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How To Watch No. 4 Ohio State battles with No. 15 Northwestern

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No. 4 Ohio State battles with No. 15 Northwestern in the 2020 Big Ten championship, knowing that nothing but an impressive win this weekend can cement its College Football Playoff spot.

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The Buckeyes (5-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are undefeated this season, but have played significantly less games than those around them, so a defeat or even a sloppy win on Saturday would more than likely knock them out of the Top 4.

Though they are the favorites to win the contest, the Buckeyes will have to do it without some figures, including standout wide receiver Chris Olave and starting linebacker Baron Browning.

Olave and Browning were among 22 players listed as unavailable for Ohio State, while starting safety Marcus Hooker remains a game-time decision for the title contest.

No confirmed reasons were provided for the players missing the game, but ESPN is reporting that its sources believe the team had “additional positive COVID-19 tests this week among players and possibly staff.”

It came as a surprise since SportingAlert.com was informed Friday evening that players and staff members from both programs cleared the final COVID-19 protocols on Friday.

Among the other notable players listed as out were starting punter Drue Chrisman, alongside several reserves – quarterback Gunnar Hoak, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and running back Steele Chambers.

Northwestern enters this game without any notable COVID-19 cases and will be hoping to pull off a victory against what is slated to be a less than a fully strengthen Ohio State lineup.

“Last year, we had some issues at certain positions where we didn’t play or coach as well as we needed to,” Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald said.

“But we still were in a bunch of games that we had every opportunity to win. But we just didn’t play the way we typically do from a consistency standpoint.”

[Listen Free] No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers vs Rhode Island Rams – Preview

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The No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers will seek to rebound from their defeat in the last outing when they take on the Rhode Island Rams, live on the Big Ten Network on Wednesday. Game time for this matchup is at 4:30 p.m. ET.

GAME PREVIEW: No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) vs. Rhode Island Rams (3-2 overall)

Wisconsin suffered a 67-65 defeat the unranked Marquette on Friday night and will aim to get back on track after falling nine places in the college basketball rankings. Rhode Island is in good for after losing its two games to open the season.

Defeats to Arizona State and Boston College left the Rams in a 0-2 record to start the campaign, but they have won three straight to move past .500. Rhode Island comes into this game on the back of a 76-63 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday night.

Wisconsin was able to schedule this meeting after its previous fixture in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge against Louisville was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols in Louisville’s program.

WISCONSIN-RHODE ISLANDS KEY CONTRIBUTORS

Nate Reuvers leads four players scoring in double figures for the season for the Wisconsin. Reuvers is averaging 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and shooting 55.6% from the field. Micah Potter averages 12.8 points and 6.5 rebounds, while making 60.0% of his field goal attempts so far this season. The other player averaging in double-digits thus far for the Badgers is D’Mitrik Trice, who is putting out 11.8 points with 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

For Rhode Island, guard Fatts Russell is averaging 17.6 points, 3.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals from his five opening games. Fellow guard Jeremy Sheppard averages 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds, while shooting 51.2% from the field and making 46.7% of his 3-point attempts. Antwan Walker leads the team in rebounds per game with 6.4, is also scoring 10.2 points and shooting a team-high 69% from open play.

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No. 8 Michigan State Return Home For Clash With Detroit Mercy – Watch Live

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Fresh off their victory over Duke earlier this week, No. 8 Michigan State Spartans welcome Detroit Mercy at Breslin Center in a game that will be shown live on The Big Ten Network and streaking online on the BTN App.

Tipoff time is 5:00 PM ET. Fans can also listen to the action on the radio on the new home of the Titans WLQV 92.7 FM & 1500 AM FaithTalk Detroit wIth the Voice of Detroit Mercy basketball Dan Hasty.

When the game tips off on Friday night, it will mark the third time in Detroit Mercy history, the Titans are opening their season with in-state rival Michigan State.

Michigan State (3-0) secured a 75-69 win over the No. 6 ranked Duke Blue Devils in the Champions Classic at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night with second-year guard Rocket Watts scoring 20 points.

