Mar 4, 2026; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard C.J. Cox (0) shoots the ball over Northwestern Wildcats guard Justin Mullins (20) all the way through the primary part at Welsh-Ryan Enviornment. Obligatory Credit score: David Banks-Imagn Photographs C.J. Cox scored 21 of his career-high 27 issues after halftime and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 11 issues and 10 rebounds to spice up No. 15 Purdue to a 70-66 victory in opposition to Northwestern on Wednesday in Evanston, Unwell.
Purdue (23-7, 13-6 Giant Ten) stopped a two-game skid whilst snapping a three-game profitable streak for Northwestern (13-17, 5-14).
After Jordan Clayton drilled a nook 3-pointer to position the Wildcats forward 66-65 with 1:03 closing, the Boilermakers took the lead for excellent with a Cox trey at the resulting ownership. Purdue sealed the sport from the free-throw line whilst capitalizing on two vital Wildcats turnovers within the remaining 36 seconds.
Northwestern senior Nick Martinelli, the convention’s main scorer, had 28 issues in his ultimate recreation at Welsh-Ryan Enviornment. Jayden Reid added 16 issues for the Wildcats, who have been with out Jake West (ankle).
No. 7 Houston 77, Baylor 64
Sharpshooting Emanuel Sharp hit 5 of 10 3-point makes an attempt in a 19-point day out because the Cougars closed their house agenda with a comeback win over the pesky Bears.
Keeping up their one-game convention margin over third-place Texas Tech, the second-place Cougars (25-5, 13-4 Giant 12) took their first lead with 7:16 left within the recreation after which roared clear of the Bears (15-15, 5-12) in the back of a 20-3 run.
Houston’s Kingston Flemings posted a game-high 21 issues to head with seven assists, and Milos Uzan scored 12 issues. Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou totaled 20 issues and 12 rebounds whilst Caden Powell had 12 issues and 6 forums.
No. 20 Arkansas 105, Texas 85
Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 issues and tied a season excessive with 13 assists, senior Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 issues in his ultimate house recreation and the Razorbacks clinched a double bye within the Southeastern Convention event with a win over the Longhorns in Fayetteville, Ark.
D.J. Wagner scored 15 issues and Meleek Thomas added 13 issues for Arkansas (22-8, 12-5 SEC), which bounced again strongly after a 111-77 loss at then-No. 7 Florida on Saturday.
Matas Vokietaitis scored 21 issues, Tramon Mark added 18 issues and Dailyn Swain had 16 issues, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for Texas (18-12, 9-8).
No. 22 Miami 77, SMU 69
Tre Donaldson scored 17 issues and Malik Reneau added 14 issues and 11 rebounds to lend a hand the Hurricanes beat the short-handed Mustangs in Dallas.
The win assured Miami (24-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Convention) a third-place end within the convention standings and a double bye within the upcoming league event. The Hurricanes tied the varsity document for regular-season victories.
The loss helps to keep the Mustangs (19-11, 8-9) in a logjam on the center of the league standings, with a transfer as much as 8th nonetheless a chance if SMU can beat Florida State in its ultimate regular-season recreation. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 27 issues and Boopie Miller added 21 for SMU.
No. 25 Saint Louis 79, Loyola Chicago 65
Amari McCottry scored 18 issues because the Billikens closed the house portion in their agenda an excellent 19-0 with a win over the Ramblers.
Dion Brown tallied 15 issues and Robbie Avila pitched in 12 issues as Saint Louis (27-3, 15-2 Atlantic 10) clinched a proportion of the league’s regular-season identify, the No. 1 seed and a double bye in subsequent week’s convention event. Saint Louis additionally tied a faculty document with its twenty second immediately house win.
Xavier Amos led Loyola Chicago (7-23, 3-14) with 25 issues as he hit 6 of seven 3-point makes an attempt. Kayde Dotson added 19 issues for the Ramblers, who’ve misplaced 5 in their previous six video games.
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