Tim Hardaway Jr. had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help keep the Wolverines in the Big Ten title race. Trey Burke added 21 points for Michigan (22-8, 12-5).
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help keep the Wolverines in the Big Ten title race. Trey Burke added 21 points for Michigan (22-8, 12-5).
The Illini (17-13, 6-11) closed to 40-39 with just over 15 minutes left, but missed three chances to tie or take a lead. Meyers Leonard led Illinois with 18 points and nine rebounds.
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Shabazz Napier scored 24 points and hit three 3-pointers in overtime, leading Connecticut to a 69-64 win over visiting South Florida.
Laurence Bowers had 17 points plus 10 rebounds, and Missouri erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to rally past No. 5 Florida, 63-60, in Columbia, Mo.
Aminah Williams had a career-high 17 points to go with 15 rebounds, Jazmine Davis and Kristi Kingma each scored 17 points, and Washington (4-1) used a 21-4 run to end the first half to cruise to a 70-51 victory over Pepperdine (2-5).
Josh Scott scored the first two baskets of the second overtime, Spencer Dinwidde finished with 24 points, and No. 19 Colorado fought back from an early 15-point deficit to beat Texas Southern, 85-80.
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