No. 12 Michigan State makes 16 3s, beats Northwestern 76-45

Denzel Valentine made five of Michigan State's season-high 16 3-pointers and the 12th-ranked Spartans clamped down on cold-shooting Northwestern for a 76-45 victory Thursday night.

Youngstown State tops Illinois-Chicago 82-78

Cameron Morse had 22 points and Francisco Santiago made a key pair of late free throws to help Youngstown State beat Illinois-Chicago 82-78 on Thursday night.

No. 7 Ohio State rallies to defeat Northwestern 76-73

Kelsey Mitchell scored one point in the first half of No. 7 Ohio State's 76-73 win over Northwestern on Thursday night.

Jones leads Butler past DePaul 67-53

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Roosevelt Jones scored 23 points and Butler defeated DePaul 67-53 on Wednesday night.

Cheatham Jr. leads Akron over Northern Illinois 76-66

Kwan Cheatham Jr. didn't miss a shot and scored 18 points to help Akron beat Northern Illinois 76-66 on Tuesday night.

Illinois State hands Drake its 9th straight loss, 76-64

MiKyle McIntosh scored 25 points with four 3-pointers and three steals, Deontae Hawkins added 17 points with five 3s and Illinois State beat Drake 76-64 on Tuesday night to win its third straight.

Wright State runs away from Illinois-Chicago 80-66

Mark Alstork scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Wright State beat the University of Illinois-Chicago 80-66 on Sunday to win its sixth straight and remain atop the Horizon League standings.

No. 24 DePaul women roll to 96-50 win over Providence

Megan Podkowa scored 16 points and No. 24 DePaul cruised to a 96-50 win over Providence on Sunday.

Illinois surges past Minnesota for 76-71 overtime win

Malcolm Hill had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead a late surge by the Fighting Illini for a 76-71 victory over the Golden Gophers on Saturday night to end an eight-game losing streak on the road.

Illinois St. pulls away early 2nd, beats Northern Iowa 76-67

MiKyle McIntosh scored 18 points, Paris Lee had 16 and Illinois State pulled away early in the second half for a 76-67 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Utah Valley holds off Chicago State in 82-76 win

Jaden Jackson scored 22 points as Utah Valley held on to blunt a furious Chicago State rally with an 82-76 win on Saturday.

Loyola of Chicago holds on to beat Drake 68-63

Montel James scored 17 points, and his reverse layup with just more than a minute left gave Loyola of Chicago the lead for good in a 68-63 win over Drake Saturday.

Podkowa, January lead No. 24 DePaul women by Creighton 81-63

Megan Podkowa and Jessica January each scored 16 points to help No. 24 DePaul beat Creighton 81-63 on Friday night for its fourth straight win in the series.

Murray hits 7 3s, Northern Kentucky beats UIC 82-69 in OT

Cole Murray was 7 of 8 from 3-point range on Friday night with two key 3-pointers in overtime to help Northern Kentucky beat Illinois-Chicago 82-69.

Baker's 21 leads Northern Illinois past Toledo 58-49

Travon Baker hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points and Northern Illinois continued its best start in 15 years with a 58-49 win over Toledo on Friday night.

Illinois State escapes with 55-52 win over Bradley

Paris Lee scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer to give Illinois State an eight-point lead with 3:37 left, and the Redbirds held on Wednesday night to beat Bradley 55-52 despite missing four free throws in the final 1:17.

Henry, Garrett Jr. lift DePaul over Marquette, 57-56

Myke Henry had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Billy Garrett Jr. added 14 points, including a conventional 3-point play with 1.1 seconds left, to help DePaul beat Marquette 57-56 Wednesday night.

No. 7 Maryland edges Northwestern 62-56 in overtime

Melo Trimble scored 18 points, Diamond Stone made a pivotal three-point play with 1:13 left in overtime and No. 7 Maryland squeezed past Northwestern 62-56 on Tuesday night.