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No. 8 Purdue 67, Michigan St. 47

EAST LANSING, Mich.

JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks to help Purdue. The Boilermakers (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten) have won six straight to surge into contention for the conference title. They took control with a 16-5 run midway through the first half and turned the road game into a rout with a 19-4 run in the second half that gave them a 57-35 lead. Purdue’s E’Twaun Moore scored 17 and Lewis Jackson had 16 points. The Spartans (16-12, 8-8) had won two straight and three of four to improve their shot at playing in a 14th straight NCAA tournament, but can’t afford to fare poorly this week at home against last-place Iowa and on the road against rival Michigan before the Big Ten tournament. Michigan State’s Kalin Lucas scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half and didn’t get much help.

No. 12 Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 63

MADISON, Wis.

Wisconsin is perfect at home for the third time in 10 seasons under Bo Ryan.Jon Leuer scored 26 points as Wisconsin beat Northwestern in its regular-season home finale, securing a perfect 16-0 record at the Kohl Center this season. Jordan Taylor scored 16 points and Keaton Nankivil added 15 for Wisconsin (22-6, 12-4 Big Ten), which has won seven of its last eight overall. Michael Thompson scored 19 and Davide Curletti added 18 for Northwestern (16-12, 6-11), which has lost two straight and four of its last six. The Badgers finish the regular season with a pair of road games, at Indiana on Thursday and at Ohio State on Sunday.

Associated Press