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Sunday’s games

Purdue 73, No. 6 Michigan State 63

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.

Ryan Cline scored 17 points as Purdue held off Michigan State. Trailing by 23 with under 131/2 minutes left, Michigan State (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) got within four points before falling short. Carsen Edwards added 14 points for the Boilermakers (14-6, 7-2), who earned their fourth straight win. Cassius Winston had 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Spartans, who had won 13 in a row. Matt McQuaid had 12 points.

No. 17 Houston 77, Tulsa 65

TULSA, OKLA.

Armoni Brooks scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Houston became the first Division I men’s team to reach 20 wins this season. The Cougars (20-1, 7-1 American Athletic Conference) used a 49-24 rebounding edge to stay in control. Fabian White had 14 points for Houston, and reserve Nate Hinton finished with 13. for Houston. Chris Harris Jr. had 10 rebounds. DaQuan Jeffries led Tulsa (12-9, 2-7) with 17 points. Jeriah Horne had 15.

No. 18 Villanova 80, Seton Hall 52

PHILADELPHIA

Phil Booth hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points, helping Villanova to its eighth consecutive victory. The Wildcats (16-4, 7-0 Big East) made 17 3s and are rolling toward another conference crown under coach Jay Wright. The national champions still have some kinks to work out to become a deep threat in March — namely, finding a third scorer — but again should be a low single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament. Myles Cale led Seton Hall with 14 points.

Minnesota 92, No. 19 Iowa 87

MINNEAPOLIS

Jordan Murphy and Amir Coffey each scored 23 points to help Minnesota hang on for the win. Freshman Gabe Kalscheur had 19 points to help push the Gophers (15-5, 5-4) past the Hawkeyes (16-5, 5-5)

Associated Press