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ILLINOIS 84, PURDUE 50
PURDUE (7-19) -- Ware 6-8 0-0 12, Kiefer 4-8 0-0 10, Teague 2-15 0-0 4, Ford 0-2 0-0 0, McKnight 3-15 0-0 8, Hartley 0-2 0-0 0, Price 2-4 0-0 6, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0, Liddell 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 3-6 4-4 10. Totals 20-62 4-4 50.
ILLINOIS (29-0) -- Head 4-10 2-2 11, Powell Jr. 1-2 3-6 5, Augustine 2-3 3-3 7, Williams 7-9 3-4 21, Brown 9-12 1-2 27, McBride 1-2 0-0 3, Nkemdi 0-3 0-0 0, Carter 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 1-3 1-2 4, Ingram 1-4 2-4 4, Pruitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-50 15-23 84.
Halftime--Illinois 50-26. 3-Point Goals--Purdue 6-20 (Kiefer 2-3, Price 2-3, McKnight 2-4, Hartley 0-1, Liddell 0-1, Ford 0-2, Teague 0-6), Illinois 15-27 (Brown 8-10, Williams 4-6, Smith 1-1, McBride 1-2, Head 1-6, Ingram 0-1, Powell Jr. 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Purdue 37 (Davis 8), Illinois 31 (Carter 6). Assists--Purdue 11 (McKnight 3), Illinois 21 (Head, Williams 6). Total Fouls--Purdue 20, Illinois 10. A--16,618.
THURSDAY'S SCORES
South
Alabama St. 58, Jackson St. 54
Cumberland, Ky. 65, Campbellsville 64
Cumberland, Tenn. 91, Freed-Hardeman 79
Duke 83, Miami 59
Florida A & amp;M 67, Bethune-Cookman 65
Grambling St. 80, Alabama A & amp;M 69
Louisville 94, Charlotte 82
North Carolina 91, Florida St. 76
Rice 78, Louisiana Tech 64
Midwest
Illinois 84, Purdue 50
N. Kentucky 52, Indianapolis 51
SIU-Edwardsville 62, Wis.-Parkside 49
Southwest
Alcorn St. 56, Prairie View 54, OT
Houston Baptist 87, Bacone 72
SMU 81, Tulsa 74
Texas Southern 73, Southern U. 71
Tournament
Atlantic Sun Conference
First Round
Belmont 67, Georgia St. 61
Gardner-Webb 64, Troy 62
UCF 81, Mercer 68
Big South Conference
Semifinals
Charleston Southern 58, High Point 55
Frontier Conference
First Round
Lewis-Clark St. 89, Montana St.-Northern 62
Northeast Conference
First Round
Fairleigh Dickinson 78, St. Francis, NY 60
Long Island U. 76, St. Francis, Pa. 67
Monmouth, N.J. 54, Cent. Connecticut St. 53
Wagner 69, Robert Morris 65
Peach Belt Conference
Quarterfinals
Kennesaw 78, N.C.-Pembroke 66
Sooner Athletic Conference
First Round
Oklahoma City 74, NW Oklahoma 61
Southern Conference
Quarterfinals
Appalachian St. 63, Coll. of Charleston 60
Chattanooga 77, ETSU 70
Davidson 67, Elon 53
UNC-Greensboro 73, Georgia Southern 71
Southern States Athletic Conference
First Round
Berry 81, Reinhardt 67
Faulkner 70, Ga. Southwestern 65
West Virginia Conference
Quarterfinals
Alderson-Broaddus 76, Fairmont St. 59
Salem International 67, WVU Tech 56
West Liberty 91, Charleston, W.Va. 79
Wheeling Jesuit 89, W. Virginia St. 85
NCAA Division III
First Round
Albright 94, Mount St. Mary, N.Y. 84
Buena Vista 91, Edgewood 74
Calvin 75, Wheaton, Ill. 74
Hanover 69, Blackburn 49
John Carroll 76, Bethany,W.Va. 48
Lawrence 70, Gustavus 56
Lebanon Valley 71, Penn St. Behrend 53
Maryville, Tenn. 69, Methodist 54
NYCCT 68, Ursinus 66
Salem St. 74, Elms 71
Springfield 71, Norwich 56
Trinity, Texas 72, Texas-Dallas 66
Union, N.Y. 84, Gwynedd-Mercy 70
Va. Wesleyan 76, N.J. City 57
W. Connecticut 73, Endicott 62
Wooster 94, Baldwin-Wallace 78
HORIZON LEAGUE
First Round
Wright State 61, Butler 57
Loyola of Chicago 78, Youngstown State 75
Illinois-Chicago 84, Cleveland State 65
At U.S. Cellular Arena
Milwaukee
Second Round
Today
Detroit vs. Wright State, 5:30 p.m.