Detroit Mercy was were scheduled to open its season at Kentucky last week in the Bluegrass Classic, but all three of the Titans’ games were canceled. They will now meet Michigan State, a program which has defeated them three times in season openers. The Titans fell to an 80-70 defeat in 2001 and 65-3 63 in 1987 in overtime.

This will be the 62nd meeting between the two programs, and the first match-up since 2001. Michigan State leads the all-time series, 45-16, but the Titans have won three of the last four, including a triple-overtime victory at Cobo Hall in 1996.

The Spartans, who are holding their opponents to 68.7 points per game across the opening three contests, are scoring 79.3 points per game and pulling down 43.7 on average.

In terms of players, Michigan State is being paced by Joey Hauser, who is averaging a double-double of 12.0 points and 11.7 rebounds and shooting 53.8% from the field from the first three games.

Game Highlights: #23 Ohio State Beats UMass Lowell, 74-64

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 23 ranked Ohio State men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the young 2020-21 season with a 74-64 victory over UMass Lowell (1-2) Sunday afternoon. Senior Duane Washington Jr. led four Buckeyes in double figures with 21 points while senior Kyle Young and sophomore E.J. Liddell pulled down eight rebounds apiece.

Justice Sueing followed up his fine debut game with the Buckeyes – 19 points and eight rebounds Wednesday vs. Illinois State – with 15 points and six rebounds. C.J. Walker, who was 9-of-10 from the free throw line, added 13 points while Liddell chipped in 11. Freshmen Zed Key was solid off the bench with eight points and four rebounds.

“Give our guys a lot of credit for finishing the game and making the necessary plays when they needed to,” said fourth-year Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, though.”

Ohio State played without junior guard Musa Jallow, who sat out the game on the bench in a walking boot. Holtmann said after the game he found out after the tip that he had a lower leg issue and that something had happened in warmups.

Meanwhile, UMass Lowell was led by guard Obadiah Noel with 15 points. Guards Anthony Blunt and Bryce Daley scored 11 points apiece.

“I thought our team played well,” said River Hawks coach Pat Duquette. “It was an exciting game and we had a chance to win it right down to the last minute, which is a great spot for us to be in.

“This was really exciting for our guys to make this trip to come out here and play Ohio State of the Big Ten, such a well-coached team and program. It was a really nice trip and we were grateful to get two games in because we all know how hard that is these days.

“So, overall I was really pleased with the way we played, but I thought we made some careless mistakes at a crucial point in the game and against a good team like Ohio State, that’s all it takes.”

For the game, Ohio State shot 40 percent from the field but only 22.2%. from beyond the arc (4 of 18). UMass Lowell shot 37.5 pct. from the field for the game. Ohio State held a 41-31 rebounding advantage.

UP NEXT

The Buckeyes next play on Wednesday, Dec. 2, with a 5 p.m. game against Morehead State University at Value City Arena.

The River Hawks’ next matchup has yet to be determined, as their next two non-conference games on the schedule have been postponed.

Winston, Ward Guide No. 8 Michigan Past No. 14 Ohio State, 86-77

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cassius Winston came alive in the second half and Nick Ward supported efficiently and No. 8 Michigan State defeated No. 14 Ohio State 86-77 in Big Ten action on Saturday.

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Winston scored 18 points of his 25 points in the second half and dished out four of his five total assists in that period as well for Michigan State (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten) to win its fourth straight in conference action.

Nick Ward had 21 points, 14 points in the first half, to go with seven rebound for the Spartans, while Matt McQuaid added 12 points in the road win for Michigan State, which was winning its eighth straight.

Kaleb Wesson had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the way for Ohio State before fouling out late in the second half.

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The Buckeyes (12-2, 2-1) closed the first half on a 15-5 run to take a 43-36 half-time lead, but fell into foul trouble and failed to fend off the visitors after the break.

C.J. Jackson had 10 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in the first half for Ohio State, but spend most of the second half on the bench and only added a single steal to his overall stats after the interval.

