No. 10 Michigan St. 77,
No. 20 Wisconsin 64
In East Lansing, Michigan, Alan Anderson was a perfect 10-of-10 from the field and poured in a career-high 28 points to lead Michigan State to a 77-64 win over Wisconsin at the Breslin Center.
Paul Davis chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten), who have won six straight games since dropping a heartbreaking 62-59 loss at Wisconsin on Jan. 16. Shannon Brown and Maurice Ager both contributed 11 points in the win.
Michigan State, which won for the first time in its last seven meetings versus the Badgers, won 20 games in a season for the sixth time under head coach Tom Izzo.
Alando Tucker scored 18 points and Mike Wilkinson added 16 points and seven boards for Wisconsin (17-7, 8-5), which has dropped two of its last three contests.
No. 12 Gonzaga 84, Portland 68
In Portland, Adam Morrison finished with a game-high 22 points, as Gonzaga clinched the West Coast Conference title with an 84-68 victory over Portland.
The Bulldogs (22-4, 13-2 WCC) clinched at least a tie for the title with Saturday's win over San Francisco, but won the league outright with Thursday's victory. Gonzaga, which has won five straight regular-season WCC titles, also locked down the top seed in next week's conference tournament.
No. 14 Washington 90,
Arizona St. 82
In Seattle, Washington, Tre Simmons scored 29 points, hitting 6-of-7 three-pointers, to lift 14th-ranked Washington over Arizona State 90-82 at Bank of America Arena.
Nate Robinson added 21 points for the Huskies (22-4, 12-3 Pac-10), who have won two in a row heading into Saturday's important matchup against conference leading Arizona.
Ike Diogu had 31 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Sun Devils (18-10, 7-9), who had a two-game win streak halted. Kevin Kruger added 17 points for Arizona State, which has lost four of six overall and four in a row on the road.
No. 24 Cincinnati 80, Marquette 68
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Eric Hicks scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Cincinnati to an 80-68 win over Marquette at Fifth Third Arena.
Jason Maxiell added 14 points and 10 boards for the Bearcats (21-6, 9-4 C- USA), who have won three straight overall and five in a row at home. Steve Novak had 25 points for the Golden Eagles (18-9, 6-8), who have lost two of three and eight of their last 11.
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