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Illini challenged, stay perfect

Illinois' James Augustine is double-teamed by Iowa's Greg Brunner, left, and Eric Hansen, right, in their game Thursday (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Illinois' James Augustine is double-teamed by Iowa's Greg Brunner, left, and Eric Hansen, right, in their game Thursday (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois’ 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa on Thursday night at Champaign, Ill.

Head also grabbed six rebounds and had six steals as Illinois (19-0, 5-0 Big Ten) overcame its worst shooting night of the season and a late Iowa comeback. The Hawkeyes (13-4, 1-3) battled back from a 13-point deficit early in the second half and outscored Illinois 7-1 in the final 1:06 to force the extra period.

Greg Brunner’s drive to the hoop tied the score at 65 with 3.8 seconds remaining and came after Dee Brown missed 1 of 2 free throws for the Illini. Brunner finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

DePaul 85, (25) Marquette 72: Sammy Mejia scored a career-high 26 points and the Blue Demons (11-4, 3-1 Conference USA) used a tough defense and 21 offensive rebounds to beat the Golden Eagles (14-3, 2-2) at Rosemont, Ill. Lorenzo Thompson added a career-high 17 points and Quemont Greer had 15 for DePaul.

Women

(2) LSU 91, Arkansas 45: Seimone Augustus scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 19 minutes to lead the Tigers (17-1, 4-0) to their most lopsided Southeastern Conference victory over the Razorbacks (11-6, 1-5) at Baton Rouge, La. … (3) Ohio State 52, Indiana 30: Jessica Davenport had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Michelle Munoz added 12 as the Buckeyes (18-2, 5-1 Big Ten) routed the Hoosiers (8-8, 1-5) at Bloomington, Ind. … (5) Stanford 100, (25) UCLA 75: Kelley Suminski matched her season high with 21 points helping the Cardinal (16-2, 7-1 Pac-10) defeat the Bruins (11-6, 5-3) at Stanford, Calif. … (6) Rutgers 74, Providence 40: Cappie Pondexter scored a season-high 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (13-3, 4-0 Big East), moving coach C. Vivian Stringer into a tie for third place on the career victories list among women’s coaches in the win over the Friars (1-15, 0-5) at Piscataway, N.J. … (7) Tennessee 81, Auburn 71: Shyra Ely scored 20 points and the Volunteers (13-3, 3-0 SEC) rode a late surge to a victory over the Tigers (9-8, 0-4) at Auburn, Ala.. … Florida St. 79, (9) North Carolina 73, (OT): Ganiyat Adeduntan scored a career-high 26 points and Roneeka Hodges had 23 for the Seminoles (17-2, 4-1 ACC) in their upset of the Tar Heels (14-3, 2-2) at Tallahassee, Fla. … (12) Minnesota 73, Michigan 49: Janel McCarville had 25 points, nine rebounds, six steals, five assists and three blocks to lead the Gophers (15-3, 5-1 Big Ten) past the Wolverines (4-13, 0-6) at Minneapolis. … (14) Boston College 76, West Virginia 75: Clare Droesch hit 1 of 2 free throws with 0.2 seconds left to lift the Eagles (13-2, 5-0 Big East) past the Mountaineers (11-5, 2-3) at Boston, for their 12th win in the last 13 games. … (16) Maryland 63, Virginia 60: Crystal Langhorne had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and an injured Shay Doron sparked a late surge that carried the Terrapins (13-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Cavaliers (13-5, 3-2) at College Park, Md. … Mississippi 66, (17) Vanderbilt 60: Armintie Price scored 18 points and Amber Watts added 14 to lead the Rebels (12-5, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) over the Commodores (13-4, 2-2) at Oxford, Miss. … (23) Virginia Tech 81, Clemson 66: Kirby Copeland tied her career high with 15 points and the Hokies (12-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game losing streak by defeating the Tigers (7-9, 1-3) at Clemson, S.C. … Penn St. 77, (24) Purdue 54: Jess Strom scored 23 points and Tanisha Wright added 22 in the Lions’ (11-6, 6-0 Big Ten) upset of the Boilermakers (10-7, 3-3) at State College, Pa. Strom scored nine during a 19-2 second-half run.