Ohio St. 79, Michigan St 62
E.J. Liddell scored 20 points to lift No. 13 Ohio State to a 79-62 victory over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Houston 70, Southern Methodist 48
Marcus Sasser scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half Sunday as No. 6 Houston pulled away from visiting SMU for a 70-48 victory in American Athletic Conference action.
St. John's 75, Marquette 73
Julian Champagnie scored 22 points as visiting St. John's withstood two second-half comeback attempts by Marquette and posted a 75-73 victory on Sunday in Milwaukee.
Syracuse 76, NC State 73
Alan Griffin provided 19 points and Buddy Boeheim scored 17 points as Syracuse overcame visiting North Carolina State for a 76-73 victory Sunday night.
Rutgers 64, Northwestern 56
Jacob Young scored 19 points to help Rutgers post a 64-56 victory over struggling Northwestern in Big Ten play on Sunday night at Evanston, Ill.
Washington St. 77, Washington 62
Isaac Bonton scored 25 points, 18 of which came in the second half, and Washington State used runs of 12-2 and 9-0 in the late first and early second halves to separate itself from Washington in a 77-62 win on Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.