Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – If Frank Kaminsky didn’t already have Big Ten Player of the Year wrapped up, he sealed the deal on Sunday. Kaminsky netted 20 points and No. 6 Wisconsin will carry momentum into the conference tournament following a 72-48 drubbing of Ohio State in the regular- season finale for both teams. Bronson Koenig added 15 points and Sam Dekker scored 10 for the Badgers (28-3, 16-2 Big Ten), who had already wrapped up the Big Ten regular-season crown. They will be the top seed in the conference tournament in Chicago, which begins on March 11. Wisconsin has won six of its last seven games away from home. Freshman phenom D’Angelo Russell paced Ohio State (22-9, 11-7) with 17 points and five assists.
Final Score: (10) Maryland 64, Nebraska 61
Lincoln, NE (SportsNetwork.com) – Melo Trimble scored 21 points, Dez Wells posted a double-double and No. 10 Maryland edged Nebraska 64-61 on Sunday. Wells had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Terrapins (26-5, 14-4 Big Ten), who concluded the regular season on a seven-game winning streak. Shavon Shields paced Nebraska (13-17, 5-13) with 26 points but missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer ahead of the final buzzer. Terran Petteway had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Cornhuskers’ eighth straight loss.
Final Score: (11) Northern Iowa 69, Illinois State 60
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – After a quiet first half, Seth Tuttle emerged and reminded MVC fans why he was voted the league’s top player. Tuttle finished with 15 points and nine rebounds and the 11th-ranked Panthers rallied past Illinois State 69-60 to win the Missouri Valley championship. Nate Buss added 15 points off the bench and Deon Mitchell netted 10 for Northern Iowa (30-3). Daishon Knight and Deontae Hawkins scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, for Illinois State (21-12), which stunned No. 8 Wichita State to reach the finals.
Final Score: (22) SMU 67, Tulsa 62
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – In a winner-take-all game for the American Athletic Conference championship, No. 22 SMU prevailed 67-62 over visiting Tulsa on Sunday. This marks the 15th conference championship in school history for the Mustangs (24-6, 15-3 AAC), and they will have a first-round bye in the conference tournament starting on March 12 in Hartford. Markus Kennedy paced SMU with 16 points off the bench, and Cannen Cunningham added a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Golden Hurricane (21-9, 14-4) missed a great opportunity to bolster their resume one week before Selection Sunday. James Woodard scored a career-high 30 points with 10 3-pointers, but his teammates combined to shoot just 11-for-39 from the floor.
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