No. 14 Maryland blows past Illinois 81-55 in home finale

Melo Trimble and Jake Layman scored 18 points each, and No. 14 Maryland closed out its home schedule with its best game in weeks, an 81-55 rout of Illinois on Thursday night.

Loyola of Chicago beats Bradley, faces Wichita St. Friday

Montel James had 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Loyola (Chicago) pulled away midway through the second half to beat Bradley 74-66 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

Coffey helps Northwestern women top Minnesota 84-74

Nia Coffey had 25 points and 12 rebounds and 12th-seeded Northwestern turned back five-seed Minnesota 84-74 on Thursday in a second-round game of the Big Ten 10.

Penn State tops Illinois 75-66 at Big Ten women's tourney

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Teniya Page scored 18 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and had nine assists to help 11th-seeded Penn State hold off 14-seed Illinois 75-66 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament.

Bond's late 3 gives E. Michigan 75-71 win over N. Illinois

Tim Bond drilled a 3-point jumper with three seconds left as Eastern Michigan rallied to knock off Northern Illinois 75-71 on Tuesday night.

Northern Illinois easily dispatches Western Michigan 76-67

Aaric Armstead scored 18 points, Marin Maric added 16, and Northern Illinois dominated Western Michigan 76-67 on Saturday.

Wichita St. routs Illinois St. 74-58 for 5th-straight win

Fred VanVleet and Anton Grady scored 16 points apiece and Wichita State routed Illinois State 74-58 on Saturday for its fifth-straight win.

Timmer helps Drake beat Loyola of Chicago 69-59 in OT

Reed Timmer scored the first six points in overtime as Drake broke away to beat Loyola of Chicago 69-59, wrapping up the regular season Saturday with just its second conference win.

Demps scores 24 points in 98-58 rout of Rutgers

In most Big Ten games, the scoring doesn't come easy, but that hasn't been the case against Rutgers this season.

Bentil leads Providence to 87-66 win over DePaul

Ben Bentil scored 16 of his 28 points in the second half and Providence got a much-needed win, pulling away from DePaul for an 87-66 win on Saturday.

Green Bay finishes fast, tops Illinois-Chicago, 85-69

Charles Cooper scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed six assists to spark Wisconsin-Green Bay to an 85-69 win over Illinois-Chicago Friday night.

Ferrell scores 27, leads No. 18 Indiana past Illinois 74-47

Yogi Ferrell scored 27 points and No. 18 Indiana used a huge second half to rout Illinois 74-47 on Thursday night.

Baker, Grady lead Wichita St. past Loyola of Chicago 76-54

Ron Baker hit three 3-pointers and finished with 19 points and Anton Grady scored 17 on 5-of-7 shooting to lead Wichita State to a 76-54 win over Loyola of Chicago on Wednesday night.

Illinois State beats Southern Illinois 73-50

Paris Lee made four 3-pointers, had four assists and finished with a career-high 21 points to lead Illinois State to a 73-59 win over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night, ensuring the Redbirds a two or three seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Michigan rallies to beat Northwestern, 72-63

Michigan coach John Beilein said he rarely talks about the NCAA Tournament during the regular season, but Wednesday night's home game with Northwestern was the exception.

No. 20 Michigan State women use big 4th to top Illinois

Aerial Powers had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Tori Jankoska recorded her fifth double-double of the season and No. 20 Michigan State outscored Illinois 27-2 in the fourth quarter for a 71-43 victory Wednesday night.

Simons, Fowler lead Central Michigan past N. Illinois 76-64

John Simons scored 17, including three 3-pointers, with eight rebounds, and Chris Fowler had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists to lead Central Michigan past Northern Illinois 76-64 Tuesday night.

Big 2nd half lifts Loyola past Missouri State 75-62

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Devon Turk scored 20 points and hit five 3-pointers as Loyola of Chicago used a big second half to beat Missouri State 75-62 on Sunday. Turk was 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 5 of 6 behind the arc. Turk hit a 3-pointer with 7:12 remaining to extend Loyola's lead to 62-50 and the Ramblers led by double figures the rest of the way.

Grand Canyon tops Chicago State 67-52

Ryan Majerle scored 17 points, Gerard Martin added 13, and Grand Canyon remained a game behind New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference with a 67-52 win over Chicago State on Saturday night.

Marquette cruises to 73-60 win over DePaul

Haanif Cheatham made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Marquette defeated DePaul 73-60 on Saturday.