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Ben Middlebrooks made the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds left to cap N.C. State's rally from a late seven-point deficit and the Wolfpack defeated Notre Dame 66-65 on Wednesday night. Marcus Hill's layup with 1:07 remaining tied the score and Middlebrooks made 1 of 2 free throws nearly a minute later to put the Wolfpack ahead for the first time since 7:40 remained in the second half. Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a jumper and Hill rebounded as time ran out.

Malik Dia scored 21 points to lead No. 23 Mississippi to a 73-66 win over Arkansas on Wednesday night, the Rebels' first win in Fayetteville since 2015. Sean Pedulla scored 16 and Dre Davis 10. Pedulla and Dia made back-to-back buckets with less than nine minutes left to build Ole Miss’ lead to double digits after Arkansas (11-4, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had cut it to six.

Sarah Strong added 15 points — all in the first half — with seven rebounds and five steals for UConn (14-2, 5-0 Big East). UConn played without leading scorer Paige Bueckers. Bueckers suffered a knee injury in Sunday's win over Villanova.

CJ Huntley's 21 points helped Appalachian State defeat Coastal Carolina 74-51 on Wednesday night. Huntley also contributed 15 rebounds for the Mountaineers (8-7, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference). Myles Tate added 17 points while shooting 6 for 15 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line while he also had seven assists.

Jayden Dawson and Sheldon Edwards each had 20 points in Loyola Chicago's 79-68 win against La Salle on Wednesday night. Dawson also had six rebounds for the Ramblers (10-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Edwards was 6 of 9 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line.

Malique Ewin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double this season, Taylor Bol Bowen scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers on a perfect shooting night, and Florida State beat Miami 80-65 on Wednesday. Florida State (11-4, 2-2 ACC) beat the Hurricanes for the 14th time in the last 15 meetings, a streak that began with a 103-94 win on Jan. 27, 2018. Leonard Hamilton won his 193rd regular-season game in the ACC, moving past former Maryland coach Gary Williams for fourth on the conference list.

Juwan Maxey had 19 points in Youngstown State's 72-61 victory over Northern Kentucky on Wednesday night. Maxey went 6 of 11 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Penguins (11-6, 6-1 Horizon League). Ty Harper went 5 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 14 points.

Arkansas basketball HC John Calipari. © Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images In front of an energetic crowd at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-4, 0-2 SEC) were defeated, 73-66, by the No.

Jaloni Cambridge scored 22 of her 29 points in the second half, leading No. 9 Ohio State in a comeback 84-77 win against No. 25 Michigan on Wednesday night. The Wolverines (10-5, 1-3) led by 16 points in the first half and were ahead after each of the first three quarters, but could not hold on for their first win over a top-10 team in five attempts this season. Ohio State's Chance Gray scored 16 and Cotie McMahon had 13 points.