Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Wisconsin outmuscles Indiana, holds on for 65-60 win

Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice (0) and Ethan Happ, right, block out Indiana's Devonte Green (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Madison, Wis. (Andy Manis / Associated Press)
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Ethan Happ scored 20 points, Nigel Hayes added 15 and 10 rebounds, and No. 10 Wisconsin outmuscled Indiana to hold on for a 65-60 win on Sunday in Madison, Wisconsin.

Happ was 8 of 10 from the field to help the Badgers (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) win their seventh straight game. Maryland’s loss to Purdue on Saturday allowed Wisconsin to take a one-game lead in the conference over the Terrapins.

The 6-foot-8 Hayes joined the 6-foot-10 Happ to give Indiana problems in the paint. But the Badgers were plagued by mistakes or missed foul shots after building a 12-point lead midway through the first half.

Indiana (15-9, 5-6) stayed within a couple possessions of the lead for most of the rest of the way. Josh Newkirk’s two foul shots with 28.6 seconds left got Indiana within 60-57, but Wisconsin went 5 of 6 from the foul line from that point to seal the win.

(12) North Carolina 83, (20) Notre Dame 76: Justin Jackson scored 16 points to help the Tar Heels (21-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Fighting Irish (17-7, 6-5) in Greensboro, North Carolina, in a game postponed a day and relocated from UNC’s campus due to a water shortage.

Isaiah Hicks added 14 points for the Tar Heels, who shot 49 percent and dominated the glass while having six double-figure scorers.

V.J. Beachem scored 20 points for the Fighting Irish, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

UNC led by 15 midway through the second half, only to see Notre Dame climb back to within 75-73 on Beachem’s 3-pointer from the corner with 3:47 left. But Joel Berry II answered with a jumper at the 3:33 mark to start an 8-0 run and turn away the comeback.

(15) Florida 109, Clemson 61: Dwayne Bacon tied a career high with 29 points as the Seminoles (20-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) rolled to a victory over the Tigers (13-9, 3-7) in Tallahassee, Florida.

The sophomore guard, who has scored in double figures in 34 straight games, was 10 of 14 from the field, including 6 of 9 on 3-pointers. He had 18 points in the first half as the Seminoles built a 51-25 lead at halftime.

It is the first time FSU has reached the century mark in an ACC game since a 111-109 loss in double overtime to Georgia Tech on Feb. 11, 1999. The 48-point margin also marks its biggest win in conference history, surpassing the 36-point victory over Virginia in 1994.

Braian Angola-Rodas added 12 points and Terance Mann 11 for the Seminoles, who were 17 of 30 on 3-pointers and had all 13 players get in the scoring column.

Avry Holmes led Clemson with 15 points and Marcquise Reed added 12.

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