EVANSTON, Ill. — Wisconsin freshman guard Josh Gasser had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in school history, helping 18th-ranked Wisconsin to a 78-46 victory over Northwestern on Sunday.
Jon Leuer scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack for Wisconsin. Keaton Nankivil had 16 points and Jordan Taylor added 14 as the Badgers (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) won their third straight game to remain third in the conference standings.
John Shurna and Luka Mirkovic scored 13 points apiece for the Wildcats (13-6, 3-5).
No. 21 West Virginia 56, South Florida 46
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Casey Mitchell had his first career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
John Flowers and Kevin Jones added 13 points apiece for West Virginia (13-5, 4-2 Big East). The Mountaineers bounced back from a 75-71 loss to Marshall on Wednesday after entering the top 25 for the first time this season.
Area women
Middle Tennessee 71, Denver 68
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Senior forward Brianna Culberson scored her 1,000th career point during a double-double performance in the Pioneers’ loss.
Culberson had 17 points and 13 rebounds for her seventh career double-double and her third this season for the Pioneers (12-8, 4-3 Sun Belt).
Women’s top 25
No. 3 Duke 65, N.C. State 64
RALEIGH, N.C. — Freshman Chelsea Gray hit a driving layup with 12 seconds left as the Blue Devils (19-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from a 20-point deficit.
No. 5 Tennessee 73, Auburn 53
AUBURN, Ala. — Shekinna Stricklen scored 18 points, and Glory Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Vols (19-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference), who used a 14-2 spurt to pull away.
Denver Post staff & wire reports
