COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State flexed its muscle inside to beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten.
Jared Sullinger added 13 points, and William Buford and Deshaun Thomas both had 12 for Ohio State (19-3, 7-2), which ran its winning streak over its archrival to six straight and eight of nine.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 15 points for the Wolverines (16-6, 6-3). Trey Burke, the conference’s top freshman point guard, returned to his hometown to play for the first time against Sullinger, his former prep teammate, and had 13 points.
Michigan fell to 1-5 on opponents’ home courts this season as the Buckeyes extended their home-court winning streak to 38, the second-longest in the program’s 100 years.
No. 7 North Carolina 93, Georgia Tech 81 •CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and the Tar Heels hit 10 3-pointers in a victory that ended a four-game losing streak to the Yellow Jackets.
Tyler Zeller added 17 points for the Tar Heels (18-3, 5-1 ACC), who have won 12 of 13 games and extended their school-record home winning streak to 31.
No. 16 Indiana 103, Iowa 89 •BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Freshman Cody Zeller scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Hoosiers over the Hawkeyes.
Zeller made 11-of-12 shots and had four assists and three steals for the Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5 Big Ten), who scored more than 100 points in a conference game for the first time since defeating Iowa 110-79 on March 12, 1995.
Notre Dame 50, No. 24 Connecticut 48 •HARTFORD, Conn. — Eric Atkins scored 13 points and Jerian Grant hit three key free throws late as the Fighting Irish (14-8, 6-3 Big East) handed the Huskies (14-6, 4-4) their third straight loss.
Women
No. 6 Kentucky 82, Alabama 68 •LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Wildcats (20-2, 9-0 SEC) used a 32-4 first-half run to move within one game of matching the best start in school history.
No. 7 Tennessee 67, No. 17 Georgia 50 •ATHENS, Ga. — Shekinna Stricklen scored 24 points, including six in the Lady Vols’ 11-0 run to open the second half.
No. 15 Delaware 72, James Madison 65 •HARRISONBURG, Va. — Elena Delle Donne scored 23 points as the Blue Hens (18-1, 9-0 Colonial Athletic Association) rallied from a seven-point deficit.
No. 20 Georgetown 54, No. 11 Rutgers 36 •WASHINGTON — Tia Magee scored 21 points as the Hoyas (17-5, 6-3 Big East) held Rutgers (17-4, 6-2) to a season-low point total.
