Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and had seven rebounds as No. 23 Wisconsin beat No. 15 Ohio State 65-43 in Thursday’s Big Ten opener for both teams.
Wisconsin (11-2) won easily despite a quiet first half from leading scorer Jon Leuer, who played only 4 minutes in the first half after picking up a pair of fouls and committing a turnover early on. Leuer was back on the floor after halftime, when he scored all 11 of his points.
William Buford scored 14 points to lead Ohio State (10-3) as the Badgers’ defense held top scorers Jon Diebler to eight points and David Lighty to 10 points.
Indiana 71, Michigan 65: Jeremiah Rivers’ 3-point play with 1:12 to go broke a 61-61 tie, and Indiana (7-6) held on to defeat Michigan (6-6) and end a four-game home losing streak against conference foes. Verdell Jones had 20 points and eight rebounds and Christian Watford had 19 points as the Hoosiers won their first conference opener on New Year’s Eve since 1938.
Loyola 53, Wright State 52: Walt Gibler scored 15 points off the bench as the Ramblers won their six straight game.
Geoff McCammon added 14 points for the Ramblers (11-2, 2-1) and Andy Polka had a game-high 10 rebounds.
In two other Horizon League games, 11 players scored for Butler as the Bulldogs crushed Green Bay 72-49 and Valparaiso beat Milwaukee 55-54.
Duke 114, Penn 55: Nolan Smith scored 23 points and Kyle Singer had 20 as seventh-ranked Duke (11-1) buried Pennsylvania.
It was a record day for all the wrong reasons for Penn (0-9). Duke’s 114 points were the most by an opponent, while the 59-point margin of defeat also was the worst in program history.
Georgetown 66, St. John’s 59: Chris Wright scored 21 points, Greg Monroe and Austin Freeman each had 15 points as the No. 13 Hoyas (10-1) won their Big East opener.
Tennessee 66, Memphis 59: Wayne Chism had 15 points and nine rebounds as the 14th-ranked Vols (10-2) dominated inside to beat Memphis. Tennessee outrebounded the Tigers 47-28 and held them to 31.4 percent shooting (16 of 51).
Florida State 81, Alabama A&M 34: The 22nd-ranked Seminoles (12-2) held the Bulldogs to 10 points in the second half and set a mark for the fewest opponents’ points allowed in Civic Center history.
Oakland 75, Western Illinois 63: Keith Benson scored 20 points and Johnathon Jones added 17 to lead Oakland. Ceola Clark scored 16 points to lead the Leathernecks (5-7, 0-3).
