Penn St. 84, Northwestern 80
Zach Hicks scored 20 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 17 as host Penn State nipped visiting Northwestern 84-80 in a controversial Big Ten contest Thursday in University Park, Pa.
Memphis 90, Florida Atlantic 62
Tyrese Hunter scored a game-high 20 points, PJ Haggerty added 19 and No. 21 Memphis raced past Florida Atlantic for a 90-62 win on Thursday night in Boca Raton, Fla., in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Purdue 81, Minnesota 61
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead No. 20 Purdue to an 81-61 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Indiana 84, Rutgers 74
Myles Rice scored 21 points and Indiana overcame the loss of leading scorer Malik Reneau to shoot its way past Rutgers 84-74 in a wild game Thursday in Bloomington, Ind.
Gonzaga 81, Portland 50
Nolan Hickman scored 13 points and Michael Ajayi collected a season-high 15 rebounds as No. 19 Gonzaga cruised to an easy 81-50 victory over visiting Portland on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.
Washington 75, Maryland 69
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for its first Big Ten Conference victory.
Illinois 109, Oregon 77
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene.