St. John's 48, Niagara 44
erico Mussini scored 11 points to lead St. John's in a 48-44 win over non-conference opponent Niagara on Wednesday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
Temple 77, Pennsylvania 73
n Dunphy got the best of his former pupil, Steve Donahue, in their first meeting in five years as Temple beat Penn, 77-73, in a Big 5 clash on Wednesday night.
Purdue 93, Howard 55
11 Purdue got 19 points and 12 rebounds from freshman power forward Caleb Swanigan and used a 36-6 first-half blitz to run away from Howard 93-55 on Wednesday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
Kentucky 88, Eastern Kentucky 67
th-ranked Kentucky, making its first appearance since being upset Dec. 3 at UCLA, rolled past Eastern Kentucky 88-67 Wednesday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.
Providence 66, Boston College 51
Bentil had 16 points and eight rebounds before sustaining a first-half injury, and an illness sidelined Kris Dunn for the second half, but No. 15 Providence held on for a 66-51 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
Virginia Tech 74, Radford 65
rd Seth Allen came off the bench to spark Virginia Tech to a 74-65 win over Radford on Wednesday night at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Va.
Indiana 90, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 65
ior point guard Yogi Ferrell poured in a career-best 38 points and junior forward Troy Williams had 15 points and a career-best 19 rebounds as Indiana raced to a 90-65 victory over IPFW at Assembly Hall on Wednesday.
Michigan St 78, Maryland - E. Shore 35
ior guard Denzel Valentine had another impressive all-around performance, leading No. 1 Michigan State to a 78-35 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
Kansas St. 83, Coppin St. 58
sas State continued its solid nonconference start with an 83-58 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
Kansas 92, Holy Cross 59
ior guards Wayne Selden and Frank Mason scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, as No. 2 Kansas claimed its sixth consecutive victory, stomping Holy Cross 92-59 Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
Creighton 83, Nebraska 67
Junior guard Isaiah Zierden scored 17 points, senior center Geoffrey Groselle scored 15, and Creighton used a hot start to lead throughout its 83-67 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
Illinois 69, Yale 65
ior guards Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill combined for 48 points as Illinois held on for a 69-65 nonconference victory over Yale on Wednesday night at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.
Texas Tech 68, Tenn-Martin 49
as Tech raced out to a big first-half lead over Tennessee-Martin and cruised to a 68-49 victory on Wednesday night at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Arizona 85, Fresno St. 72
shman forward Allonzo Trier scored 27 points to lead No. 13 Arizona to an 85-72 victory over visiting Fresno State on Wednesday night at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Brigham Young 80, Utah St. 68
rd Chase Fischer scored 24 points, and guard Nick Emery added 17 points as BYU beat Utah State 80-68 Wednesday night in Provo, Utah.
Wichita St. 56, UNLV 50
-America guard Fred VanVleet scored 17 points to go along with four assists and four rebounds to lead Wichita State to 56-50 nonconference victory over UNLV on Wednesday night in a Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge series matchup in Wichita, Kan.
Dayton 72, Vanderbilt 67
ton overcame an early 16-point deficit and rallied for a 72-67 victory over No. 21 Vanderbilt on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.
Boise St. 67, Loyola Marymount 66
se State guard Mikey Thompson converted a game-winning three-point play with 14 seconds left in the game, capping a rally that gave the Broncos a 67-66 victory over visiting Loyola Marymount.
Wis.-Milwaukee 68, Wisconsin 67
nt guard Jordan Johnson scored a team-high 22 points as Milwaukee stunned its intrastate rival Wisconsin with a 68-67 victory Wednesday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.