CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — AJ Green scored seven of his 32 points in overtime to spark Northern Iowa to a 102-96 victory over Loyola Chicago, wrapping up the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title for the Panthers. Green made 16 of 18 free throws for UNI (18-10, 14-4), which has won four straight. Green hit a 3-pointer and four foul shots in the extra period. His basket with 28 seconds left sent the game to OT tied at 87. Lucas Williamson scored a career-high 29 points and had seven rebounds for the Ramblers (22-7, 13-5). Northern Iowa finished a game in front of Missouri State, Drake, and the Ramblers in the MVC race.
Also in Illinois:
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 28 points as Illinois State routed Indiana State 86-66. Howard Fleming Jr. added 20 points for the Redbirds (12-19, 5-13 Missouri Valley Conference), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Zach Hobbs had 15 points for the Sycamores (11-19, 4-14), whose losing streak stretched to five games.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Shamar Wright had a career-high 21 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beat Morehead State 77-70. Shaun Doss Jr. had 15 points for the Cougars (11-20, 5-13 Ohio Valley Conference). Jaylon Hall had 14 points for the Eagles (21-10, 13-5).
Elsewhere in college basketball:
— A stunning string of upsets highlighted the craziest Saturday in men’s basketball history. The top six teams in The Associated Press poll absorbed losses. The only top-9 teams to avoid a setback were seventh-ranked Duke and idle Villanova.
— Tommy Kuhse had 14 points and six rebounds and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat top-ranked Gonzaga, 67-57. The Gaels ended the Zags’ 17-game winning streak, beating a No. 1 team for the first time since knocking off the Bulldogs in the 2019 conference tournament title game. Matthias Tass added 13 points for the 24-6 Gaels and made a pivotal block with 1:15 seconds remaining, helping Saint Mary’s kill off Gonzaga’s shot at another perfect regular season in West Coast Conference play.
— K.J. Simpson and Tristan da Silva led a second-half surge that carried Colorado to a 79-63 upset of second-ranked Arizona, matching the highest ranked opponent ever beaten by the Buffs. Da Silva scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half. Simpson scored all but one of his 13 points after halftime as the 19-10 Buffaloes snapped the Wildcats’ nine-game winning streak.
— No. 17 Tennessee is 15-0 at home this season following a 67-62 win over third-ranked Auburn. Santiago Vescovi (vehs-KOH’-vee) scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half for the Vols. Jabari Smith had a game-high 27 points for the Tigers, who have dropped their last three road games.
— Michigan State wasted a late 11-point lead before Tyson Walker nailed a 3-pointer with three seconds left in their 68-65 victory over fourth-ranked Purdue. Gabe Brown had 13 points for Michigan State, which slid out of the top-25 by losing five of its previous six games. Tom Izzo’s 662nd victory matches the Big Ten record set by Bob Knight at Indiana.
— Flo Thamba had 18 points, Jeremy Sochan (SOH’-han) had 17 and 10th-ranked Baylor overcame a big early deficit to beat No. 5 Kansas, 80-70. The Bears didn’t take the lead until the opening minute after halftime, and went ahead to stay at 65-63 on Thamba’s jumper with 4:07 left. Ochai Abaji (OH’-chy ah-BAH’-zhee) had 27 points for the Jayhawks, who ended a four-game winning streak.
— No. 18 Arkansas won for the 13th time in 14 games by outlasting sixth-ranked Kentucky, 75-73. JD Notae (NOH’-tay) poured in 30 points and had eight assists in the Razorbacks’ fourth straight win.
— Seventh-ranked Duke had three players score at least 20 points in a 97-72 rout of Syracuse, Mark Williams scored a season-high 28 points, Paolo Banchero (bahn-KEHR’-oh) had 21 and AJ Griffin added 20 as Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEHF’-skee) won the final meeting of the two winningest coaches in Division One history, beating Jim Boeheim (BAY’-hym).
— Mike Miles delivered 26 points and TCU boosted its NCAA tourney hopes by downing No. 9 Texas Tech, 69-66. Xavier Cork dunked for the go-ahead bucket as the Horned Frogs stormed back from an 11-point deficit in the second half.
— A.J. Reeves made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points to carry No. 11 Providence to a 72-51 pounding of Creighton and its first Big East regular-season championship. Nate Watson and Al Durham each added 12 points, and Justin Minaya had 11 rebounds for the Friars.
—Tyger Campbell scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 12 UCLA to a 94-55 rout of the Beavers at Oregon State. The Bruins’ junior point guard was 8 of 10 from the field, made four 3-pointers, and had five assists.
— No. 13 Wisconsin took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 66-61 victory over Rutgers. Johnny Davis furnished 15 of his 19 points in the second half and Brad Davison added 14 points to help the Badgers send the Scarlet Knights to their third straight loss since winning four straight against ranked teams.
— Drew Peterson scored 20 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 11.5 seconds remaining in 16th-ranked USC’s 70-69 triumph at Oregon. Isaiah Mobley added 17 points for the Trojans, who set a school record with their 25th regular-season win.
— Justice Hill scored nine straight points in the final three minutes to push 19th-rated Murray State past Southeast Missouri, 70-68. The Racers are the sixth team in Ohio Valley Conference history to go undefeated in league play, and the first to go 18-0.
— Timmy Allen had a season-high 26 points plus 10 rebounds to lead 20th-ranked Texas to an 82-81 win at West Virginia. Malik Curry scored a season-high 27 points for the Mountaineers, in their sixth straight loss.
— Jaden Shackelford dropped in 21 points and Jahvon Quinerly (jah-VAHN’ KWIHN-ur-lee) added 20 to lead No. 24 Alabama to a 90-71 victory over South Carolina.
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