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College basketball: Ohio State gets first Big Ten win against Michigan State

Ohio State guard JaQuan Lyle (13) attempts a shot between Michigan State guards Miles Bridges, right and Alvin Ellis III during the second half Sunday.
(Paul Vernon / Associated Press)
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JaQuan Lyle made five of seven shots from behind the three-point line and scored 22 points as Ohio State pulled away down the stretch and beat Michigan State, 72-67, on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, for the Buckeyes’ first Big Ten Conference win this season.

Marc Loving and Jae’Sean Tate each added 12 for the Buckeyes (11-7, 1-4 Big Ten), whose season was on the verge of collapsing after a disastrous start in the conference, inconsistent play and the loss of a key player to a season-ending injury.

Ohio State grabbed a 59-58 lead on a Lyle three-pointer with 7:15 left and led by as many as seven. Michigan State (12-7, 4-2) surged back in final 3 1/2 minutes but it wasn’t good enough as the Spartans had to start fouling to stop the clock.

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A layup by Miles Bridges pulled Michigan State to 70-67 with 20 seconds left. But Kam Williams converted a free throw for a four-point lead and Joshua Langford missed a three-pointer.

Bridges paced Michigan State with 24 points on nine-for-12 shooting from the field.

No. 22 Cincinnati 55, at East Carolina: Kyle Washington had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bearcats to their eighth straight win.

Jacob Evans III added 10 points for Cincinnati (15-2, 5-0 American Athletic Conference), which overcame their own shooting struggles by making things even tougher on a Pirates team missing its top scorer. Cincinnati extended its longest winning streak since the 2013-14 team reeled off 15 straight.

Freshman Elijah Hughes scored 18 points in his first start and fellow freshman Jeremy Sheppard added 13 for East Carolina (9-10, 1-5), which has lost five in a row and hasn’t beaten a nationally ranked opponent since knocking off Dwyane Wade and No. 13 Marquette in 2002.

at Indiana 76, Rutgers 57: James Blackmon Jr. scored 16 points and OG Anunoby had 11 points and seven steals to lead the Hoosiers (12-6, 2-3 Big Ten) to their second win in their last six games. Corey Sanders scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half and C.J. Gettys added 12 points and seven rebounds for Rutgers (11-8, 0-6), which has lost seven straight overall and five in a row to Indiana.

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at No. 17 UCLA 79, Oregon 63: Monique Billings scored a career-high 30 points to go with 14 rebounds and six steals in leading the Bruins to their 22nd straight home win. UCLA is tied with South Dakota for the fourth-longest active streak in the nation behind UConn’s 57. Billings made 11 of 16 shot from the floor and had her 10th double-double of the season.

Jordin Canada finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists while Kennedy Burke scored 16 points, Kelli Hayes added 14 for UCLA (13-4, 4-2 Pac 12). The Bruins forced 20 turnovers and had 20 offensive rebounds to lead to 18 more field-goal attempts. Freshman Ruthy Hebard led Oregon (12-6, 2-4) with a career-best 29 points, on 11-of-15 shooting, and nine rebounds. Her previous high was 28 as she had her fifth 20-plus game. Sabrina Ionescu added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

No. 10 Oregon State 74, at USC 60: Kolbie Orum scored 16 points on eight-of-11 shooting and had nine rebounds to lead the Beavers to the victory. Maria Gulich finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Breanna Brown and Mikayla Pivec each had 10 points for Oregon State (16-2, 5-1 Pac-12), which rebounded from a 66-56 loss to UCLA on Friday night that snapped its 12-game winning streak. Sadie Edwards had 17 points and Courtney Jaco added 13 for the Trojans (10-7, 1-6), who have lost five in a row.

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