Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Adreian Payne scored 20 points with 14 rebounds as No. 9 Michigan State took an 85-70 win over Northwestern in a Big Ten battle on Thursday. Denzel Valentine had 16 points with six assists and five rebounds for the Spartans (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten), who were coming off a two-point loss to Wisconsin on Sunday and are now tied with Michigan for the top spot in the conference. JerShon Cobb led all scored with 22 points and added seven rebounds for the Wildcats (12-13, 5-7), who have dropped their past two. Drew Crawford had 18 points and seven helpers in the loss.

Final Score: (18) Creighton 68, Butler 63

Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Doug McDermott hit a 3-pointer with 47.8 seconds left to help lift 18th-ranked Creighton to a 68-63 win over plucky Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. McDermott’s straight-away trey put the Bluejays ahead 64-63 and wrapped up a 26-point performance. Will Artino finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for Creighton (20-4, 10-2 Big East), which next hosts No. 6 Villanova on Sunday in a critical conference matchup. The Wildcats are 10-1 in the Big East and will look to avenge a 96-68 thrashing they suffered at the hands of Creighton last month. Austin Chatman and Jahenns Manigat scored nine points apiece in Greg McDermott’s 100th win as the Bluejays’ head coach. Kellen Dunham had 16 points to pace Butler (12-13, 2-11), which has lost four straight games.

(13) Louisville at Temple, postponed

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Thursday’s game between No. 13 Louisville and Temple was postponed due to hazardous weather conditions. The game has been rescheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET at the Liacouras Center.

(23) SMU at Rutgers, postponed

Piscataway, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Thursday’s game between No. 23 SMU and Rutgers was postponed due to hazardous weather conditions. The game has been rescheduled for Friday. The time has not yet been determined.

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