Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Madison, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyus Jones had 22 points, Rasheed Sulaimon scored 14 and fourth-ranked Duke beat No. 2 Wisconsin 80-70 in a marquee ACC/Big Ten Challenge game. Jahlil Okafor and Quinn Cook added 13 points each for the Blue Devils (8-0), who snapped Wisconsin’s regular-season winning streak over non-conference opponents at 23 games. Traevon Jackson led the Badgers (7-1) with 25 points and Frank Kaminsky scored 17. Duke has won each of its first eight games by double digits for the first time in 12 years. It was the first meeting between the teams since Wisconsin knocked off then-No. 6 Duke 73-69 in Madison on Dec. 2, 2009 — the Blue Devils’ first-ever loss in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Final Score: (7) Virginia 76, (21) Maryland 65

College Park, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – It’s nights like this that Maryland is probably glad it left the ACC. Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points and seventh- ranked Virginia never trailed in handing the No. 21 Terrapins a 76-65 loss in Maryland’s first game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as a member of the opposite side. The Cavaliers completely dictated this meeting with their longtime ACC cohorts, which ended a 61-year association with the league to join the Big Ten at the conclusion of last season. Virginia shot 53.1 percent from the field, outrebounded the Terps by a 34-22 margin and led many as many as 18 points to deal newly ranked Maryland its first defeat of the season. Virginia (8-0) did lose leading scorer Justin Anderson to an apparent ankle injury with 9:24 left, the lone negative on an otherwise celebratory night for the Cavs. Anderson tallied 16 points and six rebounds before exiting, with Mike Tobey and Anthony Gill adding 14 and 11 points, respectively, to the victory. Maryland (7-1) struggled offensively all throughout, shooting just 40 percent and never sustaining any level of comfort against the Cavaliers’ tight defense. Star freshman Melo Trimble finished with 16 points, but most of that total came from the free throw line.

Final Score: (25) Utah 69, (8) Wichita State 68 (OT)

Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – In a matchup of two top defensive teams in the country, No. 25 Utah got a resume-building win on Wednesday night and ended eighth-ranked Wichita State’s 35-game regular-season winning streak. Brandon Taylor scored 17 points to lead the Runnin’ Utes to a 69-68 overtime win over the Shockers. Wichita State, playing in its first true road game of the season, last lost a regular season contest on March 2, 2013 in a 91-79 decision at Creighton. Delon Wright tallied 13 points and freshman Jakob Poeltl notched 12 points and 11 rebounds for Utah (6-1), which ran its own winning streak to five games and defeated a Top-10 team for the first time since a victory over No. 1 Alabama on Dec. 30, 2002. Ron Baker and Tekele Cotton supplied 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Shockers (4-1). Fred VanVleet, who started the game 1-for-10 from the floor, finished with 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting.

Final Score: (10) Villanova 84, La Salle 70

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Darrun Hilliard and Dylan Ennis each scored 15 points as No. 10 Villanova remained unbeaten with an 84-70 win over rival La Salle on Wednesday in the Big 5 opener for both schools. Josh Hart and JayVaughn Pinkston had 12 points apiece with Daniel Ochefu adding 10 and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (7-0), who next face Saint Joseph’s on Saturday in the 2014 edition of the Holy War between the Catholic institutions. Jerrell Wright totaled a game-best 19 points for the Explorers (4-3), who play Temple in another rivalry game on Saturday. Khalid Lewis picked up 17 points and Jordan Price had 10 in La Salle’s third consecutive loss.

Final Score: Iowa 60, (12) North Carolina 55

Chapel Hill, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Mike Gesell’s three-point play broke a tie with 1:16 remaining, and North Carolina missed a 3-pointer in the dying seconds, allowing the Iowa Hawkeyes to leave the Dean Smith Center with a 60-55 win over the 12th-ranked Tar Heels. Gesell made a short jumper after being fouled on a drive through the lane, then sank the free throw to put Iowa up 58-55. Marcus Paige was called for a charge on the next North Carolina possession. However, the Tar Heels still trailed by three when Jarrod Uthoff missed a shot with 13 seconds left. Paige looked to force overtime, but his game-tying 3-point attempt did not fall. Gesell sealed the win with two free throws and finished with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Adam Woodbury scored 11 points with seven rebounds for Iowa (6-2), which has won four straight since dropping consecutive games to then-No. 10 Texas and then-No. 23 Syracuse on Nov. 20-21 at Madison Square Garden. Kennedy Meeks posted a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (5-2), who returned home after going 2-1 at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas last week.

Final Score: Notre Dame 79, (19) Michigan State 78 (OT)

South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Jerian Grant threw the ball away with just over a minute remaining in overtime, Notre Dame’s first turnover in nearly 26 minutes. Luckily for the Irish, it didn’t come back to haunt them. Grant had 27 points and six assists as Notre Dame defeated No. 19 Michigan State 79-78 on Wednesday night in this installment of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Grant miscue came after Denzel Valentine sunk 2-of-3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer, pulling the Spartans with 76-73 with 1:33 remaining in the extra session. There was miscommunication between Grant and Steve Vasturia at the other end and Grant’s pass intended for him in the left corner went out of bounds. Travis Trice missed a desperation leaning triple from the left wing with the shot clock running down on the Spartans’ next trip down the floor and Pat Connaughton sunk a pair of foul shots for Notre Dame. Trice nailed a jumper with seven seconds on the clock, pulling MSU within 78-75, but Demetrius Jackson split a pair of bonus shots to put the game away. Notre Dame posted just four turnovers in the victory.

Final Score: (23) Butler 77, Indiana State 54

Terre Haute, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Roosevelt Jones and Kellen Dunham scored 14 points apiece and No. 23 Butler rolled to a 77-54 win over longtime rival Indiana State on Wednesday night. Kameron Woods added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-1) and Kelan Martin scored 11. Devonte Brown had 16 points and Jake Kitchell scored 14 to lead the Sycamores (3-4), who were coming off consecutive losses to Illinois and Memphis. Butler was coming off a 64-58 win over Big East foe Georgetown on Friday in the third-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament after losing to Oklahoma the day before.

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