Loyola of Chicago vs. Illinois-Chicago, 8 p.m.
Semifinals
Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Detroit-Wright State winner, 5:30 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. Loyola of Chicago-Illinois-Chicago winner, 8 p.m.
At Higher-Seeded Team
Milwaukee
Tuesday, March 8
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
ConferenceAll Games
WLPCTWLPCT
x-Illinois1501.0002901.000
Mich. State123.800215.808
Wisconsin105.667197.731
Minnesota106.625209.690
Indiana96.6001412.538
y-Ohio State78.4671811.621
Iowa69.4001810.643
Nrthwstrn69.4001414.500
Michigan411.2671316.448
Purdue312.200719.269
Penn State114.067721.250
x-clinched conference
y-ineligible for post-season play
Thursday's result
Illinois 84, Purdue 50
Saturday's games
Iowa at Michigan, 12:17 p.m.
Purdue at Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Indiana, 4:30 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan State, 8 p.m.
Sunday's game
Illinois at Ohio State, Noon
WOMEN
THURSDAY'S SUMMARY
WRIGHT STATE 66, YSU 52
Youngstown State (12-16) -- Perugini 5-14 2-2 12, Fabianova 2-9 0-0 5, Fleming 2-4 3-6 7, Branson 0-1 0-0 0, Hanek 4-13 0-0 10, Schloemp 0-0 0-0 0, Sabree 0-0 0-0 0, Gaudiose 2-5 0-0 4, Cohill 0-0 0-0 0, Russo 2-2 4-5 8, Holmes 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 20-53 9-14 52.
Wright State (18-10) -- Lewis 0-6 1-2 1, Ott 5-12 4-4 14, Woodberry 3-6 0-0 7, Whiteside 6-10 1-2 10, Mays 4-6 0-0 11, Comisar 1-1 0-0 2, Agee 1-4 0-0 2, Duncan 1-3 3-4 4, Hammock 2-4 2-3 5, Crayton 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-56 11-15 66.
Halftime -- Wright State 37, YSU 19. 3-point goals -- YSU 3-16 (Hanek 2-8, Fabianova 1-4, Perugini 0-3, Gaudiose 0-1), Wright State 5-14 (Mays 3-5, Hammock 1-1, Woodberry 1-3, Ott 0-5). Fouled out -- Lewis. Rebounds -- YSU 30 (Perugini, Fleming 9), Wright State 42 (Whiteside 10). Assists -- YSU 13 (Russo 4), Wright State 15 (Ott 4). Total fouls -- YSU 14, Wright State 18. A -- 401.
THURSDAY'S SCORES
East
New Hampshire 56, UMBC 51
Old Dominion 78, Hofstra 65
Towson 67, William & amp; Mary 52
South
Alabama A & amp;M 60, Grambling St. 54
Delaware 59, James Madison 52
Florida A & amp;M 61, Bethune-Cookman 50
George Mason 46, Drexel 44
Jackson St. 76, Alabama St. 66
Jacksonville 60, Gardner-Webb 55
Kentucky St. 78, Benedict 68
N.C.-Wilmington 65, Va. Commonwealth 59
Nova Southeastern 57, Barry 49
Stetson 56, Campbell 49
Texas-Pan American 47, Savannah St. 44
Midwest
Bradley 72, SW Missouri St. 69
Creighton 78, S. Illinois 58
Evansville 68, Drake 62
N. Colorado 58, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 55
N. Iowa 60, Wichita St. 57
Southwest
Baylor 79, Texas Tech 69
Houston Baptist 81, Bacone 33
Oklahoma 69, Oklahoma St. 58
Rice 83, Louisiana Tech 69
Southern U. 57, Texas Southern 56
Tulsa 90, SMU 67
Far West
Montana 70, Idaho St. 52
New Mexico 71, Colorado St. 63
UTEP 60, Boise St. 53
Weber St. 56, Montana St. 55
Wyoming 60, Air Force 43
Tournament
Frontier Conference
First Round
Lewis-Clark St. 80, Great Falls 70
Rocky Mountain 64, Montana St.-Northern 62
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Semifinals
Mobile 82, Loyola, NO 73
MIAA Tournament
First Round
Washburn 64, SW Baptist 51
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
First Round
Manhattan 49, St. Peter's 45
Rider 60, Loyola, Md. 58
Siena 76, Iona 67
Mid-South Conference
First Round
Lindsey Wilson 78, Pikeville 59
Patriot League
First Round
Colgate 78, Army 75
Holy Cross 74, Lafayette 61
Lehigh 54, Bucknell 52
Navy 62, American U. 40
Peach Belt Conference
First Round
Clayton St. 89, North Florida 72
Lander 71, S.C.-Aiken 62
Southeastern Conference
First Round
Alabama 62, Florida 58
Auburn 62, Kentucky 57
Mississippi 53, South Carolina 50
Southern Conference
Quarterfinals
Davidson 68, Coll. of Charleston 48
ETSU 55, Chattanooga 50
