No. 19 Ohio State rallies to beat No. 23 Illinois 71-63
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With one of Ohio State’s key big men out with an ankle injury, freshman E.J. Liddell stepped in and played his best game as a Buckeye so far.
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Austin Peay downs E. Illinois 76-65 at OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Terry Taylor scored 12 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 3-seed Austin Peay beat No. 6-seed Eastern Illinois 76-65 in Thursday night’s quarterfinal of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
UIC beats Youngstown St. 67-61 in Horizon tourney
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Diggins registered 17 points and eight rebounds as Illinois-Chicago got past Youngstown State 67-61 in the Horizon Conference Tourney semifinals on Thursday night.
Robbins carries Drake past Illinois St. 75-65 in MVC tourney
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Liam Robbins had 18 points as Drake defeated Illinois State 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney first round on Thursday night.
No. 24 Wisconsin beats Northwestern 63-48, moves into 1st
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 24 Wisconsin will have a shot to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title. The Badgers just need to tighten up a few things to improve their chances.