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.

Northern Illinois holds off Central Michigan 75-70

Travon Baker scored 19 points including a pair of field goals and two free throws down the stretch and Northern Illinois held off Central Michigan 75-70 Tuesday night.

Cleveland State cruises past Illinois-Chicago 70-53

Rob Edwards scored 24 points and Cleveland State cruised past Illinois-Chicago 70-53 Monday night.

Zierden leads Creighton over DePaul 91-80

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Isaiah Zierden hit eight 3-pointers and scored 31 points, both career highs, and Creighton beat DePaul 91-80 on Sunday. Zierden was 9 of 12 from the field for the Blue Jays (13-6, 4-2 Big East), who shot 53 percent and made half their 26 3-point attempts. Maurice Watson Jr. had 17 points and six assists and James Milliken added a career-high 14 points.

Confroy leads No. 8 Maryland past Northwestern 80-62

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland sophomore Kristen Confroy got into an early rhythm and her teammates rode her hot hand the rest of the way

White leads Nebraska past Illinois, 78-67

Andrew White III White finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cornhuskers by Illinois, 78-67.

Loyola of Chicago gets 1st conference win at N. Iowa, 51-41

Montel James came off the Loyola of Chicago bench to score 14 points and grab 12 rebounds, sparking the Ramblers to their first conference win this season at Northern Iowa, a 51-41 comeback victory Saturday.

Milwaukee rolls past Illinois-Chicago 87-62

Matt Tiby scored 23 points and Akeem Springs added 17 as Milwaukee forced seven early turnovers while defeating the University of Illinois-Chicago 87-62 on Saturday.

Western Michigan upends Northern Illinois 83-69

Bryce Moore scored 24 points as Western Michigan upended Northern Illinois 83-69 on Saturday night.

New Mexico State rolls to 80-62 win over Chicago State

Pascal Siakam had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help New Mexico State roll to an 80-62 victory over Chicago State on Saturday night for its 30th straight conference win at home.

Penn State defeats Northwestern 71-62

Brandon Taylor scored 19 points and Donovon Jack had 14 as Penn State beat Northwestern 71-62.