PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Derek Simpson scored 15 points and Rutgers used a strong defense to defeat Georgetown 71-60. The Scarlet Knights had an 11-0 run early in the second half, highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers from Aundre Hyatt, for a 54-36 lead and the Hoyas never got closer than 11. The Scarlet Knights were outrebounded 40-29 but they turned 21 Georgetown turnovers into 25 points. Four players had two steals and Clifford Omoruyi had four blocks. Jayden Epps scored 15 points for Georgetown and Dontrez Styles had 15. They Hoyas shot 35%.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Juwan Gary scored 19 points off the bench, Brice Williams added 17, and Nebraska defeated Stony Brook 84-63 in the Cornhusker Classic. After shooting a dismal 3 for 17 from 3-point distance in the first half, the Cornhuskers made 3 of 4 treys in the first two minutes of the second half and led 45-34. Five minutes later Dean Noll hit a 3-pointer and added a layup to get the Seawolves within 56-49. Gary hit a couple of 3-pointers to get Nebraska going again and the Cornhuskers led 72-54 with 6 1/2 minutes left. The lead peaked at 82-59 when Gary hit a layup with 1:47 remaining.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 20 points, Zed Key added a double-double off the bench and Ohio State used a big second-half run to break away from Merrimack in a 76-52 victory for the Buckeyes. A 3-pointer from Bryan Etumnu and a pair of free throws by Samba Diallo had Merrimack within six points with about 9 1/2 minutes to go. Ohio State responded with a 16-0 run in which Jamison Battle hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points, giving the Buckeyes a 65-43 lead with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. The Buckeyes extended the run to 24-3 and led 73-46 with 2:13 to go.
CHICAGO (AP) — Northwestern rewarded coach David Braun for a remarkable turnaround following Pat Fitzgerald’s firing in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal by removing the “interim” label from his job title. Hired in January as the team’s defensive coordinator, Braun and the Wildcats are in a position few would have envisioned. Braun seemed more like a place holder given his background when he was elevated to interim head coach three days after Fitzgerald was fired, ending a 17-year tenure. He had never coached at an FBS program let alone led one. But after spending the past four seasons as defensive coordinator at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, he’s been a steadying force at Northwestern. The Wildcats are 5-5 overall and 3-4 in Big Ten play.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa standout cornerback Cooper DeJean will miss the rest of the season with a lower leg injury. DeJean was a member of The Associated Press midseason All-America team and a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the top defensive player in the nation. The junior was injured in a practice this week. Coach Kirk Ferentz called the injury heartbreaking. DeJean played almost 400 plays in coverage this season without giving up a touchdown. He leads the Hawkeyes with five pass breakups and is second with two interceptions and leads the Big Ten with an 11.5-yard punt return average.
UNDATED (AP) — Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says the big contract buyouts paid to fired coaches will continue to grow until the college sports business model changes. Texas A&M will pay more than $75 million to fired football coach Jimbo Fisher. Other top coaches have buyouts that run into the tens of millions. Zimbalist says college athletics is run by stakeholders rather than stockholders and the bottom line is measured by victories rather than profits. He says there will be no end to these golden parachutes until the business model changes and significantly more revenue is redirected to the athletes.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The former Michigan staffer at the center of sign-stealing investigation by the NCAA didn’t file any expense reports during the 17 months employed by the football program. The school says there were no responsive records for Connor Stalions’ expense reports. The NCAA obtained documented plans and budgets outlining the scouting scheme of Michigan opponents and shared the materials with the school and conference. The Big Ten says the NCAA also has evidence that showed Stalions purchased tickets and had people sit in those seats to obtain video of the sideline signals.
UNDATED (AP) — There are big games and plenty of heavy lifting to be done in Week 12 of the college football season. As has become tradition throughout the South, the weekend before Thanksgiving is a chance to take a little break. The Southeastern Conference invented the late-season cupcake game and some Atlantic Coast Conference schools have adopted it, too. No. 4 Florida State faces North Alabama on Saturday. No. 8 Alabama hosts Chattanooga, another FCS school. No breaks in the Pac-12, though: No. 5 Washington vs. No. 10 Oregon State is the week’s most intriguing game.
