Big ten roundup

No. 7 Michigan State 77, Oakland 76

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.

Kalin Lucas scored 25 points to help Michigan State hold off hard-charging Oakland. Lucas made a 3-pointer and a jumper late in the game to prevent the Golden Grizzlies from getting closer than 2 points until Reggie Hamilton made a 3-pointer with 0.4 of a second left. The Spartans (7-3) had dropped three of their last six games — to Connecticut, Duke and Syracuse and are the only team in The AP poll that has played a road game against a ranked team. Larry Wright scored 21 points and Keith Benson had 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Golden Grizzlies (5-5). Taylor’s 21 lead Wisconsin over Marquette 69-64

No. 17 Kentucky 81, Indiana 62

LEXINGTON, Ky.

DeAndre Liggins scored a career-high 19 points, and Brandon Knight added 18 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats. Josh Harrellson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Kentucky (7-2), which continued its dominance in the once-heated rivalry by shutting down the Hoosiers in the second half. Indiana (7-2) managed just one field goal in the final 10 minutes as Kentucky closed with a 25-5 burst after the Hoosiers had taken a 57-56 lead.

Christian Watford led Indiana with 19 points and nine rebounds but the Hoosiers fell to their border rivals for the 14th time in the last 17 meetings.

No. 22 Minnesota 71, E. Kentucky 58

MINNEAPOLIS

Ralph Sampson III had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help Minnesota overcome a ragged start. Trevor Mbakwe and Blake Hoffarber each added 14 points for the Gophers (9-1), who won despite going 12 for 22 from the free throw line and allowing 10 3-pointers.

Justin Stommes scored 19 points for the Colonels (5-5), who didn’t score in the second half until the 10-minute mark. After taking a 22-13 lead, they were outscored 30-3 over a stretch of nearly 17 minutes.

Wisconsin 69, Marquette 64

MILWAUKEE

Jordan Taylor scored 21 points, helping Wisconsin beat in-state rival Marquette 69-64 on Saturday. With the Badgers leading comfortably going into the final two minutes, the Golden Eagles made a late charge, cutting the lead to two on Jimmy Butler’s 3-pointer with 20.3 seconds left. But Taylor went 5-for-6 from the line in the final 20 seconds to help put away the game for Wisconsin. Jon Leuer added 17 points for Wisconsin (8-2), which played its familiar brand of smothering defense and deliberate offense. Wisconsin’s significant size advantage allowed the Badgers to outscore the Golden Eagles 21-9 on second-chance points.

Butler scored 15 for Marquette (7-3). The Badgers outrebounded the Golden Eagles only 32-28 but made the most of a 15-10 edge in offensive rebounding. Of the Badgers’ 21 second-chance points, 16 came in the second half. Marquette got a quiet seven points from guard Vander Blue, a freshman from Madison, Wis., who originally committed to Wisconsin before going to Marquette. Blue was coming off his best game yet, scoring 21 points in a victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday night. Wisconsin is 9-4 in its last 13 games against its in-state rival, though the Golden Eagles had won two of the last three. The Badgers now hold a 64-53 edge.

Associated Press