Local Teams

Colby Jones drained a straight-away 3-pointer with one-tenth of a second left on a perfectly executed final play as Xavier defeated Providence 74-73 in Big East action Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Luka Garza pumped in a game-high 33 points, and Jordan Bohannon added a 19-point, 14-assist double-double to lead No. 5 Iowa past No. 16 Minnesota 86-71 in Iowa City on Sunday.

Jalen Cone scored a game-high 18 points and Keve Aluma notched a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds as No. 19 Virginia Tech earned its fifth win in six games with a 77-63 victory against visiting Notre Dame in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Sunday night at Blacksburg, Va.

Rob Phinisee scored a career-high 18 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis posted his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, lifting Indiana to an 84-76 win over Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln, Neb.

Darryl Morsell finished with a team-high 19 points to help shorthanded Maryland upset No. 12 Illinois 66-63 on Sunday night at Champaign, Ill.