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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Garza scored 24 points and Ryan Kreiner added 10 points as No. 21 Iowa came back to beat Minnesota 58-55. Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu missed the front end of a one-and-one free-throw attempt with a chance to tie the game with 3.8 seconds left and the Hawkeyes came away with a rare road win in the Big Ten. Iowa trailed by eight points with 5:25 remaining but finished the game on an 11-0 run. Oturu scored 15 points and Marcus Carr added 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 16 points and was one of five to score in double digits for Michigan in an 89-65 win over Indiana. The Wolverines have won three straight for the first time since opening the season with seven wins. Michigan's Zavier Simpson had 12 points and 11 assists on Sunday. Reserve Brandon Johns scored 14, Eli Brooks had 13 points and Isaiah Livers added 12 points, appearing to overcome an injury scare late in the game. The Hoosiers have lost five of their last six games, hurting their chances of making the NCAA Tournament.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Madison Greene scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Ohio State rallied to beat No. 20 Indiana 80-76. Indiana (20-7, 10-5 Big Ten Conference), which was trying to end a 13-game skid against the Buckeyes (16-9, 9-5) dating to 2010, led 36-34 at halftime and upped its lead to 55-49 heading into the final quarter. Trailing 59-49 with 9:07 remaining in the game, Greene had a layup and two 3-pointers in an 18-7 run that ended with a Janai Crooms layup for a 67-66 Buckeyes' lead.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Stephanie Jones scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 10 Maryland clamped down defensively in the second half to roll to a 106-69 win over Penn State. The Terrapins, who only led 46-45 at halftime, won their 11th straight while the Nittany Lions lost their 11th straight. Kamaria McDaniel led Penn State (7-19, 1-14) with 22 points. Coming off an emotional win over No. 17 Iowa in a showdown for first place, the Terrapins allowed the Nittany Lions to shoot 61% in the first half. Penn State shot 25% in the second half.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin. McKenna Warnock added 20 points and Monika Czinano 19 on a combined 14-of-19 shooting for the Hawkeyes, who won the first matchup 85-78 last month. Imani Lewis scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Wisconsin, which has lost 22 straight in the series.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and No. 19 Northwestern scored the last nine points of the game to pull out a 60-56 win over Nebraska. Lindsey Pulliam scored the last four points, including the clinching free throws with four seconds left in the fourth quarter. Northwestern's Jordan Hamilton hit a 3-pointer with 1:53 to play to tie the game. Pulliam's jumper with 28 seconds left put the Wildcats on top. Nebraska missed its last four shots and had two turnovers down the stretch. Leigha Brown scored 14 points for Nebraska, Kate Cain had 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lamar Stevens scored 23 points to lead No.13 Penn State over Northwestern 77-61 on Saturday. Myles Dread scored 16 for the Nittany Lions. They led for all but 6:29 to win their eighth straight. Boo Buie and Pete Nance had 12 points the Wildcats, who lost their ninth in a row. The Nittany Lions improved to 20-5, 10-4 in the Big Ten.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Anthony Cowan scored 11 of his 24 points in the final two-plus minutes, helping No. 9 Maryland beat Michigan State 67-60 with a strong finish. The Terrapins scored the final 14 points of the game after trailing by seven with three-plus minutes to play Saturday night. Cowan had the last 11 points on three 3-pointers and two free throws. The Spartans trailed by as much as 15 points in the first half and by eight early in the second half before making a surge to take the lead. Michigan State's Xavier Tillman had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

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