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Top 25 men: Hoosiers stop streaking Badgers

Indiana guard AJ Ratliff puts up a shot over Wisconsin guard Kammron Taylor. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Indiana guard AJ Ratliff puts up a shot over Wisconsin guard Kammron Taylor. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

A.J. Ratliff scored 18 of his season-high 20 points in the second half and Indiana held off a late comeback to beat No. 2 Wisconsin 71-66 Wednesday night at Bloomington, Ind., ending the Badgers’ 17-game winning streak.

Ratliff had a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-1 run and another 3-pointer that gave the Hoosiers (16-5, 6-2 Big Ten) a 53-43 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining.

A rebound basket by Alando Tucker, who led the Badgers (21-2, 7-1) with 23 points, and two 3-pointers by Kammron Taylor helped the Badgers tie the game at 59.

But Ratliff scored six of Indiana’s next eight points, including two free throws with a minute to go to for a 70-66 lead, and the Badgers never recovered.

D.J. White added 16 points for the Hoosiers, who beat their highest-ranked opponent since an NCAA tourney upset of No. 1 Duke in 2002.

(1) Florida 74, (24) Vanderbilt 64: At Gainesville, Fla., Lee Humphrey made three consecutive 3-pointers to key Florida’s rally from a double-digit deficit and the Gators (20-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) beat the Commodores (15-7, 5-3).

(3) North Carolina 105, Miami 64: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (20-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Hurricanes (9-13, 2-6).

(4) Ohio State 78, Purdue 60: At West Lafayette, Ind., Mike Conley scored 18 points and Jamar Butler added 16 to help the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-1 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (14-8, 3-5).

(10) Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 49: At College Station, Texas, Joseph Jones scored 21 points and Texas A&M’s defense did the rest in the Aggies’ (18-3, 6-1 Big 12) win over the Cyclones (11-10, 2-5).

(11) Memphis 87, Central Florida 65: At Orlando, Fla., Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 23 points and Joey Dorsey had 22 points and nine rebounds to help the Tigers (18-3, 8-0 Conference USA) rout the Golden Knights (15-6, 4-3).

(13) Butler 71, Youngstown State 58: At Youngstown, Ohio, Mike Green scored a season-high 23 points, Pete Campbell added 20 and the Bulldogs (21-2, 9-1 Horizon League) won their seventh straight, beating the Penguins (9-14, 4-7).

North Carolina State 70, (16) Virginia Tech 59: At Blacksburg, Va., Gavin Grant scored all 16 of his points in the second half and Ben McCauley added 20, leading the Wolfpack (12-8, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) to a victory over the Hokies (16-6, 6-2).

(19) Alabama 73, Louisiana State 70: At Baton Rouge, La., Jermareo Davidson scored a career-high 31 points, including a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left that gave Alabama its first lead of the second half, to help the Crimson Tide (16-5, 3-4 SEC) beat the faltering Tigers (13-8, 2-5).

(22) Texas 76, Texas Tech 64: At Lubbock, Texas, Kevin Durant scored 37 points and grabbed a season-high 23 rebounds to lead the Longhorns (16-5, 6-1 Big 12) over the Red Raiders (15-7, 4-3).