Wednesday’s college basketball games

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Ohio State 70, Rutgers 64

COLUMBUS

Kam Williams had 23 points and Trevor Thompson added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Williams hit a 3-pointer and a subsequent foul shot to break a 62-62 tie at 1:05 after Rutgers had overcame a 12-point deficit. After Ohio State’s Jae-Sean Tate missed a pair of foul shots, Rutgers’ Deshawn Freeman tipped in a rebound to cut the lead to two, but the Scarlet Knights ran out of time. Ohio State (15-10, 5-7 Big Ten) won its second straight and is still holding out hope it can get back to the NCAA Tournament after missing the cut last season.

No 6 Baylor 72, Oklahoma State 69

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Johnathan Motley scored 24 points to help No. 6 Baylor hold off Oklahoma State. The Bears led by 13 points with 4:13 to play, but Oklahoma State’s pressure defense made it a game. The Cowboys could have taken the lead in the final minute, but Baylor’s Jo Lual-Acuil blocked Jawun Evans’ layup. After Baylor’s Manu Lecomte made two free throws with 14 seconds to play, Evans and Phil Forte missed 3-point attempts that could have tied the game for Oklahoma State.

No. 11 Cincinnati 60, Central Florida 50

CINCINNATI

Kyle Washington scored 14 points and Cincinnati extended its winning streak to 15 games. Washington also finished with 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season as Cincinnati (22-2, 11-0 American Athletic Conference) won its 23rd consecutive home game. Tacko Fall finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points on five dunks and two tip-ins and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead Central Florida (15-9, 6-6), which has lost five of its last six games.

No. 13 West Virginia 61, Oklahoma 50

NORMAN, OKLA.

Freshman guard James Bolden scored a career-high 17 points in 10 minutes and West Virginia survived an off-shooting night. West Virginia (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) won for the first time ever at Oklahoma (8-15, 2-9) in five attempts. The Mountaineers won despite shooting a season-low 37 percent from the field.

No. 14 Florida State. 95, North Carolina State 71

TALLAHASSEE

Jonathan Isaac scored 21 points for Florida State. Isaac, who had only two points in last Sunday’s 48-point win over Clemson, scored the first seven points as the Seminoles (21-4, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) led throughout. Dwayne Bacon added 19 points and Michael Ojo had 11 for FSU, which has won 18 straight at home and at one point led by as many as 26 points in the second half. Terry Henderson led N.C. State (14-11, 3-9) with 17 points.

No. 24 Xavier 72, DePaul 61

CINCINNATI

Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points, and Xavier pulled away to its fourth straight victory. The Musketeers (18-6, 8-3 Big East) kept it close with 19 turnovers, a symptom of their lack of depth at point guard. RaShid Gaston dominated the closing minutes of the first half as Xavier finally gained control. Gaston tied his season high with 14 points overall.

WOMEN

No. 21 Michigan 72, Purdue 62

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.

Kysre Gondrezick hit four 3-pointers and scored 10 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Hallie Thome added 15 points with two steals and two blocks, and No. 21 Michigan steadily pulled away from Purdue for its fifth straight victory.

No. 22 South Florida 76, East Carolina 66

GREENVILLE, N.C.

Kitija Laksa scored 34 points and Tamara Henshaw had a double-double and South Florida eased away from East Carolina. Maria Jespersen added 16 points and Henshaw had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls (19-4, 8-2 American). Kristen Gaffney had 25 points and 12 rebounds for East Carolina (10-14, 1-10), who lost their eighth straight.

Associated Press