WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — E’Twaun Moore scored a career-high 38 points to help No. 11 Purdue beat No. 2 Ohio State 76-63 on Sunday and become the fifth Boilermaker with at least 2,000 points.
“Once he smiles, he’s in a zone and you probably won’t stop him that night,” teammate Lewis Jackson said.
The Boilermakers (22-5, 11-3 Big Ten) defeated No. 10 Wisconsin on Wednesday, and their two wins over top-10 teams brought them within a game of the Buckeyes (25-2, 12-2) for the conference lead with four games to play.
No. 5 Duke 79, Georgia Tech 57
DURHAM, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored 28 points and the No. 5 Blue Devils (25-2, 12-1 ACC) routed the Yellow Jackets (11-15, 3-9).
No. 10 Wisconsin 76, Penn St. 66
MADISON, Wis. — Keaton Nankivil scored 22 points and tied a career high by hitting all five of his 3-point attempts, leading the Badgers (20-6, 10-4 Big Ten) to their 20th consecutive win coming off a loss.
No. 14 Florida 68, LSU 61
BATON ROUGE, La. — Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton each scored 17 points and the Gators (21-5, 10-2) moved back into a tie for the overall SEC lead with Alabama.
No. 23 Temple 66, St. Joseph’s 52
PHILADELPHIA — Lavoy Allen had 12 rebounds and became the career leader for the Owls (21-5, 11-2 Atlantic 10) in that category with 1,042.
Women
Denver 63, South Alabama 43
Brianna Culberson scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season, leading the Pioneers (17-10, 9-5 Sun Belt) over South Alabama at Magness Arena.
No. 3 Stanford 67, No. 9 UCLA 53
LOS ANGELES — Chiney Ogwumike scored 18 points and the Cardinal (24-2, 15-0 Pac-10) beat the Bruins (22-3, 12-2) for its 18th straight win.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
