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COLUMBUS, Ohio — JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points and consistently hit big shots to build the lead and keep No. 9 Ohio State at bay in No. 4 Purdue’s 60-57 victory Wednesday night.

The Boilermakers (22-3, 10-3) tightened the race for first place in the Big Ten with 11th-ranked Michigan State (21-6, 11-3) with the victory.

E’Twaun Moore had 15 points and Keaton Grant added 13 off the bench for Purdue, which had lost in all nine of its previous trips to Value City Arena. The Boilermakers won their eighth straight game overall.

Evan Turner had 29 points, William Buford 11 and Jon Diebler 10 for Ohio State (20-7, 10-4), which had won its last nine Big Ten games.

No. 16 BYU 92, Colorado State 70

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Jimmer Fredette scored 36 points as No. 16 BYU continued its domination of Colorado State with a victory over the Rams.

The conference’s leading scorer was 12 for 22 shooting including 6 of 10 on 3-pointers. Jason Emery added for 16 points for BYU (24-3, 9-2 Mountain West).

No. 20 Tennessee 69, Georgia 60

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wayne Chism scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 20 Tennessee beat Georgia.

Georgia led a lackluster Tennessee 29-24 at halftime, but a 3-point shot by Chism two minutes into the second half seemed to ignite the Vols (19-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference). J.P. Prince dunked on an alley-oop pass from Bobby Maze to tie the game at 37.

No. 8 West Virginia 88, Providence 74

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Devin Ebanks scored 21 points and No. 8 West Virginia used its big height advantage to dominate inside and break a two-game losing streak with a win over Providence.

The Mountaineers took a 25-4 lead by scoring 23 straight points, but Providence cut that to 46-28 at halftime and 48-42 with a 14-2 really to open the second half. West Virginia then recovered by scoring the next nine points and stayed in front by at least 10 the rest of the way.

No. 7 Kansas State 91, Nebraska 87

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Denis Clemente scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, including a clinching bucket in the final seconds, and No. 7 Kansas State rallied from two big deficits before beating last-place Nebraska.

Riding the crest of their highest national ranking since 1962, the Wildcats (21-4, 8-3 Big 12) trailed by 10 points in the first half and were down nine early in the second to a team coming off a 40-point loss at No. 15 Texas.

No. 21 Temple 73, St. Bonaventure 55

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Ramone Moore scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half to lead No. 21 Temple to a victory over St. Bonaventure.

Juan Fernandez scored 15 points and Ryan Brooks had all 13 point in the second half for Temple (21-5, 9-2 Atlantic 10), which has won 12 straight meetings.

Jonathan Hall had 19 points and 10 rebounds for St. Bonaventure (10-14, 3-8).

No. 18 Butler 73, Illinois-Chicago 55

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Howard scored 17 points and Ronald Nored added a career-high 16 leading No. 18 Butler past Illinois-Chicago 73-55 on Wednesday night.

The Bulldogs (24-4, 17-0 Horizon League) won their 16th consecutive game, matching Murray State for the nation’s longest winning streak while breaking the school record for consecutive victories.

No. 25 Richmond 84, Fordham 56

RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Anderson scored 17 of his 19 points in a runaway first half and No. 25 Richmond kept Fordham winless in the Atlantic 10.

The Spiders (21-6, 10-2) led 50-28 at halftime and ended any hopes the Rams had of making a game of it with a 15-2 run early in the second half.

No. 6 Duke 81, Miami 74

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Kyle Singler scored 22 points and No. 6-ranked Duke used smothering defense to rally from a 12-point halftime deficit and beat the Miami.

Jon Scheyer missed his first nine shots and Nolan Smith missed his first six for the Blue Devils, who shot 31 percent in the opening half to fall behind 37-25.

Penn St. 81, Northwestern 70

EVANSTON, Ill. — David Jackson and Chris Babb scored 20 points each as Penn State snapped a 12-game losing streak with a victory over Northwestern, dealing perhaps a fatal blow to the Wildcats’ NCAA tournament chances.