C.J. Fair had 17 points and nine rebounds and host No. 9 Syracuse (20-3, 8-2 Big East) beat St. John’s (15-9, 7-5) 77-58 in New York. ... Tyler Griffey capped a terrific week for Illinois (17-8, 4-7 Big Ten) with 16 points, and the Fighting Illini went 11 for 23 from 3-point range in a 57-53 win over No. 18 Minnesota (17-7, 5-6) in Minneapolis.
Pac-12 men
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points and was 6 for 6 from the field to lead Colorado (16-7, 6-5 Pac-12) to a 72-68 victory over host Oregon State (12-12, 2-9 Pac-12) in Corvallis, Ore. ... J.T. Terrell scored 18 points and Eric Wise had 12 as USC (11-13, 6-5 Pac-12) defeated Washington (13-11, 5-6) 71-60 in Los Angeles.
Women’s Top10
Stefanie Dolson scored 23 points to lead host No. 3 Connecticut (22-1, 9-1 Big East) to a 91-44 romp over late-arriving DePaul (17-7, 6-4), which ran into blizzard-related travel delays and reached the Storrs arena only 75 minutes before the opening tip. ... Alex Bentley scored 24 points as eighth-ranked Penn State (20-3, 10-1) beat No. 23 Michigan State (18-6, 6-4) 71-56 in State College, Pa., to win its 18th straight home game. ... Theresa Plaisance scored 13 points and blocked three shots, and LSU (14-10, 5-6 SEC) snapped a two-game skid with a 62-54 upset of No. 9 Georgia (20-4, 8-3) in Baton Rouge, La. ... A’dia Mathies scored a season-high 28 points, and 10th-ranked Kentucky (21-3, 9-2 SEC) beat Vanderbilt (15-8, 5-5) 75-53 for the Wildcats’ second consecutive road victory in Nashville.
UA women
No. 6 California 91, UA 86: At Berkeley, Calif. — Davellyn Whyte had a season-high 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for UA, but the host Golden Bears (21-2, 11-1 Pac-12) extended their winning streak to nine games with a victory over the Wildcats (11-11, 3-8).
Late Saturday
No. 25 Notre Dame 104, Florida State 101 (5 OT): Ind. — Cameron Biedscheid scored on a layup with 1:19 left in the fifth overtime, and Eric Atkins and Pat Connaugton added free throws in the final 19 seconds as No. 25 Notre Dame (19-5, 7-4 Big East) overcame an eight-point deficit in regulation to beat No. 11 Louisville (19-5, 7-4) 104-101 Saturday night.
Russ Smith had a chance to tie it, but his 3-point attempt missed before Notre Dame students flooded the court to celebrate.