Michigan’s Winston knotted the score at 55-55 with a layup with 12:17 to play in the game before Xavier Tillman made a pair of free throws to give the travelers a four-point, 64-59 lead with nine minutes to play.

However, Ohio State wouldn’t go away and came back to even the score at 64 all with a three-pointer from Duane Washington Jr. and an Andre Wesson’s layup with just under eight minutes left.

Both teams then exchanged buckets in the closing minutes of the game before the Spartans pulled away in the final three minutes to hand the Buckeyes their second defeat of the season and first in Big Ten play.

Big Ten College Football Standings Going Into Week 13

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COLUMBUS, OH, Sporting Alert – The Big Ten football standings and statistics ahead of the final week on the regular season schedule.

Big Ten Stats: 2016 Standings | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Statistics (PDF)

With three teams ranked in the AP top 25 latest poll and two in the recent College Football Playoff rankings, the upcoming weekend will be vital for several of the conference powerhouses.

Michigan and Wisconsin are the respective leaders in the Big Ten division and both programs have a very good chance to play in the league championship game.

The Wolverines control their own destiny in the Big Ten East Division, while the Badgers control the West Division.

A win for both teams this coming weekend would see them clashing in the conference tournament game and a possible place in the college football playoff semi-final.

Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State are all locked in a three-way tie in the East, with the trio holding 7-1 records.

The Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) and Wolverines (10-1, 7-1) will meet in a high-quality clash, while the Nittany Lions (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) are hosting Michigan State (3-8, 1-7).

Rutgers is sitting last in the division with a 0-8 record, while overall, the Scarlet Knights are 2-9.

They will close out the regular season schedule at Maryland.

In the West, Wisconsin and Nebraska are sitting on 6-2 conference records and 9-2 marks overall for the season.

The Cornhuskers are at Iowa this coming weekend, while the Badgers will entertain Minnesota (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten).

Indiana (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) travels to Purdue (3-8, 1-7).

Purdue sits last in the West Division.

Heading the weekend fixtures, Penn State is on a seven-game winning streak, while Wisconsin is on a five-game winning streak.

Also with a highlighted winning streak entering this weekend is Ohio State.

NOTE: Ohio State is ranked No. 2 in the College Football and AP Top 25 rankings, Michigan State is No. 3 in the CFP rankings, while Penn State is No. 8.

Big Ten Conference College Football Week 7 Schedule, Stream

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COLUMBUS, OH, Sporting Alert – The Big Ten Conference 2016 college football schedule for Week 7 on Saturday, October 15.

High on the list of teams on the schedule for the weekend are No. 2 Ohio State and No. 10 Nebraska, while Michigan State will try to stop its current three-game skid.

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The highlighted clash in the Big Ten Conference in the seventh week of action is unquestionably the battle between the undefeated Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) and No. 8 Wisconsin (4-1, 1-1).

Saturday’s encounter is slated for Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI, with the kick-off time being 8:00pm and broadcasting live on ABC and streaming live on WatchESPN.

The Buckeyes are coming off a 38-17 win over Indiana in Columbus, on Saturday, while the Badgers were beaten 14-7 by Michigan in their last fixture.

For more reasons than one, a victory this weekend is essential for both teams in their push for a College Football Playoffs spot and both coaches will certainly want their respective team to keep lingering in the conversation.

At the same time, though, Wisconsin, which retained its No. 8 ranked spot, despite its defeat, needs a win slightly more than Ohio State after losing to the Wolverines in Week 6.

“You hope to earn that right to be in those conversations,” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said Tuesday.

The Badgers must make a big impression on the College Football Playoffs committee this weekend.

It is the first meeting between these two programs since 2014, when Ohio State battered Wisconsin 59-0 and tallied 558 total yards in the win.

Tenth-ranked Nebraska travels to Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN, to take on Indiana live at 3:30pm on ABC, ESPN2 and WatchESPN.

The Cornhuskers (5-0) were on a bye in Week 6 after securing their fifth successive win of the season with a 31-16 positive result over Illinois on Oct. 1, and they will be eager to get back on the pitch and take advantage of any slip-up by those ranked above them.

