Northwestern 68, Chicago St. 64
Northwestern ran its all-time record against Chicago State to 11-0 while holding off a second-half surge from the Cougars to secure a 68-64 victory on Wednesday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
Rutgers 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 69
Corey Sanders and Mike Williams scored 15 points apiece and Deshawn Freeman grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Rutgers to its 10th win in the first 11 games of the Steve Pikiell coaching era, an 82-69 victory over in-state rival Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday.
Baylor 89, Southern 59
If Baylor was worried about a long layoff for final exams interrupting its phenomenal early season momentum, then the Bears put those concerns to rest quickly against Southern.
East Tennessee St. 67, Mississippi St. 65
Hanner Mosquera-Perea's offensive rebound and putback with three seconds to play lifted East Tennessee State past Mississippi State 67-65 on Wednesday night at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Minnesota 76, LIU Brooklyn 66
Guard Dupree McBrayer scored a career-high 21 points as Minnesota topped LIU-Brooklyn 76-66 on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Illinois-Chicago 80, DePaul 75
Junior forward Kyle Guice's 3-pointer with 55 seconds left snapped the game's 14th and final tie and sparked Illinois-Chicago to an 80-75 upset of DePaul on Wednesday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago.
Wisconsin 73, Green Bay 59
Senior guard Zak Showalter might not get as much attention on opponent's scouting reports as other shooters for No. 14 Wisconsin.
Oklahoma St. 102, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 66
There was good news to go around for Oklahoma State in Wednesday night's 102-66 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Texas Tech 89, Nicholls State 46
Texas Tech guard Keenan Evans scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field to lead the host Red Raiders to an 89-46 victory over Nicholls on Wednesday night.
St. Mary's 73, Western Kentucky 51
Saint's Mary's coach Randy Bennett had an interesting reaction to the Wednesday performance of Gaels guard Joe Rahon, who went scoreless for the first time this season.
UCLA 102, UC Santa Barbara 62
The fabulous freshman duo of T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball helped No. 2 UCLA remain unbeaten with a 102-62 victory over visiting UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Arizona 64, Grand Canyon 54
As Arizona coach Sean Miller said, "Nobody has less depth than us."