College basketball
TOP 25 MEN
No. 19 Purdue 72, No. 6 Michigan State 54: JaJuan Johnson scored 17 points for the host Boilermakers (20-6, 9-4 Big Ten), who held the Spartans (20-5, 10-3) to a season low in points.
No. 10 Marquette 79, Seton Hall 67: Wesley Matthews scored 24 points, and the host Golden Eagles (22-4, 11-2 Big East) put the game away with a 16-3 run to start the second half.
No. 13 Clemson 93, Maryland 64: Trevor Booker had 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Tigers (21-4, 7-4 ACC) to their second conference victory of 27 points or more this season.
BIG 12 MEN
Kansas State 95, North Carolina Central 49: Dominique Sutton scored 16 points and Luis Colon had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the host Wildcats (18-8).
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN
BYU 73, New Mexico 62: Jonathan Tavernari scored 22 points and Jackson Emery added a career-high 19 to lift the host Cougars (20-5, 8-3). Tony Danridge’s 17 led UNM (16-10, 7-4).
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN
Colorado Mines 67, Colorado Christian 66: Kyle Pape, who scored 22 points, made two free throws with nine seconds left to give the visiting Orediggers (12-12, 7-9) the victory.
New Mexico Highlands 75, CSU-Pueblo 58: Rashad Peterson had 23 points to lead the visiting Cowboys (18-6, 12-4). Jake Trahern scored 13 points for the Thunderwolves (11-13, 8-8).
TOP 25 WOMEN
No. 2 Oklahoma 80, Texas Tech 72: Courtney Paris scored 23 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the visiting Sooners (23-2, 11-0 Big 12) rally from a nine-point deficit.
No. 8 Louisville 89, St. John’s 60: Angel McCoughtry scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the host Cardinals (24-3, 11-2) clinch a top-four seed in the Big East Tournament.
No. 24 Notre Dame 86, South Florida 79: Lindsay Schrader scored 26 points and Becca Bruszewski added 20 to help the Fighting Irish (18-6, 7-5 Big East) rally past the host Bulls.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN
Colorado Mines 56, Colorado Christian 52: Mines (15-9, 12-4) has a 1-1/2-game lead in the RMAC East Division after the road win.
CSU-Pueblo 73, New Mexico Highlands 67: Mary Rehfeld and Rachel Espinoza’s back-to-back three-point plays in the second half proved decisive for the host Thunderwolves (16-8, 10-6).
Denver Post staff and wire services