At the same time, while the likes of Ohio State, Wisconsin and Nebraska are hunting CFP places, a struggling Michigan State is trying to come to grip with what has happened in the last three weeks.

The Spartans (2-3), who ranked No. 12 at the start of the season, began the campaign with two wins, but have since lost three in a row, which left coach Mark Dantonio re-evaluating his team’s quarterback position, with starter Tyler O’Connor currently in the spotlight.

Dantonio is trying to figure out what is going on.

“I understand it’s very difficult to win,” he said. “I also understand when you have these types of situations, you’ve got to dig yourself out of the hole and you got to have one focus and that’s the next game, the next moment.

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“You have to make sure the players are not being bombarded. I know they’re being bombarded outside of this football building, but that the football building becomes a sanctuary for them.”

Come Saturday, Michigan State will host Northwestern with the hope of ending the slump.

In other Big Ten Conference 2016 college football game in Week 7, Illinois is at Rutgers in Piscataway, NJ, live on ESPNEWS, while Purdue plays hosts to Iowa at West Lafayette on ESPN2.

Check out the group standings

Big Ten Conference 2016
Week 7 Schedule
Saturday, October 15

Iowa at Purdue West Lafayette, IN 12:00 pm ESPN2, WatchESPN
Illinois at Rutgers Piscataway, NJ 12:00 pm ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
Nebraska at Indiana Bloomington, IN 3:30 pm ABC (ESPN2), WatchESPN
Northwestern at Michigan State East Lansing, MI 3:30 pm BTN
Ohio State at Wisconsin Madison, WI 8:00 pm ABC, WatchESPN

Updated NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament Scores: Mar. 14

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NASHVILLE, TN (Sporting Alert) — The following are the scores and results from the NCAA men’s top 25 basketball tournament games that took place on Saturday, March 14.

Among the winners on the day were No. 1 Kentucky, No. 13 Iowa State and No. 6 Wisconsin. Defending national champions Connecticut also picked up a victory on the day.

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Kentucky Wildcats players celebrates after the win

In the SEC semifinal, the top-ranked Wildcats (33-0, 18-0 SEC) extended their undefeated season run with a dominating 91-67 victory over Auburn at Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville.

Willie Cauley-Stein scored 17 points, seven rebounds and had three block shots to lead the way for Kentucky, which moves into the SEC title game where they will face No. 21 Arkansas.

Andrew Harrison collected 15 points, while Trey Lyles, Aaron Harrison and Devin Booker all finished with 12 points in the victory for the Wildcats, who went 27-for-48 (56.3 percent) from the field.

Kentucky, which out-rebounded Auburn 39-25, led 47-29 at halftime.

“It was a good game, a hard-fought game and we played well,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said.

Antoine Mason scored 23 points and Malcolm Canada added 16 to lead the way for the Tigers (15-20, 4-14 SEC).

”We obviously knew we had our hands full,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. ”For our guys, we were undersized and undermanned, but we’ve been that way all along.

“I’m just proud of the way my guys competed.”

Over at the United Center, in Chicago, Wisconsin responded from a slow first half to outscore Purdue 41-16 after the interval to setup a 71-51 victory to roll into the Big Ten tournament final.

Bronson Koenig shot 7-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range for 19 points to pace the Badgers (30-3, 16-2 Big Ten).

Sam Dekker ended with 15 points and eight rebounds and Nigel Hayes supported well with 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for the sixth-ranked Wisconsin, which won five straight.

Star forward Frank Kaminsky chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks.

Only A.J. Hammons, who scored 10 points, reached double-digits in scoring for the Boilermakers. He also had seven rebounds and three blocks in the defeat.

Michigan State will face the Badgers in the Big Ten final after upsetting No. 8 Maryland (27-6, 14-4 Big Ten) 62-58 in their semifinal contest.

Travis Trice connected on three of his five three points attempts and went 7-of-13 from the field to score 20 points for the Spartans (23-10, 12-6 Big Ten). Branden Dawson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in supporting role for Michigan State

No. 13 Iowa State rallies from a 17 point deficit to defeat No. 9 Kansas 70-66 to secure its second straight Big 12 tournament title.

