regional college roundup Wednesday’s games

HORIZON

Wisconsin 61, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 40

MADISON, WIS.

Jon Leuer scored 20 points and Wisconsin won its 18th straight in the series. Jordan Taylor added 14 points and Keaton Nankivil finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Ja’Rob McCallum finished with 12 points and Tony Meier had 10 for the Panthers.

Western Michigan 71, Detroit 69.

KALAMAZOO, MICH.

Nate Hutcheson and Mike Douglas each scored 14 points to lead Western Michigan. It marked a career high for Douglas and was the first time this season the Broncos (3-4) had five players scoring double digits. Flenard Whitfield and Demetrius Ward each added 11 points for the Broncos while David Brown had 10. Western Michigan led by as many as 12 points early in the second half, but the Titans (5-5) rolled back on 51.5 percent shooting in the period to tie it at 66-all with about two minutes to go. Douglas, however, made a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer down the stretch ensure the win for the Broncos.

Wright State 76, Air Force 61

DAYTON

Vaughn Duggins scored 22 points to lead Wright State, snapping a four-game losing streak. Troy Tabler and N’Gai Evans added 19 apiece as the Raiders (4-5) jumped out to an 18-9 lead with 12:22 left in the first half and maintained at least a seven-point advantage the rest of the way. Evans scored eight points early in the second to lead the Raiders on a 13-0 run at the start of the half.

Duquesne 81, Wisconsin-Green Bay 71

GREEN BAY, WIS.

T.J. McConnell scored 20 points to lead five Duquesne players in double digits. McConnell shot 8 for 10 from the floor, including hitting two 3-pointers, to help the Dukes (4-3) to 57 percent shooting. Mike Talley pitched in with 17 points and a game-high four 3-pointers for Duquesne while Sean Johnson added 16 points and B.J. Monteiro and Damian Saunders each scored 11. Rahmon Fletcher led the game in scoring with 22 points for Green Bay.

Loyola of Chicago 78, SIU-Edwardsville 50

CHICAGO

Gabe Kindred scored 17 points and Loyola of Chicago snapped a two-game losing streak. Terrance Hill added 12 points for the Ramblers (8-2)

BIG TEN

No. 16 Illinois 74, Oakland 63

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.

Demetri McCamey scored 29 points, including 11 straight in a key second-half stretch, to lead Illinois. The Illini (9-1) didn’t lead until McCamey hit a basket, drew a foul and made the free throw with just under 15 minutes left in the game. That put them ahead 37-36. He followed the three-point play with consecutive 3-pointers and a layup that put Illinois up 45-36. The Illini didn’t trail again.

No. 22 Minnesota 83, Saint Joseph’s 73

PHILADELPHIA

Devoe Joseph scored 19 points, including a 3-pointer to start a key second-half stretch, for Minnesota. Blake Hoffarber added 14 points for the Gophers (8-1), who were playing their first road game in the United States. Minnesota’s only other games off campus were in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Trevor Mbakwe had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota, while Ralph Sampson III and Maurice Walker both had 10 points. Carl Jones led Saint Joseph’s with a career-high 29 points and Langston Galloway added 21 for the Hawks (3-6).

MAC

Ohio 67, Illinois State 65

NORMAL, ILL.

D. J. Cooper scored 29 points, including the winning basket with 31 seconds remaining, to lift Ohio. Cooper, a guard, also had eight assists, six steals and five rebounds for the Bobcats (5-3). His backcourt mate, Nick Kellogg, had 19 points. They combined to make eight of Ohio’s nine 3-pointers.

Buffalo 82, Niagara 64

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Byron Mulkey scored 19 points to lead four Buffalo players in double figures. Buffalo (5-3) shot 58.1 percent from the field (18 of 31) in the first half to take a 41-30 halftime lead over the Purple Eagles (2-7).

IPFW 78, Toledo 65

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Ben Botts scored 22 points and Zach Plackemeier had 21 as IPFW defeated Toledo. Botts also had five assists for the Mastadons (6-2), and Trey McCorkle had 10 rebounds. Reese Holliday and Jay Shunnar had 17 points each for Toledo (0-9).

Associated Press