Southern Illinois wins 68-65 against UIC

Marcus Domask added 16 points while going 7 of 23 (1 for 3 from distance), and he also had five rebounds. Trent Brown finished 2 of 4 from 3-point range to finish with eight points.

Seneca Knight scores 26 as Illinois State downs Evansville 72-53

Illinois State outscored Evansville by 16 points over the final half, while Knight led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

Jimerson scores 21, Saint Louis beats Loyola Chicago 81-62

The Ramblers (9-19, 3-13) were led in scoring by Philip Alston, who finished with 15 points. Ben Schwieger added 12 points and seven rebounds for Loyola Chicago.

Shannon’s surge rallies Illinois past No. 21 Northwestern

Terrence Shannon Jr. shook off a slow start in his return from a concussion, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half as Illinois rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat No. 21 Northwestern 66-62 on Thursday night.

Nebraska women beat No. 25 Illinois 90-57

Jaz Shelley scored 26 points, Isabelle Bourne had a double-double and Nebraska raced to a 90-57 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night.

UIC defeats Evansville 82-76

Jace Carter scored 22 points as UIC beat Evansville 82-76 on Wednesday night.

Siegrist scores 28, No. 15 Villanova women beat DePaul 67-64

Maddy Siegrist scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half, Christina Dalce broke Villanova’s single-season record for blocks with 66 and the 15th-ranked Wildcats held off DePaul 67-64 on Tuesday night.

Wilson’s 24 lead Ohio over Northern Illinois 77-68

Dwight Wilson recorded a double-double and Ohio beat Northern Illinois 77-68 on Tuesday night for their sixth-straight victory.

Illinois deals Minnesota 10th straight defeat 78-69

Matthew Mayer scored 22 points and Illinois handed Minnesota its 10th straight loss with a 78-69 victory on Monday night.

Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes AP Top 25 debut

Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday for the third time this season, while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week.

Jalen Jackson, Jace Carter rally UIC to 74-73 victory over Valparaiso

Jalen Jackson scored 10 points in the first half for UIC, which led 41-36 at intermission. Jace Carter scored 10 points for the Flames in the second half.

Miami rallies past Northern Illinois 66-65 in OT

Anthony Crump finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Huskies (11-16, 7-7). Zarigue Nutter added 16 points and four assists for Northern Illinois. In addition, Darweshi Hunter finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Jack Nunge, No. 16 Xavier bounce back from 2 losses, beat DePaul

Umoja Gibson had 17 points and De'Sean Nelson 16 for DePaul (9-18, 3-13), which lost its eighth in a row. Gibson scored 22 points in a win over Xavier last month.

At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.

Pickett scores 41, Penn St. beats Illini to end 4-game skid

Jalen Pickett scored a season-high 41 points, the first Penn State player with 40-plus points since 1961, and the Nittany Lions beat Illinois 93-81 on Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak.

Ball State secures 87-77 win against Northern Illinois

Payton Sparks scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Ball State to an 87-77 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.