Georges Niang scored 19 points and four other players scored in double figures for the Cyclones.

Abdel Nader added 13 points, while Jameel McKay finished with 11 points and eight boards and Monte Morris collected 11 points and six assists for Iowa State (25-8, 12-6 Big 12), which trailed 37-23 at halftime.

Kansas (26-8, 13-5 Big 12), which won the conference regular season title, was led by Wayne Selden Jr.’s game-high 25 points and Frank Mason III’s 13 in the defeat.

The Cyclones, who went on a 17-2 run in the early part of the second half, scored 47 points as a team after the interval.

“We got down 17, and they were still talking and positive in the huddle,” Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said. “And that’s a great sign, when your guys can stick together through adversity.”

In other tournament results on Saturday, No. 4 Villanova routed Xavier 69-52 to win the Big East tournament crown for the first time since 1995.

Dylan Ennis was the top contributor with 16 points and six boards, with Josh Hart finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (32-2, 16-2 Big East), who head into the NCAA Tournament with a 15 game winning streak.

Outside of the top 25 ranked teams, defending NCAA national champions Connecticut squeezed out a 47-42 victory over Tulsa in the American tournament semifinal.

Ryan Boatright scored 21 points and six rebounds, Rodney Purvis added 11 points and Daniel Hamilton grabbed 12 rebounds with five assists for UConn (20-13), which closes on 14-1 run.

Top 25 Games: NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament Scores

(1) Kentucky 91, Auburn 67
(4) Villanova 69, Xavier 52
(5) Arizona 80, Oregon 52
(6) Wisconsin 71, Purdue 51
Michigan St 62, (8) Maryland 58
(13) Iowa State 70, (9) Kansas 66
(11) Notre Dame 90, (19) North Carolina 82
(20) SMU 69, Temple 56
(21) Arkansas 60, Georgia 49
Virginia Commonwealth 93, (24) Davidson 73

Other NCAA Division I Game Scores

Albany 51, Stony Brook 50
Hampton 82, Delaware St 61
Georgia St 83, UL Lafayette 79
UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60
Harvard 53, Yale 51
Dayton 56, Rhode Island 52
Georgia Southern 44, UL Monroe 43
Connecticut 47, Tulsa 42
Wyoming 45, San Diego St 43
Texas Southern 62, Southern 58
Buffalo 89, Central Michigan 84
Eastern Washington 69, Montana 65
Stephen F. Austin 83, Sam Houston St 70
New Mexico St 80, Seattle 61
UC Irvine 67, Hawaii 58

NCAA Top 25 Scores and Tournament Results: Mar. 13

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CHICAGO, IL (Sporting Alert) — The Results and scores from the NCAA DI Men’s Basketball tournaments on Friday.

Sixth-ranked Wisconsin Moves On

No. 6 Wisconsin muscled off a very determined Michigan side for a 71-60 victory in their BIG TEN Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal fixture at the United Center on Friday.

Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky (R) in action. Linked Photo

Sam Dekker posted 17 points, six rebounds, six assists, three steals and had one block shot for the Badgers, who got a double-double from reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, Frank Kaminsky.

Kaminsky, who was 6-of-12 from the field finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the win for Wisconsin (29-3, 16-2 Big Ten), which advances to the tournament semi-finals.

Both teams were locked at 55-55 with 5:12 left in the contest before the Badgers closed on a 17-6 run in addition to collecting important stops on defense to setup the win.

Kaminsky revealed that the team had to grind out some challenging times during the game, but finding their rhythm again was the key difference in the last five minutes.

“We had a lot of energy (down the stretch),” Kaminsky told reporters. “We knew we had to get stops on defense and make plays on offense and once we did that we were ok.”

Wisconsin, which led 31-26 at halftime, was winning for the fourth straight time.

Zak Irvin scored 21 points and 11 rebounds for Michigan (16-16, 8-10 Big Ten). The sophomore guard, who is averaging 14.0 points per game, was scoring 20 or more points for the fifth time this season.

