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Ben Humrichous scored a season-high 21 points, Morez Johnson Jr. had a career-high 20 points along with 11 rebounds and No. Illinois beat Penn State 91-52 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory. Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.

JJ White's 17 points helped Omaha defeat UMKC 77-58 on Wednesday night. White shot 6 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Mavericks (9-9, 3-0 Summit League). Lance Waddles shot 6 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 17 points.

Ben Gregg scored 23 points and Khalif Battle added 20 to lead No. Gonzaga to its fourth straight win, 93-80 over San Diego on Wednesday night. Graham Ike had a career-high 19 rebounds to go with 15 points for Gonzaga (13-4, 4-0 West Coast Conference).

Maxime Raynaud scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half as Stanford overcame a nine-minute first-half scoring drought to edge Virginia Tech 70-59 in the first Atlantic Coast Conference contest played at Maples Pavilion Wednesday night. Jaylen Blakes' jumper with two minutes gone by gave the Cardinal a 4-2 lead, but they did not score again for nine minutes and trailed 16-6. Stanford didn't break into double-figures until Oziyah Sellers' three-point play with 6:22 left got the Cardinal within 19-12, and his two 3-pointers in the final two minutes of the half made it 30-25 at intermission.

The Aggies (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) won their ninth straight while leading scorer Wade Taylor IV sat out with an undisclosed injury. Oklahoma reserve Brycen Goodine had a season-best 34 points in 27 minutes. Jeremiah Fears scored 13 and Jalon Moore added 11 for the Sooners (13-2, 0-2), who have lost two in a row after a 13-0 start.

All Wright led Valparaiso with 25 points and Tyler Schmidt hit the game-winning layup with 30 seconds left in the overtime as the Beacons beat Indiana State 98-95 on Wednesday night. Wright shot 8 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Beacons (10-6, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Cooper Schwieger added 23 points while shooting 6 for 12 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds and three blocks.

Zeke Mayo scored 23 points and No. 11 Kansas held Arizona State to 13 in the second half of a 74-55 victory Wednesday night. Hunter Dickinson added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 Big 12), who started the second period with a 20-3 spurt that turned a six-point deficit into an 11-point lead at the second media timeout. Kansas outscored the Sun Devils 38-13 after halftime.

Daniel Rivera scored 23 points as UMass beat Dayton 76-72 on Wednesday night.

JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, and No. 4 Southern California held on to hand No. 8 Maryland its first loss, 79-74 on Wednesday night. Shyanne Sellers scored 26 points for Maryland, but the Terrapins (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) came up empty down the stretch after leading by seven in the fourth quarter. A three-point play by Kiki Iriafen gave USC a 75-72 lead with 1:28 to play.

AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, and No. Southern California held on to hand No. Maryland its first loss.

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies' Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left. Wooga Poplar added 18 points for Villanova (11-5, 4-1 Big East), which led by as many as 12 points in the second half.

Tayshawn Comer scored 19 points as Evansville beat Illinois State 69-51 on Wednesday night. Comer also added five assists for the Purple Aces (6-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tanner Cuff scored 14 points and added five rebounds.