Penn State Surprises No. 6 Illinois in Overtime, 98-95

Titus Ivory returned from a first-half ankle sprain Wednesday night to score a career-high 27 points, including four in overtime, as Penn State upset sixth-ranked Illinois, 98-95, at State College, Pa.

Penn State Coach Jerry Dunn said that he didn’t expect that Ivory would be able to return, but Ivory said he had no doubt.

“My teammates have a lot of confidence in me,” Ivory said. “Not to be taking anything away from the Illinois guys, but one-on-one I feel I can play with anybody.”

Frank Williams brought Illinois, 16-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten, within 96-95 when he made a layup with 13.8 seconds to play, but the Illini were forced to foul and Joe Crispin made both free throws to give Penn State (13-6, 3-5) a 98-95 lead with 10.3 seconds remaining.

No. 11 Virginia 99, No. 9 Maryland 78--Keith Friel made three three-point shots during a 25-4 second-half run that carried the Cavaliers (15-4, 4-4) over the Terrapins (14-6, 5-3) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Charlottesville, Va.

No. 15 Iowa State 71, Colorado 61--Martin Rancik had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Cyclones (18-3, 6-2) in a Big 12 victory over the Buffaloes (13-8, 3-5) at Boulder, Colo.

No. 16 Wake Forest 74, North Carolina State 69--Broderick Hicks made a game-tying three-point shot with five seconds to play in regulation, then combined with Robert O’Kelley to make three clutch free throws in overtime to help the Demon Deacons (15-5, 4-4) defeat the Wolfpack (10-9, 2-6) in an ACC game at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Vanderbilt 68, No. 17 Alabama 62--Matt Freije scored 20 points as the Commodores (14-6, 4-4) won the SEC game against the Crimson Tide (16-4, 5-3) at Nashville despite blowing a 19-point lead in the second half and playing without leading scorer Greg LaPointe.

No. 18 Iowa 64, Minnesota 55--Reggie Evans had 19 points and 15 rebounds as the Hawkeyes (17-4, 6-2) posted a Big Ten victory over the Gophers (15-6, 3-5) at Iowa City, Iowa, despite having starters Luke Recker and Duez Henderson sit out because of injuries.

No. 20 Boston College 83, Virginia Tech 61--Troy Bell, Kenny Harley and Xavier Singletary each scored 16 points for the Eagles (15-2, 6-1) in a Big East victory over the Hokies (8-11, 2-6) at Boston.

No. 24 Oklahoma 65, Baylor 51--Kelley Newton scored 15 points on five three-point baskets to lead the Sooners (16-5, 5-3) over the Bears (13-5, 2-5) in a Big 12 game at Waco, Texas.

Kentucky 85, No. 25 Georgia 70--Keith Bogans scored 26 points and Tayshaun Prince 23 as the Wildcats (12-7, 5-2) rolled to their 16th consecutive victory over the Bulldogs (13-8, 6-2) in an SEC game at Athens, Ga.

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Mississippi 84, Arkansas 73--David Sanders scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help the Rebels (16-4, 4-3) to an SEC victory over the Razorbacks (12-7, 3-4) at Oxford, Miss.

Indiana 70, Ohio State 67--Kirk Haston scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and made two key defensive plays in the final 36 seconds to lead the Hoosiers (13-4, 4-4) over the Buckeyes (13-8, 4-5) in a Big Ten game at Columbus, Ohio.

Providence 84, Villanova 64--John Linehan scored a season-high 20 points and made six of seven three-point shots to lead the Friars (15-5, 6-2) over the Wildcats (12-6, 4-3) in a Big East game at Providence, R.I.

Florida State 88, Clemson 84--Delvon Arrington scored 16 points and the Seminoles (6-15, 1-7) hung on in overtime against the Tigers (10-11, 1-7) despite squandering a 13-point second-half lead at Tallahassee, Fla.

South Carolina 68, Louisiana State 56--Jamal Bradley scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Gamecocks (11-7, 3-5) to an SEC victory over the Tigers (11-7, 1-6) at Baton Rouge, La.

Toledo 66, Ohio 53--Greg Stempin had 21 points and 10 rebounds to boost the Rockets (13-7, 5-4) over the Bobcats (11-7, 6-3) in a Mid-American Conference game at Toledo, Ohio.

South Florida 73, Louisville 67--Cedric Smith scored 18 points to lead the Bulls (14-6, 6-1) over the Cardinals (8-13, 4-4) in a Conference USA game at Tampa, Fla.