“Zak Irvin had a hell of a game. He was making everything I felt like,” Kaminsky said about the Wolverines’ guard.

“When a player is going like that it’s tough to stop them.”

Ricky Doyle added 12 points off the bench and Spike Albrecht finished with 10 in the defeat for the Wolverines, who went 51.9 percent (27-of-52) as a team from the floor.

Bronson Koenig had 12 points for Badgers, who shot 49-percent (25-of-51) from the field as a team, while Nigel Hayes ended with 11 points and nine rebounds in the victory.

Wisconsin plays the winner of the clash between Penn State and Purdue in Saturday’s the Big Ten tournament semifinals.

Wildcats Stay Perfect

Also on Friday, No. 1 Kentucky (32-0, 18-0 SEC) beat Florida 64-49 to remain undefeated this season, while booking a place in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.

Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds and Aaron Harrison finished with 13 points to lead the Wildcats, who will face Auburn in SEC semifinal on Saturday.

Jon Horford scored 15 points to pace the Gators (16-17, 8-10 SEC) with Eli Carter adding 11 in the defeat.

“They outrebounded us a little bit, but the difference in the game was the free throw line,” said Florida coach Billy Donovan.

“Twenty-three attempts to our five was a huge factor in the game. … If you take away the free throw line, it’s pretty consistent all the way through.”

Dame Down Blue Devils

Elsewhere on the night, No. 11 Notre Dame jumped all over No. 2 Duke in the early goings and then maintained their efforts throughout the game for a 74-64 win and advanced to the ACC tournament final for the first time.

The Fighting Irish (28-5, 14-4 ACC), which led 41-26 at halftime, were paced by Bonzie Colson, who scored 17 points and five rebounds off the bench, while shooting 5-of-9 from the field.

Demetrius Jackson finished with 15 points and five assists and Jerian Grant ended with 13 points and seven boards in the win for Notre Dame.

Jahlil Okafor had a big night of 28 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and Justise Winslow added 11 points and 11 boards for Blue Devils (29-4), who had their 12-game winning streak snapped.

With the win, Notre Dame moves on to play No. 19 North Carolina in Saturday’s ACC championship game.

North Carolina (24-10, 11-7 ACC) stunned No. 3 Virginia (29-3, 16-2 ACC), 71-67 at the Greensboro Coliseum, with Justin Jackson scoring 22 points and Marcus Paige adding 14 points and five assists.

Malcolm Brogdon led the Cavaliers with 25 points, while Anthony Gill and London Perrantes each had 12 in the defeat for the ACC regular season champions.

NCAA Top 25 Game Scores and Tournament Results

(1) Kentucky 64, Florida 49
(11) Notre Dame 74, (2) Duke 64
(19) North Carolina 71, (3) Virginia 67
(4) Villanova 63, Providence 61
(5) Arizona 70, UCLA 64
(6) Wisconsin 71, Michigan 60
(8) Maryland 75, Indiana 69
(9) Kansas 62, (16) Baylor 52
(13) Iowa State 67, (15) Oklahoma 65
Oregon 67, (17) Utah 64
(20) SMU 74, East Carolina 68
(21) Arkansas 80, Tennessee 72
Xavier 65, (23) Georgetown 63
(24) Davidson 67, La Salle 66
Wyoming 71, (25) Boise State 66

OTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT SCORES

Purdue 64, Penn State 59
Temple 80, Memphis 75
Virginia Commonwealth 70, Richmond 67
Auburn 73, LSU 70
Southern 68, Alabama St 66
Middle Tennessee 53, UTEP 50
Stephen F. Austin 91, Northwestern St 79
UL Lafayette 53, Texas State 43
Delaware St 63, North Carolina Central 57
Dayton 75, St. Bonaventure 71
Central Michigan 75, Toledo 66
UAB 72, Louisiana Tech 62
Tulsa 59, Houston 51
Eastern Washington 91, Sacramento St 83
Hampton 75, Norfolk St 64
UL Monroe 77, South Alabama 59
Sam Houston St 70, Texas A&M-CC 67
Rhode Island 71, George Washington 58
New Mexico St 57, CSU Bakersfield 53
Buffalo 68, Akron 59
Michigan St 76, Ohio State 67
Connecticut 57, Cincinnati 54
Hawaii 65, UC Davis 58
Texas Southern 90, Prairie View 77
Georgia 74, South Carolina 62
Montana 61, Northern Arizona 59
Seattle 69, UMKC 63 Score
San Diego St 56, Colorado St 43
UC Irvine 72, UC Santa Barbara 63

