College Basketball: Craft lifts Ohio State past Michigan State
Aaron Craft slashed through the lane for a career-high 21 points on Sunday - more than he had scored in the last three games combined - to lead No. 18 Ohio State to a 68-60 victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State.
Aaron Craft slashed through the lane for a career-high 21 points on Sunday - more than he had scored in the last three games combined - to lead No. 18 Ohio State to a 68-60 victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State.
The loss crippled the Spartans' hopes of catching up with top-ranked Indiana, which now leads the Big Ten race by two full games with four remaining.
Deshaun Thomas added 12 of his 14 points in the second half for the Buckeyes (20-7, 10-5 Big Ten), who stand fifth in the conference. Evan Ravenel added 10 points and a crucial block in the final minute.
Freshman Gary Harris had 14 points and Adreian Payne and Derrick Nix each had 12 for the Spartans (22-6, 11-4), who have dropped two in a row after winning 11 of 12.
Duke 89, Boston College 68 - Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 27 points and the No. 6 Blue Devils routed the Eagles in Durham, N.C.
Freshman Amile Jefferson (Friends' Central) added a season-high 14 points for Duke (24-3, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Ryan Anderson scored 23 points to lead Boston College (12-15, 4-10).
Michigan 71, Illinois 58 - Trey Burke had 26 points and eight assists to help the No. 7 Wolverines (23-4, 10-4 Big Ten) bounce back from a slow start to beat the Fighting Illini (20-9, 7-8).
Pittsburgh 63, St. John's 47 - Tray Woodall scored a season-high 25 points, including two huge three-pointers in the second half, and the No. 20 Panthers (21-7, 9-6 Big East) snapped a two-game losing streak with the win at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
D'Angelo Harrison of the Red Storm (16-11, 8-7), the Big East's No. 3 scorer with an 18.3 average, finished with six points on 1-of-12 shooting.
Notre Dame 62, Cincinnati 41 - Jerian Grant scored 13 points to lead the No. 25 Irish (22-6, 10-5 Big East) over the Bearcats (19-9, 7-8) in South Bend, Ind. JaQuon Parker led Cincinnati with 12 points.