Norris scores 19 to lead Loyola Chicago into MVC semifinals

Braden Norris had 19 points as Loyola Chicago routed Northern Iowa 66-43 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals on Saturday.

Grigsby leads Seattle past Chicago St. 74-66

Riley Grigsby had 22 points as Seattle got past Chicago State 74-66 on Saturday.

Hall of Fame coach Nancy Fahey retires after Illinois stint

Nancy Fahey, a Hall of Fame coach who won five national championships at the Division III level, is retiring from coaching after five seasons at Illinois.

Reeves carries Illinois St. over Indiana St. 58-53 in MVC

Antonio Reeves registered 15 points as eighth-seeded Illinois State defeated ninth-seeded Indiana State 58-53 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament’s opener on Thursday night.

Nebraska women hit 15 3s, beat Illini in 2nd round of B10

Jaz Shelley made nine of Nebraska’s tournament-record 15 3-pointers in scoring a career-high-tying 32 points, and the sixth-seeded Cornhuskers rolled past 14th-seeded Illinois 92-74 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night.

Carry scores 22 to carry Kent St. past Northern Illinois 63-55

Sincere Carry had 22 points as Kent State won its 11th straight game, getting past Northern Illinois 63-55 on Tuesday night.

Johnson, UIC beat Milwaukee 80-69 in Horizon League tourney

Kevin Johnson had 21 points as UIC topped Milwaukee 80-69 in the first round of the Horizon League Tourney on Tuesday night.

Penn State hits 13 3-pointers, beats Northwestern 67-60

Dallion Johnson made five 3-pointers for all 15 of his points, John Harrar had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Penn State beat Northwestern 67-60 on Friday night.

No. 22 Ohio State ekes out win over No. 15 Illinois

Freshman Malaki Branham scored 31 points to lift No. 22 Ohio State to an 86-83 win over No. 15 Illinois on Thursday night.

Williams scores 28 to carry Buffalo past Northern Illinois

Jeenathan Williams had 28 points as Buffalo won its eighth straight game, defeating Northern Illinois 79-68 on Thursday night.

Freeman-Liberty sparks DePaul past Georgetown 68-65

Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 25 points and made a layup and two free throws in the final 59 seconds to lift DePaul to a 68-65 victory over Georgetown on Thursday night.

Griffin scores 21 to lead UIC past Green Bay 81-77

Zion Griffin had 21 points as Illinois-Chicago turned back Green Bay 81-77 on Thursday night.

Grand Canyon beats Chicago State 85-64

Holland Woods II scored 15 points and Grand Canyon defeated Chicago State 85-64 on Wednesday night, giving Bryce Drew his 200th coaching victory.

Uguak leads Loyola Chicago over Evansville 82-31

Aher Uguak had 13 points as Loyola Chicago romped past Evansville 82-31 on Wednesday night.

Coupet Jr. leads S. Illinois over Illinois St. 90-69

Ben Coupet Jr. had 22 points as Southern Illinois easily defeated Illinois State 90-69 on Wednesday night.

Northwestern ends 3-game skid, beats Nebraska 77-65

Pete Nance scored 20 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 77-65 on Tuesday night.

Farrakhan carries Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois

Noah Farrakhan had a career-high 31 points as Eastern Michigan narrowly defeated Northern Illinois 74-72 on Tuesday night.

Uguak carries Loyola Chicago past Illinois State 59-50

Aher Uguak registered 17 points and seven rebounds as Loyola Chicago got past Illinois State 59-50 on Monday night.