No. 12 Louisville 70, No. 25 Marquette 51

Russ Smith scored 18 points, Peyton Siva added 14 and Louisville shot 52 percent to run away from Marquette on Sunday.

The lopsided outcome was somewhat surprising considering what was at stake for both teams in the Big East.

Marquette had an opportunity to take a one-game lead on Syracuse, but the Golden Eagles were left settling for a first-place tie with the Orange. The Cardinals (18-4, 6-3), meanwhile, moved a half-game closer to both schools with their second straight win, remaining in a four-way tie for third.

The Cardinals finished 27 of 52 from the field after an 0-for-8 start while holding the Golden Eagles (15-5, 6-2) to 36 percent shooting (19 of 53). They also outrebounded Marquette 38-26.

Gorgui Dieng added eight points and eight rebounds for Louisville. Vander Blue had 17 points and Trent Lockett 16 for the Golden Eagles, who have dropped two of their last four games.

No. 23 Minnesota 62, Iowa 59

Austin Hollins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds left, lifting Minnesota to a victory over Iowa.

Hollins finished with 17 points for the Gophers (17-5, 5-4 Big Ten). With Minnesota trailing 59-57, the 6-foot-4 Hollins got open in the corner on an inbound play and made the shot over 6-foot-1 Mike Gesell. Hollins then hounded Gesell on the other end to force the ball out of bounds.

Providence 55, Villanova 52

Bryce Cotton hit the winning 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left and scored 18 points to lead Providence to a win over Villanova.

The Friars (11-11, 3-7 Big East) swept the Wildcats after beating them 69-66 last month. Vincent Council missed a jumper with 12 seconds left, but Josh Fortune grabbed the offensive rebound. Cotton buried the second-chance 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 2.2 left for a 55-52 lead.