Scottie Lindsey was hot early and often in Tuesday's game in State College, Pa., a theme that continued overall for the Northwestern Wildcats.

Melo Trimble scored 11 of his 20 points in the second half and reserve Jaylen Brantley added 13 points as Maryland posted an 84-59 victory over Illinois on Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md.

Guard Jaylin Walker scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor to lead Kent State to a rousing 63-58 victory over Texas on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center.

Shaking off a sluggish start, Syracuse men's basketball opened up its final tune-up game ahead of Atlantic Coast Conference play with an 80-56 victory over Cornell.

Senior forward Nigel Hayes continues to improve facets of his game and senior guard Zak Showalter is peaking at a good time on offense for No. 14 Wisconsin.

Senior guard Alvin Ellis scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws that gave Michigan State the lead with 10.5 seconds to play in overtime, and the Spartans pulled out a 75-74 comeback road win over Minnesota on Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.