Brice Williams scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half when Juwan Gary scored 13 of his 17 and Nebraska rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Northwestern 68-64 on Sunday. Ty Berry opened the second half with a 3-pointer and Nick Martinelli tipped in a miss to give Northwestern a 41-21 lead in the first 45 seconds. Gary followed a 3-pointer with a three-point play in an 11-0 run and Nebraska closed within 50-43 with 11:47 remaining.
RJ Luis Jr. and No. 9 St. John’s extend Big East lead with 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton
RJ Luis Jr. had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 9 St. John’s strengthen its grip on first place in the Big East with a 79-73 victory over No. 24 Creighton on Sunday. The Red Storm (22-4, 13-2) lead the Bluejays (18-8, 11-4) by two games. A Creighton win would have given it the head-to-head tiebreaker over St. John’s, which is seeking its first regular-season title since 1986.
Javon Jackson scores 16 to lead UIC to 63-58 victory over Missouri State
Javon Jackson scored 16 points as UIC beat Missouri State 63-58 on Sunday. Jackson added three steals for the Flames (16-11, 8-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Modestas Kancleris totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
Preview: No. 3 Duke at Virginia
Blue Devils want to apply lessons learned from earlier quick turnarounds to Monday night's game at Virginia
Stillwell’s 18 help Milwaukee defeat Northern Kentucky 92-70
Jamichael Stillwell had 18 points in Milwaukee's 92-70 win against Northern Kentucky on Sunday. Stillwell added 13 rebounds for the Panthers (18-9, 11-5 Horizon League). Erik Pratt shot 5 for 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to add 15 points.
Eaton scores 16 as Saint Peter’s knocks off Rider 66-65
Bryce Eaton scored 16 points, the final two at the free throw line with three seconds left to lift Saint Peter's past Rider 66-65 on Sunday. Eaton went 5 of 12 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Peacocks (9-13, 4-10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Mouhamed Sow scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds.
Ustby’s absence hangs over No. 12 Tar Heels’ win against No. 10 Wolfpack
North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart had no update on the health of top scorer and rebounder Alyssa Ustby after she exited early in the 12th-ranked Tar Heels' win against 10th-ranked rival N.C. State on Sunday. Ustby played just 2 1/2 minutes in the 66-65 win. Banghart said she wasn't sure exactly what happened to Ustby “and still don't" beyond team staffers telling her at halftime that Ustby was done for the day.
Deen, Hannah lead Bradley past Drake, 61-59
Duke Deen led Bradley with 12 points and Darius Hannah hit the winning dunk with 10 seconds left as the Braves knocked off Drake 61-59 on Sunday. Deen went 4 of 10 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Braves (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery scored 11 points while going 4 of 6 from the field.
No. 7 UConn dominates No. 4 South Carolina in 87-58 blowout
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton reacts to UConn defeating South Carolina 87-58.
No. 7 UConn vs. No. 4 South Carolina takeaways: Huskies have prime-time players like Azzi Fudd … Gamecocks not so much
The game between powerhouses was competitive for about seven minutes as UConn had the benefit of leaning on the elite talents of Fudd, Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong.
Goldin and Wolf lead No. 20 Michigan over Ohio State, 86-83
Goldin had a critical putback basket with 52 seconds No. 20 Michigan held off Ohio State 86-83 on Sunday.
Townsend’s free throws help No. 12 Tar Heels edge No. 10 Wolfpack 66-65
Grace Townsend made two go-ahead free throws with 5.2 seconds left and No. 12 North Carolina came up with a final-play stop to edge No. 10 N.C. State 66-65 on Sunday. The graduate transfer from Richmond entered the rivalry game shooting 63.2% (24 of 38) from the line this year, but calmly made both in the clutch for the Tar Heels (23-4, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Wolfpack (20-5, 12-2) had one try for the win coming out of a timeout, but Aziaha James couldn't turn the baseline corner against Reniya Kelly and Maria Gakdeng before losing the ball out of bounds as the horn sounded.
Michigan basketball survives another close game as Danny Wolf stars vs Ohio State, 86-83
Michigan basketball pulled out another insane win Sunday, beating Ohio State 86-83 in Columbus.
Glenn scores 17 off the bench, Florida Atlantic knocks off Temple 83-81
Kaleb Glenn's 17 points off of the bench helped lead Florida Atlantic to an 83-81 victory over Temple on Sunday. Glenn added five rebounds for the Owls (15-10, 8-4 American Athletic Conference). Tre Carroll scored 16 points while going 5 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line and added seven rebounds and four blocks.
Ballard leads Wichita State to 84-79 OT win over No. 14 Memphis
Quincy Ballard scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and overtime to help Wichita State beat No. 14 Memphis 84-79 on Sunday. Bijan Cortes hit a 3 to give the Shockers a 78-77 lead with 1:10 remaining in OT. Wichita State never relinquished the lead from that point.