Northwestern upends No. 18 Minnesota, 74-65

Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill. — Craig Moore hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Northwestern past No. 18 Minnesota 74-65 Sunday for its first win over a ranked opponent in nearly three years.

The Wildcats (9-6, 1-4) had not beaten a Top 25 team since a three-point victory over then-No. 18 Iowa on Feb. 8, 2006. They had dropped 26 of 27 Big Ten games, including their first four this season.

Northwestern went on a 16-0 run early in the second half to grab a 10-point lead. Lawrence Westbrook scored 18 for Minnesota (16-2, 4-2).

No. 4 Connecticut 76, Seton Hall 61

HARTFORD, Conn. — A.J. Price scored 23 points to lead Connecticut to a victory over Seton Hall, the Huskies fifth Big East win since losing their conference opener to Georgetown.

Hasheem Thabeet added 15 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots for UConn (16-1, 5-1). Jeff Adrien had 13 points and 12 rebounds, the senior’s 40th career double-double.

Price had 14 points at the half, helping UConn to a 16 point lead.

Seton Hall’s Jeremy Hazell scored 15 of his 20 in the second half. He was just 2-of-11 from the field in the first half. Robert Mitchell added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates.

No. 15 Xavier 73, La Salle 53

CINCINNATI — B.J. Raymond scored 16 points, hitting long shots over La Salle’s zone defense, and Xavier relied on its offensive balance to beat the Explorers and remain unbeaten atop the Atlantic 10 Conference. Xavier (15-2, 4-0) has won six in a row since a home-court loss to Butler on Dec. 23, with its freshmen blending in better as the season goes along.

No. 19 Purdue 75, Iowa 53

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — E’Twaun Moore scored 13 points to help Purdue defeat Iowa. Keaton Grant scored 12 points, Nemanja Calasan had 10 and Robbie Hummel added nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the Boilermakers (14-4, 3-2 Big Ten). It was Purdue’s third straight Big Ten win after starting 0-2.

No. 23 Villanova 76, St. John’s 57

VILLANOVA, Pa. — Dante Cunningham scored 17 points and Dwayne Anderson added a season-high 14 to lead Villanova. Antonio Pena had 12 points for the Wildcats (14-3, 2-2 Big East), who set a team mark with their 24th straight home-court victory.