EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern.
Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans won their seventh straight.
In other top 25 men’s college basketball:
— Fabian White Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 14 points to lead depleted No. 12 Houston past Temple 66-61. Houston had 10 players available and only seven played.
— No. 13 Ohio State needed overtime, but the Buckeyes used it well, beating Nebraska 87-79. Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points and Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in the overtime for an Ohio State team that hadn’t played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program.
