BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -Eric Gordon scored 25 points and D.J. White added 22, including nine during a 14-4 second-half run that carried No. 9 Indiana to an 81-65 win over Penn State on Sunday.
The Hoosiers (16-1, 5-0 Big Ten) won their 27th straight home game and stretched their winning streak this season to 12 games, their longest in 15 years.
Penn State (10-7, 2-3), which lost leading scorer and rebounder Geary Claxton with a season-ending knee injury against Wisconsin on Tuesday, came out strong, stayed with the Hoosiers most of the game and led 52-51 before a 3-pointer by Gordon started Indiana’s big run.
Armon Bassett added 17 points and Jamarcus Ellis finished with 12 for the Hoosiers. Battle, a freshman, had a career-high 20 points and Jamelle Cornley added 19 for Penn State. Freshman Jeff Brooks, who started in place of Claxton, had six points.
No. 8 Washington St. 69, Oregon 60
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Derrick Low scored 27 points and Washington State rallied to end a 13-game losing skid to Oregon.
Kyle Weaver added 16 points and eight assists for Washington State (16-1, 4-1 Pac-10), which tied Arizona State and UCLA for the league lead.
Maarty Leunen scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Oregon (12-6, 3-3), which lost its second consecutive road game.
Washington State, the nation’s top defense at 52 points per game, held Oregon 21 points below its season average and to 44 percent shooting. Washington State last beat Oregon in 2001.
No. 11 Michigan State 78, Minnesota 73
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Drew Neitzel emerged from a deep shooting slump and made five 3-pointers in the final 20 minutes to lead Michigan State.
Neitzel finished with 19 points and reserve Kalin Lucas added 12 points for the Spartans (16-2, 4-1), who shook off 18 turnovers to win their second in a row following a woeful 36-point effort at Iowa last week.
Lawrence McKenzie had 20 points for the Gophers (12-5, 2-3), who are still looking for their first quality win under new coach Tubby Smith.
Connecticut 89, No. 13 Marquette 73
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut snapped its seven-game losing streak against ranked teams.
It was the second straight loss for Marquette (13-4, 3-3 Big East). The Golden Eagles had their third poor shooting game in their last four, finishing at 40 percent (26-for-65).
Connecticut came into the game sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.8) and led the country in blocked shots (9.2). The Huskies finished with 10 blocks Sunday with the 7-foot-3 Thabeet leading the way.
A.J. Price had 17 points and eight assists for the Huskies, who had lost two straight and three of four, while Jeff Adrien and Craig Austrie both had 15 points. Lazar Hayward had 14 points for the Golden Eagles.
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