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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Joe Wieskamp matched a career high with 24 points and No. 23 Iowa routed Illinois 95-71 for its fifth straight victory. Isaiah Moss scored a season-high 21 points and Luka Garza added 20 for the Hawkeyes. They hit 12 of their first 14 3-point attempts and 15 overall to blow past the young but talented Fighting Illini. Ayo Dosunmu scored 15 points for Illinois.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sam Haiby had 16 points off the bench and Hannah Whitish scored 10 of her 12 in the fourth quarter to help Nebraska rally and beat No. 23 Minnesota 63-57. Whitish sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around two free throws by Minnesota's Kenisha Bell before Taylor Kissinger hit another 3 to pull the Cornhuskers even at 57-all with three minutes to play.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds _ her 17th double-double in 18 games this season _ and No. 22 Iowa rolled past Illinois 94-75. Gustafson made all eight of her field-goal attempts in the first half and scored 17 points when Iowa took a 55-45 lead after shooting 72 percent.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 23 points, Kaila Charles added 19 and No. 9 Maryland used a strong finish to beat Penn State 79-67. Shakira Austin had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Terrapins, who bounced back from a blowout loss at Michigan State. Teniya Page led Penn State with 20 points despite being confined to the bench at the outset for violating team rules.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Kayana Traylor scored a career-high 15 points and Karissa McLaughlin added 14, including a go-ahead jumper and two free throws in the final half-minute, and Purdue beat instate rival and 25th-ranked Indiana 56-53. McLaughlin scored with 26 seconds remaining for a 54-53 lead and made two free throws after she grabbed the defensive rebound following a miss by Jaelynn Penn with 1.8 left.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Stasha Carey scored a career-high 30 points and No. 20 Rutgers won its 10th straight with a 76-62 victory over 17th-ranked Michigan State. Arella Guirantes added 19 points for Rutgers (15-3, 7-0 Big Ten), which trailed 14-13 late in the first quarter before scoring the final eight points of the opening period.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Six teams in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 lost in the past week to set the stage for significant movement in the next college basketball poll. The list includes top-ranked Duke falling to Syracuse, while No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia suffered their first losses of the season. Third-ranked Tennessee won two games and has a chance to take over at No. 1 for the first time since 2008.
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