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No. 13 Indiana 62, No. 7 Illinois 60
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Marco Killingsworth scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half to help No. 13 Indiana beat No. 7 Illinois Tuesday night. Indiana (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten) won for the seventh time in eight games and became only the fourth team to beat the Fighting Illini in the regular-season since Jan. 24, 2004. The victory set off a wild celebration as Indiana extended its home winning streak to 11 against Big Ten teams. Illinois (16-2, 2-2) was led by Shaun Pruitt's career-high 17 points, but lost for the second time in three games. Brian Randle added 15 points, but leading scorer Dee Brown, who averaged 15.6 points, had just five. Roderick Wilmont tied his season high with 17 points for the Hoosiers. Illinois jumped to a 14-3 lead. Wilmont sparked an 18-0 run as Indiana held Illinois scoreless for nearly 6 1/2 minutes late in the first half. The spurt ended when he scored the final four points to make it 27-19. The Illini closed to 28-24 at the half when Brown connected on a 3-pointer before the buzzer -- his only basket of the night. Indiana used a 15-6 run in the second half to make it 55-40 with 8:23 to go. The Illini rallied with 12 straight points to close to 55-52 when Randle completed a three-point play with 4:52 left. Brown missed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left that would have tied the game. Jamar Smith tipped in the miss to make it 61-60. Robert Vaden then made one of two free throws with 3.6 seconds left, and Rich McBride's half-court heave at the buzzer was off the mark as fans raced onto the court.
No. 5 Texas 80, Texas Tech 46
AUSTIN, Texas -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 5 Texas over Texas Tech. Brad Buckman recovered from his latest leg injury to add 16 points and nine boards for Texas (15-2, 3-0 Big 12), which has won seven straight. Jarrius Jackson led the Red Raiders (10-8, 2-2) with 21 points. Tech coach Bob Knight is 2-8 against Texas in his five seasons with the Raiders.
No. 8 Villanova 73, Seton Hall 64
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Randy Foye scored 19 points, Kyle Lowry had 14 and No. 8 Villanova survived another tight one in a win over Seton Hall. The Wildcats (12-2, 3-1 Big East) sorely needed this one after their roughest week of the season. They sandwiched a tougher-than-expected overtime win at Rutgers between losses against then No. 24-West Virginia and then-No. 8 Texas and tumbled five spots in The Associated Press' Top 25. Donald Copeland led Seton Hall with 14 points, Paul Gause had 13 and Kelly Whitney 12.
No. 12 West Virginia 64, Providence 48
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Kevin Pittsnogle scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 12 West Virginia win its 11th straight game. It is the school's longest streak since the Mountaineers won 22 in a row during the 1988-89 season. West Virginia (13-3, 5-0 Big East) is also off to its best start in the league since joining 11 years ago. Mike Gansey added 18 points for West Virginia. Pittsnogle and Gansey are the Big East's leading scoring tandem, averaging 22.8 and 21.8 points, respectively. The two also rank first and second, respectively, in Big East 3-point shooting percentage. The game was the finale of a three-game homestand for the Mountaineers. West Virginia travels to California to face No. 18 UCLA on Jan. 21. West Virginia led the last-place Friars (7-8, 0-4) 33-21 at the end of the first half. The Mountaineers used a 12-3 run early in the second half to extend their lead. Randall Hanke led Providence with 14 points. Donnie McGrath added nine. Providence started 0-4 in conference play for the second straight season. It lost its first seven conference games last year.
St. John's 68, No. 17 Louisville 56
NEW YORK -- Eugene Lawrence matched his career high with 18 points and St. John's shook off a horrid first half to beat No. 17 Louisville at Madison Square Garden. Lawrence scored the Red Storm's first 12 points of the game and he had 14 at halftime as the Cardinals took a 32-28 lead despite St. John's shooting just 25 percent (5-for-20). Lamont Hamilton had 15 points for St. John's, including a 3-pointer and a three-point play in the 10-3 run that made it 47-39. Anthony Mason Jr. had 14 points and 11 rebounds for St. John's, while guard Daryll Hill, playing his second game after missing four with a knee injury, had nine points and 10 rebounds. Juan Palacios, Brandon Jenkins and Andre McGee each had 13 points for Louisville.
No. 21 Boston College 63, Holy Cross 53
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Craig Smith scored 19 to surpass the 2,000-point milestone, and had a career-high 17 rebounds as No. 21 Boston College beat Holy Cross. Smith, the school's first preseason All-America selection, came into the game with 1,998 career points. But he scored just two in the first half, making 2-of-4 free throws and missing his only shot from the field, and BC (13-4) struggled to put Holy Cross (9-9) away. Kevin Hamilton scored 17 with seven rebounds and six steals for the Crusaders.
Associated Press