BIG TEN ROUNDUP Close win keeps Pitt perfect

Carl Krauser scored 28 points for the 7-0 Panthers against Penn State.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Carl Krauser scored a career-high 28 points and No. 11 Pittsburgh held off Penn State flurries in each half for an 84-71 victory Saturday and the Panthers' third 7-0 start in as many seasons.
The Panthers beat the Nittany Lions (5-4) for a fourth consecutive season in an intrastate series that has continued despite an interruption in their long-competitive football rivalry. But this one wasn't nearly as one-sided as the previous three seasons, when Pitt won by an average of 28 points.
Chevon Troutman and Antonio Graves scored 18 points each for Pittsburgh, which finally played a relatively close game after winning its first six by an average of 26.5 points. The Panthers trailed 30-29 late in the first half after leading 13-2 early and needed a Krauser-led 8-1 run with three backups on the floor to open a 60-47 lead after the Lions got it to 52-46.
No. 1 Illinois 83, Oregon 66
CHICAGO -- Illinois apparently is going to spend a little longer at No. 1 this time.
Luther Head had 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and all five starters reached double figures, leading top-ranked Illinois to a rout of Oregon at the United Center. Deron Williams added 17 and seven assists, Dee Brown had 13 points and James Augustine had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Bryce Taylor had 19 to lead Oregon (4-1), which lost for the first time this year. This is the third time Illinois (9-0) has been ranked No. 1, but it's never been able to stay on top for more than a week. The Illini won their three games this week, though, and did so in convincing fashion.
No. 10 Kentucky 73, Indiana 58
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Patrick Sparks scored 16 points and No. 10 Kentucky dominated Indiana inside.
Chuck Hayes added 14 points and nine rebounds for Kentucky (6-1), which has won five straight games and 12 of the last 14 in its annual series against Indiana (2-4).
The Hoosiers have lost four straight games, the third time in as many seasons they've had a losing streak of at least four games. Junior guard Bracey Wright, the Hoosiers' leading scorer, kept them in the game with seven 3-pointers and 31 points.
No. 20 Michigan St. 78, Stanford 53
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Paul Davis scored 20 points and keyed a first-half surge to lead No. 20 Michigan State over Stanford.
Michigan State (5-2) took control with an 18-4 run midway through the first half and was able to coast the rest of the way. Matt Haryasz led the Cardinal (2-4) with 12 points.
Michigan 71, S. Florida 62
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Dion Harris scored 22 points and Chris Hunter added 16 to help injury-depleted Michigan beat South Florida. Brent Petway and Ron Coleman each had 10 points for the Wolverines (6-3), who were playing without four players sidelined with injuries.
Terrence Leather led the Bulls (5-3) with a career-high 28 points, and Brian Swift had 13.
Minnesota 77, Central Michigan 63
MINNEAPOLIS -- Vincent Grier had 16 of his 19 points in the second half, including a pair of steals he turned into fastbreak dunks that ignited Minnesota.
Jeff Hagen scored a career-best 21 points for the Gophers (5-3), who used an 18-0 run in the middle of the second half to take control.
Central Michigan (4-3), which made 13 3-pointers in an 88-77 win over East Tennessee State on Tuesday, went 9-for-22 behind the arc and led 53-47 with 10:19 left on a 3-pointer by leading scorer Kevin Nelson -- who had 17 points.
Purdue 69, Colorado St. 68
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Purdue freshman Xavier Price hit two free throws with 8.9 seconds left and Carl Landry had a steal with time winding down as the Boilermakers beat Colorado State. David Teague led Purdue (2-5) with a career-high 23 points and Landry added 16 points and six rebounds.
Price finished with six points, which included a perfect 4-of-4 from the line.
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