SPARTANS TOP NO. 16 WISCONSIN AT HOME
east lansing, mich.» Nick Ward had 22 points and nine rebounds, Miles Bridges had 17 points and Matt McQuaid added a season-high 15 to help Michigan State beat No. 16 Wisconsin 84-74 on Sunday.
The Spartans (18-11, 10-6 Big Ten) have won six of their last eight games, moving them into a third-place tie in the conference and perhaps sealing their spot in a 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament.
The Badgers (22-7, 11-5) have lost four of five and lost a chance to pull into a first-place tie with No. 14 Purdue.
Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes scored 22 points, Bronson Koenig had 17 and Zak Showalter added 15. Ethan Happ fouled out with eight points, more than six points below his average for the Badgers.
Michigan State went on an 11-1 run midway through the second half, building a 12-point lead that it was able to maintain unlike a big lead in the first half.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Donovan Mitchell made six 3-pointers for 25 points, Ray Spalding added 18 points with 11 rebounds and No. 7 Louisville shot 57 percent to pull away for an 88-68 victory over Syracuse .… B.J. Taylor scored 27 points and 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall had seven points and four blocked shots to help UCF pull off a 53-49 upset over No. 15 Cincinnati. … Bonzie Colson had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 21 Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech 64-60. … Kelan Martin had another big game, scoring 25 points, and No. 22 Butler pulled away in the closing minutes for an 88-79 victory over Xavier.
FOOTNOTE
No. 1 undefeated no more. Eric Mika had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help BYU upset No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71 late Saturday night, ending the Bulldogs’ quest to go undefeated in the final game of the regular season. Nigel Williams-Goss scored 19 points for Gonzaga.
Women
starkville, miss.» Jaime Nared scored a career-high 30 points, Diamond DeShields added 20 and Tennessee earned a surprisingly easy 8264 victory over No. 3 Mississippi State 82-64
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHT
Brianna Turner scored 24 points to lead No. 5 Notre Dame over No. 8 Florida State 79-61.