Georgia Southern 55, UNC-Greensboro 48
W. Carolina 66, Furman 56
Southern States Athletic Conference
First Round
Lee 51, Auburn-Montgomery 49
Reinhardt 59, Berry 54
Sunshine State Conference
First Round
Florida Southern 68, Eckerd 55
Florida Tech 63, Lynn 58, OT
West Coast Conference
First Round
Gonzaga 77, Portland 42
Loyola Marymount 68, San Diego 47
Santa Clara 90, San Francisco 49
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
At The Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Conn.
First Round
Saturday
Villanova vs. Providence, Noon
St. John's vs. Seton Hall, 2 p.m.
West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Syracuse, 8 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Sunday
Boston College vs. Villanova-Providence winner, Noon
Rutgers vs. St. John's-Seton Hall winner, 2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. West Virginia-Pittsburgh winner, 6 p.m.
Connecticut vs. Georgetown-Syracuse winner, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Monday
Boston College--Villanova--Providence winner vs. Rutgers--St. John's-Seton Hall winner, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame--West Virginia-Pittsburgh winner vs. Connecticut--Georgetown-Syracuse winner, 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Thursday's results
Wisconsin 75, Indiana 74, 2OT
Illinois 66, Northwestern 43
Iowa 70, Michigan 42
Quarterfinals
Today
Ohio State vs. Wisconsin, Noon
Minnesota vs. Purdue, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Illinois, 6 p.m.
Penn State vs. Iowa-, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Ohio State-Wisconsin winner vs. Minnesota-Purdue winner, 3:30 p.m.
Michigan State-Illinois winner vs. Penn State-Iowa winner, 6 p.m.
Championship
Monday, March 7
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE USA
At Dale Halton Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
First Round
Thursday's results
Memphis 76, East Carolina 67
South Florida 68, Southern Mississippi 47
Charlotte 63, Cincinnati 46
Marquette 78, Alabama-Birmingham 53
Quarterfinals
Today
DePaul vs. Memphis, 1 p.m.
Texas Christian vs. South Florida, 3:30 p.m.
Houston vs. Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Louisville vs. Marquette, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
DePaul-Memphis winner vs. Texas Christian-South Florida, 2 p.m.
Houston-Charlotte winner vs. Louisville-Marquette winner, 4:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
HORIZON LEAGUE
First Round
Cleveland State 62, Loyola of Chicago 55
Quarterfinals
Thursday's results
Wisconsin-Green Bay 96, Cleveland State 66
Illinois-Chicago 78, Butler 43
Wright State 66, Youngstown State 52
Detroit 59, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 49
At The Nutter Center
Dayton, Ohio
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Illinois-Chicago, TBA
Wright State vs. Detroit, TBA
Championship
Monday, March 7
Semifinal winners, TBA
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
First Round
Saturday
Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 2 p.m.
Akron at Ball State, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, TBA
Central Michigan at Ohio, 2 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Toledo, Noon
At Gund Arena
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Bowling Green vs. Miami (Ohio)-Western Michigan winner, 1 p.m.
Ball State-Akron winner vs. Eastern Michigan-Buffalo winner, 3 p.m.
Kent State vs. Ohio-Central Michigan winner, 5:30 p.m.
Marshall vs. Toledo-Northern Illinois winner, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Bowling Green--Miami-W. Michigan winner vs. Ball St.-Akron--E. Michigan-Buffalo winner, Noon
Kent State--Ohio-Central Michigan winner vs. Marshall--Toledo-Northern Illinois winner, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
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