Now 25 and counting

Luther Head scored 26 points and Dee Brown hit two 3-pointers down the stretch to seal top-ranked and unbeaten Illinois’ 70-59 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

The Illini tied the school record with their 25th consecutive win. That streak was set over three seasons from February 1914 to February 1916. It was Illinois’ 19th straight win at home and was played before a record Assembly Hall crowd of 16,865.

Brown, who played in foul trouble most of the game, hit the first big 3 with 3:10 to go and only 2 seconds remaining on the shot clock to end a 6-2 run by the Badgers and give Illinois (25-0, 11-0 Big Ten) a 57-49 lead. He hit the second with 1:43 left to give the Illini an insurmountable 62-51 lead.

Alando Tucker scored 24 points for the Badgers (16-6, 7-4).

(3) Kansas 89, Colorado 60: Wayne Simien had 25 points and 12 rebounds and sparked a key surge in the second half that carried the Jayhawks (20-1, 10-0 Big 12) past the Buffaloes (12-10, 4-7) in Lawrence, Kan.

It was the 31st victory for the Jayhawks in their last 32 games against Colorado.

(5) Kentucky 60, Georgia 51: Chuck Hayes and Patrick Sparks each scored 14 points and the Wildcats (19-2, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) held off a late run by the Bulldogs (7-14, 1-10) in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky led by as many as 21 points in the second half, but Georgia rallied within 55-50 with 2 minutes left.

(6) Wake Forest 87, Florida State 48: Justin Gray scored 20 points, Eric Williams had 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and the Demon Deacons (21-3, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged a heartbreaking loss earlier in the season by routing the Seminoles (11-13, 3-8) in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wake Forest lost in overtime at Tallahassee three weeks ago.

Maryland 99, (7) Duke 92 (OT): Travis Garrison had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Terrapins (15-7, 6-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) wore down the Blue Devils (18-3, 8-3) in an overtime victory in College Park, Md.

Reserve guard Mike Jones scored 15 for Maryland, which completed its first regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils since 1995.

(8) Syracuse 90, (22) Villanova 75: At Philadelphia, Hakim Warrick scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Gerry McNamara had 18 points as the Orangemen (22-3, 9-2 Big East) handed the Wildcats (14-6, 5-5) their worst loss of the season.

Randy Foye scored 18 points for Villanova, which hadn’t lost by more than six points this season.

(9) Louisville 65, South Florida 57: Ellis Myles scored 15 points and Taquan Dean and Larry O’Bannon each added 13 as the Cardinals (21-4, 9-2 Conference USA) struggled for the second straight game in a win over the Bulls (10-12, 3-8) in Louisville, Ky.

The Cardinals shot a season-low 33 percent in an 85-68 loss to Memphis on Wednesday and looked just as out of sync against the Bulls.

(10) Oklahoma State 66, Texas A&M 59: John Lucas III scored 18 points, Joey Graham added 17 and the Cowboys (19-3, 9-2 Big 12) recovered from poor first-half shooting to beat the Aggies (15-6, 4-6) in College Station, Texas.

After the Aggies pulled to 62-59, Ivan McFarlin scored three points in the final minute to ensure the Cowboys’ fifth straight win. Oklahoma State shot just 37 percent in the first half.

(13) Michigan State 64, Michigan 49: Alan Anderson scored 16 points and Shannon Brown had eight of his 14 in the opening minutes as the Spartans (17-4, 8-2 Big Ten) cruised past the Wolverines (12-13, 3-8) in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Spartans have won 14 of their last 16 games and have lost only one of the previous 13 matchups against Michigan.

(15) Utah 64, Colorado State 50: Andrew Bogut scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Utes (21-3, 9-0 Mountain West Conference) past the Rams (9-13, 1-8) in Salt Lake City, for their 16th straight victory.

Bogut, who also blocked five shots, missed his first two free throws and then made 17 in a row for the Utes, whose winning streak is the second-longest in the nation, behind top-ranked Illinois (25-0).

Missouri 68, (16) Oklahoma 65 (OT): Thomas Gardner scored 11 of his 18 points in the final 2 minutes of regulation and the overtime, helping the Tigers (11-13, 3-7 Big 12) end a five-game losing streak with an upset victory over the Sooners (17-6, 6-4) in Columbia, Mo.

Kevin Young’s layup with 1:17 left was the go-ahead basket for the Tigers, who twice rallied from double-digit deficits.

(17) Alabama 71, Mississippi 45: Kennedy Winston scored 22 points and the Crimson Tide (19-4, 8-2 SEC) shot 58 percent from the floor in a victory over the Rebels (12-12, 3-8) in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

(18) Pittsburgh 68, Notre Dame 66: At Pittsburgh, Carl Krauser’s runner from the lane with 11 seconds remaining lifted the Panthers (17-4, 7-3 Big East) over the Fighting Irish (14-7, 6-5).

Pittsburgh trailed by as many as five points before going on a 14-1 run to take a 58-50 lead.

DePaul 85, (21) Cincinnati 66: Quemont Greer scored 25 points and Drake Diener added 22 to lead the Blue Demons (16-5, 8-2 CUSA) past the Bearcats (18-6, 6-4) in Rosemont, Ill.

(23) Texas 75, Kansas St. 72 (OT): Daniel Gibson scored 14 points in overtime, and the Longhorns (16-7, 5-5 Big 12) snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Wildcats (13-8, 3-7) in Austin, Texas.

Iowa State 81, (25) Texas Tech 68: Jared Homan broke out of a shooting slump with 23 points and freshman Tasheed Carr added 17 points, leading the Cyclones (13-8, 5-5 Big 12) upset the Red Raiders (15-6, 7-3) in Ames, Iowa.