Illinois beats Maryland 71-62, remains undefeated

COLLEGE PARK, Md. | Sam Maniscalco scored 24 points, Brandon Paul had 17 and undefeated Illinois pulled away to a 71-62 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

The Fighting Illini (7-0) trailed at halftime and led by only one point with 8 minutes left before Maniscalco knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in a 10-2 run that proved too difficult for the feisty Terrapins to overcome.

Terrell Stoglin scored 25 for Maryland (3-3) and James Padgett had 16. The Terrapins had won six straight in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and were riding a 13-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents.

But Maryland, playing its first season under coach Mark Turgeon, gave the Illini all they could handle before fading down the stretch.

Illinois trailed 41-37 before Paul scored on a drive and Maniscalco hit a 3-pointer to give the Illini their first lead since 2-0.

Virginia 70, No. 14 Michigan 58

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. | Mike Scott had 18 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday night and Virginia used a 19-2 second-half run to take command and beat No. 14 Michigan 70-58 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

Joe Harris added 18 points and freshman Malcolm Brogdon had 16 for the Cavaliers (6-1), who trailed 39-34 before Harris' floater sparked the burst. Brogdon had eight points in the run, which made it 53-41 with 6:43 remaining. Scott had six points and Harris five.

The Wolverines (5-2), who used a 16-10 run starting the second half to match their biggest lead of the game, went 6½ minutes without a point during one stretch as Virginia repeatedly rebounded missed shots and went the other way. The Cavaliers outrebounded Michigan 36-26.

Chesterton native Zack Novak led the Wolverines with 12 points and Trey Burke had 11. Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan's leading scorer with a 17-point average, missed the last 14 minutes of the first half after picking up his second personal foul and never got going. He scored just five.

Northwestern 76, Georgia Tech 60

ATLANTA | John Shurna, the Big Ten's leading scorer, had 25 points to lead Northwestern past Georgia Tech 76-60 on Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Shurna, a 6-foot-9 senior forward, made three 3-pointers and had a team-high eight rebounds as Northwestern (6-0) remained unbeaten. Drew Crawford had 14 points and Luka Mirkovic had 13.

Jason Morris led Georgia Tech (4-3) with a career-high 21 points. Mfon Udofia had 12.

Georgia Tech already knew about Shurna's scoring exploits. Shurna had 21 points as Northwestern beat Georgia Tech 91-71 in last year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Evanston, Ill.

Butler 98, Oakland City 53

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Smeathers scored 17 points in 10 minutes off the bench and Butler rolled to an easy 98-53 victory over Oakland City on Tuesday night.

Six Bulldogs scored at least 10 points, with two posting double-doubles. Andrew Smith had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Kameron Woods had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Butler (4-3), which used a 17-0 run early in the game to pull away. The Bulldogs led 42-18 at halftime.

Chase Stigall added 15 points, Chrishawn Hopkins scored 11 and Erik Fromm had 10 points.

Maurice Fuller led all scorers with 20 points for Oakland City, which plays in Division II. Cameron LeFear had 16 points for the Mighty Oaks (3-3).

Ball State 64, Texas Southern 53

MUNCIE | Jarrod Jones' second double-double of the season led Ball State to a 64-53 victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday night.

Jones had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (3-2), who won their third in a row. Jesse Berry scored 14 points, and Randy Davis had 13 points and nine assists.

Omar Strong led the Tigers (1-5) with 19 points, including 5 of 9 from 3-point distance. Fred Sturdivant had eight rebounds and three steals.

Ball State, which wrapped up a three-game home stand, outrebounded the Tigers 40-28. The Cardinals led 38-27 at halftime and were not threatened in the second half.

Texas Southern, which won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular-season title last year, shot only 37.5 percent (18 of 48).