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It's been a long time since St. John's enjoyed this much success, and energized fans are starting to feel it. It was a rousing start to a measuring-stick week for Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino's streaking team, which maintained sole possession of first place in the conference and improved to 1-1 against ranked opponents this season. Up next is a visit Friday night to No. 19 UConn, the two-time defending national champion.

John Tonje had 15 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and No. 21 Wisconsin continued its home domination of Indiana by beating the slumping Hoosiers 76-64 on Tuesday night.

Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and his basket with 2.6 seconds left helped Northwestern hold off USC 77-75 on Tuesday night. Martinelli split a double team near the baseline and softly laid it in to give Northwestern (13-10, 4-8 Big Ten) the lead in the closing seconds. Out of a timeout, USC put the ball in the hands of Clark Slajchert who took a few dribbles before a Wildcats defender knocked it out of bounds and time expired.

Johni Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara scored 15 points each and No. 1 Auburn remained undefeated in Southeastern Conference play with a 98-70 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday night. Auburn (21-1, 9-0) has now won 14 games in a row, the second-longest active winning streak in the country. The Tigers had five players in double figures for the second straight game.

Chance McMillian made three consecutive 3-pointers midway through the second half and finished with 19 points to lead No. Texas Tech to a 73-59 win over Baylor on Tuesday night. Those three long-range shots by McMillian in a span of 69 seconds restored a 10-point lead for the Red Raiders (18-4, 9-2 Big 12), who have won seven games in a row and nine of 10.

Dailyn Swain scored 18 points as Xavier beat Georgetown 74-69 on Tuesday night. Swain had six rebounds for the Musketeers (14-9, 6-6 Big East Conference). Marcus Foster scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds.

Myles Thompson had 15 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 66-41 victory over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night. Thompson also added 11 rebounds for the Cougars (16-8, 9-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Ray'Sean Taylor scored 13 points while going 5 of 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range).

Isaiah Swope made a go-ahead 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining and scored 20 points as Saint Louis knocked off UMass 73-71 on Tuesday night. Swope shot 8 for 18, including 4 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Billikens (14-9, 7-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Gibson Jimerson scored 18 points and added five rebounds.

The Badgers jumped out to a big lead and never looked back at home against the Hoosiers.