Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich.
Frankie Fidler and Coen Carr each added 11 points for the Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games.
Will Riley scored 19 points off the bench for Illinois (13-5, 5-3), which spent most of the game without leading scorer Kasparas Jakucionis, who played only nine minutes due to foul trouble.
Holloman gave Michigan State an 80-77 lead via two free throws with 5.4 seconds left. Michigan State then decided to foul Kylan Boswell intentionally with 3.9 seconds left, and he made the first free throw he took to make it 80-78 Spartans.
Boswell intentionally missed the second free throw and got his own rebound near the baseline to the left of the basket, but officials ruled that his potential game-tying shot attempt while falling out of bounds went over the back of the basket. Michigan State then inbounded the ball to kill the remaining 0.9 seconds on the clock.
No. 18 Memphis 77, Charlotte 68
PJ Haggerty scored 18 points to help the Tigers churn out a victory over the host 49ers.
Tyrese Hunter chipped in 15 points and distributed five assists and reserve Dain Dainja contributed 14 points for Memphis (14-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference), which recovered after falling 88-81 on Thursday night at Temple.
Jaehshon Thomas racked up 18 points and Kylan Blackmon and Giancarlo Rosado each had 12 points for Charlotte (7-12, 0-6), which is the only team in the AAC without a league victory.
No. 20 Michigan 80, Northwestern 76 (OT)
Vladislav Goldin had 31 points and eight rebounds and the Wolverines edged the Wildcats in overtime in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nimari Burnett contributed 13 points while Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson added 10 apiece for Michigan (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten).
Brooks Barnhizer led Northwestern (11-7, 2-5) with 21 points and eight rebounds. Nick Martinelli had 20 points, and Jalen Leach tossed in 19. The Wildcats’ Matthew Nicholson made two free throws with 14 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
TCU 74, No. 25 Baylor 71
Brendan Wenzel’s 3-pointer with 6 seconds left lifted the visiting Horned Frogs to a comeback win against the Bears in Waco, Texas. A 3-point attempt from Baylor’s Jayden Nunn was blocked by Ernest Udeh Jr. as time expired.
Wenzel led TCU with 17 points off the bench, while Udeh scored a career-high 16 points and had a game-high 15 rebounds and four blocks. Noah Reynolds and Vasean Allette each added 13 points for the Horned Frogs (10-7, 3-3 Big 12).
Norchad Omier scored a game-high 20 points, V.J. Edgecombe tallied 18 points and Jeremy Roach chipped in 11 points for Baylor (11-6, 3-3), which has dropped two straight games.
–Field Level Media
