No. 9 Indiana routs Penn State

The 81-65 win was the 27th straight home win for the Hoosiers.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Eric Gordon scored 25 points and D.J. White added 22, including nine during a 14-4 second-half run that carried No. 9 Indiana to an 81-65 win over Penn State Sunday.

The Hoosiers (16-1, 5-0 Big Ten) won their 27th straight home game and stretched their winning streak this season to 12 games, their longest in 15 years.

Penn State (10-7, 2-3), which lost leading scorer and rebounder Geary Claxton with a season-ending knee injury against Wisconsi Tuesday, came out strong, stayed with the Hoosiers most of the game and led 52-51 before a 3-pointer by Gordon started Indiana’s big run.

Armon Bassett added 17 points and Jamarcus Ellis finished with 12 for the Hoosiers. Battle, a freshman, had a career-high 20 points and Jamelle Cornley added 19 for Penn State. Freshman Jeff Brooks, who started in place of Claxton, had six points.

No. 8 Washington St. 69,
Oregon 60

PULLMAN, Wash. — Derrick Low scored 27 points as Washington State rallied to beat Oregon, breaking a 13-game losing streak to the Ducks.

Kyle Weaver added 16 points and eight assists for Washington State (16-1, 4-1 Pac-10), which tied Arizona State and UCLA for the league lead.

Maarty Leunen scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Oregon (12-6, 3-3), which lost its second consecutive road game.

No. 11 Michigan State 78, Minnesota 73

MINNEAPOLIS — Drew Neitzel emerged from a deep shooting slump and made five 3-pointers in the final 20 minutes to lead Michigan State.

Neitzel finished with 19 points and reserve Kalin Lucas added 12 points for the Spartans (16-2, 4-1).

Lawrence McKenzie had 20 points for the Gophers (12-5, 2-3).

Connecticut 89,
No. 13 Marquette 73

STORRS, Conn. — Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut snapped its seven-game losing streak against ranked teams.

A.J. Price had 17 points and eight assists for the Huskies, who had lost two straight and three of four, while Jeff Adrien and Craig Austrie both had 15 points. Lazar Hayward had 14 points for the Golden Eagles (13-4, 3-3 Big East).