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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — D'Mitrik Trice scored 28 points and Wisconsin snapped No. 19 Michigan's winning streak at five with an 81-74 victory over the Wolverines. The Badgers extended their own winning streak to five, never trailing in the game and repelling every Michigan push in the second half. The Wolverines cut a 14-point deficit to three, but after a Wisconsin timeout with 2:50 remaining, Trice sank a 3-pointer to double the lead. Zavier Simpson scored a career-high 32 points for the Wolverines, who were without guard Eli Brooks because of a broken nose.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kaleb Wesson scored 16 points and had a career-high 18 rebounds, and No. 23 Ohio State got out to a quick double-digit lead on its way to a 75-54 win over Nebraska. Ohio State (19-9, 9-8 Big Ten) won for the fourth time in five games. Nebraska (7-21, 2-15) lost its 13th straight. Duane Washington Jr. made three straight 3s to open the game and finished with 14 points starting in place of the injured Kyle Young. Dachon Burke had 13 points and Cam Mack added 12 for the Cornhuskers.
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Alan Griffin set career highs with 24 points and six 3-pointers, Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 and Illinois beat struggling Northwestern 74-66. The Illini (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) moved into a tie for second place in the Big Ten behind Maryland. They took the lead with a big run in the first half and held off last-place Northwestern (6-21, 1-16) down the stretch to win their third straight since a four-game slide that knocked them out of the Top 25. The Wildcats lost their 12th straight, their worst skid since they dropped 12 in a row during the 1999-2000 season. Pat Spencer led Northwestern with 18 points.
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan State at Maryland highlights a strong slate of weekend matchups in the Big Ten as the conference race enters the closing stretch. The ninth-ranked Terrapins are 15-0 at home. They beat the Spartans 67-60 on the road two weeks ago. Maryland has a two-game lead on 24th-ranked Michigan State with three games left in the regular season. Illinois, Penn State and Wisconsin are in a four-way tie for second place with the Spartans. The Terrapins haven't finished first in conference play since tying Duke for first place when they were still in the ACC in 2009-10.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — As No. 7 Maryland charges toward another Big Ten title, coach Brenda Frese is already preparing the team for a deep run in March. The Terrapins have used balanced scoring and a relentless defense to peel off 13 straight wins and jump 13 notches in the Top 25. With a victory in the regular-season finale at Minnesota on Sunday, Maryland will claim the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament. All that's nice, but Frese knows her team must be more careful with the basketball and have the reserve players contribute if the Terrapins are to get far in the NCAA Tournament.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State's football team has hired Jason Novak as strength and conditioning coach and Scott Aligo as director of player personnel. The school also announced that Geoff Martzen will serve as the program’s chief of staff. The Spartans have been filling out their staff since coach Mel Tucker took over earlier this month following Mark Dantonio's retirement. Novak was previously head of physical conditioning at IMG Academy and spent four years as the director of strength and conditioning at Central Michigan. Ken Mannie, who was strength and conditioning coach for the Spartans for 25 seasons, announced his retirement this month.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Makenzie Meyer and Monica Czinano scored 24 points apiece and No. 18 Iowa turned back Minnesota 90-82 to run its home-court winning streak to 36. Czinano, who leads the nation in shoot at 70.2%, went 12 of 16 from the field. Meyer was 9-of-12 shooting, draining six 3-pointers, as Iowa shot 60%. Gadiva Hubbard scored 20 points for the Golden Gophers), who have lost five straight. Meyer had three 3-pointers and Iowa closed the first quarter with a 10-0 run for a 25-15 lead. Minnesota had the first eight of the second quarter and kept the pressure on.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg had 26 points, five rebounds and four assists to help No. 22 Indiana beat Nebraska 81-53. Grace Berger added 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Indiana. Aleksa Gulbe and Mackenzie Holmes scored 11 points apiece. Senior Brenna Wise scored three points in Indiana's final home game of the season. Leigha Brown led Nebraska with 22 points. She was 7 of 12 from the field but the rest of her teammates combined to shoot 10 for 49 (20%).
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