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    Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    NCAA men's basketball roundup

    No. 2 Michigan 74, Illinois 60

    Trey Burke scored 19 points and Michigan never trailed after the opening minutes of a win Sunday over Illinois that could push the Wolverines to No. 1 in the nation for the first time since the 1992-93 season.

    Duke's lopsided loss to Miami earlier in the week opened the door for a new No. 1 when the Associated Press poll comes out today - and Michigan put itself in position to take the top spot.

    Nick Stauskas scored 14 points for the Wolverines (19-1, 6-1 Big Ten). Glenn Robinson III and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 12 each.

    Brandon Paul led Illinois (15-6, 2-5) with 15 points but had five of Illinois' 15 costly turnovers.

    No. 7 Indiana 75, No. 13 Michigan St. 70

    Victor Oladipo took control for Indiana in the opening minutes and never let go.

    The junior guard scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and finished with six steals, leading the Hoosiers to a victory over Michigan State.

    Indiana (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten) has now won three straight and two in a row in this series. The latest win helped break up the three-team logjam that started the day with only one loss each in conference play.

    Michigan State (17-4, 6-2) was led by Gary Harris, Indiana's 2012 Mr. Basketball, who had 21 points and made five 3-pointers. Adreian Payne added 18 points and nine rebounds and doubled his season total by making three 3s.

    No. 17 Creighton 81, S. Illinois 51

    Doug McDermott had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Creighton shot 63 percent, bouncing back from a pair of road losses with an easy victory at struggling Southern Illinois.

    Gregory Echenique added 12 points and 11 rebounds and the Bluejays (18-3, 7-2 MVC) were 12 for 20 from 3-point range with Ethan Wragge hitting his first four attempts and Jahenns Manigat going 4 for 4. Creighton also dominated on the boards with a 39-19 cushion and has won 10 straight in the series while shaking off setbacks at Wichita State and Drake.

    Desmar Jackson scored Southern Illinois' first 10 points then later on went 21 minutes without scoring before finishing with 16 for the Salukis (8-12, 1-8). Southern Illinois has lost nine of 10.

    No. 25 Miami 71, Florida St. 47

    Trey McKinney Jones scored 15 points for Miami, and the Atlantic Coast Conference leaders won its seventh game in a row.

    The blowout victory before a capacity crowd was the second in a row for the 25th-ranked Hurricanes, ensuring a significant jump in Monday's poll. They drubbed No. 1 Duke on Wednesday.

    Miami (15-3, 6-0) is off to its best start in the conference, alone atop the standings, and is 9-0 at home. Florida State (11-8, 3-3) fell to 0-3 this season against ranked teams.

    The Seminoles endured repeated long scoring droughts against Miami's man-to-man defense and shot a season-low 31 percent, the fourth time in the past five games they've been under 42 percent. Their starters went 7 for 26 and totaled 19 points.

    Miami has not allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field this season. Michael Snaer went 2 for 5 and was held to four points, 10.5 below his average. The Seminoles went 3 for 17 from 3-point range. McKinney Jones had three 3-pointers for the Hurricanes, who went 8 for 22 from beyond the arc.

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