Top 25 NCAA Men’s Basketball Scores on Feb. 28

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sporting Alert) — Melo Trimble and Dez Wells combined for 32 points and No. 14 Maryland picked up a 66-56 victory over Michigan on Saturday to continue their impressive late season form.

Trimble, who went 3-of-4 from 3-point range, led the way for Maryland with 19 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Wells was 6-of-11 from the floor and finished with 13 points, six rebounds and three assists.

The Terrapins (24-5, 12-4), who close out the first half by scoring 12 straight points and took a 30-21 lead at halftime, never trailed after the interval, despite Michigan starting the second half strongly.

Zak Irvin and Spike Albrecht reached scored 15 points to lead the Wolverines (14-14, 7-9), who were losing for the sixth time in seven games.

The win saw Maryland, which upset No. 5 Wisconsin earlier this week, going unbeaten at home in Big Ten league action this season, while completing their home fixtures with an impressive 18-1 record.

The only defeat on home turf this season came on December 3 against the then-No. 7 Virginia, which is now ranked second in the country.

The Terrapins were 44.7 percent from the floor on 21-of-47 shooting, while going 50 percent on 11-of-22 from 3-point range.

Michigan shot 19-of-52 from the floor for 36.5 percent and was only 5-of-21 from long-range in the defeat.

The Wolverines will next face Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday night, while Maryland will travel to take on Rutgers on the same night.

Also on Saturday, at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida, No. 17 Louisville eased to an 81-59 victory over a struggling Florida State.

Wayne Blackshear grabbed 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks and Montrezl Harrell added 16 points and four boards for the Cardinals (23-6, 11-5 ACC), who won three straight.

Anton Gill was also a useful contributor for the travelers after he hit all five of his shots from the floor, including 4-of-4 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points in the win.

Quentin Snider scored 11 points and Terry Rozier chipped in with an all-round performance of 10 points, nine assists and six steals for Louisville, which shot 31-of-64 for 48.4 percent on the day.

Montay Brandon scored 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting and pulled down five rebounds and Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Devon Bookert each added 12 points for the Seminoles (15-15, 7-10 ACC), who struggled to take care of the ball throughout the game and ended with 21 turnovers.

Boris Bojanovsky had 11 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals off the bench for Florida State, which dropped three games in a row, including two at home.

OTHER TOP 25 WINS

Meanwhile, there were also wins on the day for No. 1 Kentucky, No. 4 Duke and No. 6 Villanova.

However, BYU upset No. 3 Gonzaga,  No. 12 Iowa State were stunned by Kansas State, while No. 22  Virginia Commonwealth were beaten by Dayton.

Top 25 Games and Results on Feb. 28

(1) Kentucky 84, (18) Arkansas 67
(2) Virginia 69, Virginia Tech 57
BYU 73, (3) Gonzaga 70
(4) Duke 73, Syracuse 54
(6) Villanova 78, Xavier 66
(7) Arizona 63, (13) Utah 57
(8) Kansas 69, Texas 64
(11) Wichita St 74, (10) Northern Iowa 60
Kansas St 70, (12) Iowa State 69
(14) Maryland 66, Michigan 56
(15) North Carolina 73, Miami (FL) 64
(16) Oklahoma 67, TCU 60
(17) Louisville 81, Florida St 59
(19) Baylor 78, (20) West Virginia 66
Dayton 59, (22) Virginia Commonwealth 55
(23) Butler 67, DePaul 53
Boise State 56, (24) San Diego St 46 Box Score