WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 25 points and Zach Edey added 15 points to lead No. 5 Purdue past Rutgers 84-72. Rutgers had won four straight games over ranked teams. Ivey did most of his scoring at the line, hitting 15 of 18 free throws. Trevion Williams and Sasha Stefanovic each scored 11 points and Mason Gillis 10 points for the Boilermakers, who are 24-4. Paul Mulcahy scored 15, Clifford Omoruyi added 14 and Ron Harper Jr. had 12 points for the Scarlet Knights, who are 16-10.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 9 Michigan take over first place in the Big Ten with a 71-59 victory over 13th-ranked Maryland. Laila Phelia contributed 11 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Wolverines (21-4, 12-3 Big Ten). It was the Wolverines’ second win over the Terrapins this season, also beating Maryland 69-49 on Jan. 16. Maryland (20-7, 12-4) got within two early in the fourth before Hillmon’s three-point play started a 10-0 run that put the game away. Maddie Nolan’s layup capped the burst with 6:37 left and made it 55-43. The Terrapins could only get within five the rest of the way. Chloe Bibby led the Terrapins with 15 points.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and No. 18 Ohio State cruised to a 59-42 win over Wisconsin. Ohio State was 2 of 9 in the fourth quarter with five of its 11 turnovers to finish with its second-lowest offensive output of the season. However, the Buckeyes held the Badgers to their lowest output and worst shooting game (30%). Krystyna Ellew and Julie Pospisilova scored 11 points each for Wisconsin and Katie Nelson had 10. Nelson played all 40 minutes for the third-straight game and eighth time this season.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa basketball player Monika Czinano has announced she will return for a fifth season with the Hawkeyes in 2022-23. Czinano is one of the top offensive players in the Big Ten. She is shooting a conference-leading 65% and averaging better than 20 points per game. The 6-foot-3 senior from Watertown, Minnesota, said she wanted to announce her decision to return because people have been asking her about her future. The NCAA did not count 2020-21 as a year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That allows athletes the option to play a fifth year.
