Rutgers' Gilvydas Biruta is trapped by Louisville's Terrence Jennings, left, and Preston Knowles, right, in the No. 16 Cardinals' 55-37 win Tuesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — David Lighty scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and William Buford had all 17 of his in the first to lead No. 2 Ohio State past Illinois 89-70 on Tuesday night.

Jared Sullinger 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Buckeyes (26-2, 13-2 Big Ten), who had lost two of three after winning their first 25 games.

Ohio State shot 53 percent from the field to end Illinois’ string of 37 consecutive games holding an opponent under 50 percent.

No. 5 Texas 76, Iowa St. 53

At Austin, Texas, Jordan Hamilton broke out of a two-game shooting slump with 20 points and Texas rebounded from its first loss in a month.

Tristan Thompson shook off an early flub when he tipped the ball into the wrong basket to finish with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Longhorns (24-4, 12-1 Big 12).

No. 16 Louisville 55, Rutgers 37

At Piscataway, N.J., Preston Knowles hit three 3-pointers in a game-opening 17-2 run for Louisville.

The Cardinals (21-7, 10-5 Big East) hit six of their first nine shots from long range in opening a 19-point first-half lead and handing Rutgers (13-14, 4-11) its third straight loss and seventh in eight games.

Tennessee 60, No. 18 Vanderbilt 51

At Nashville, Tenn., Scotty Hopson scored 19 points, and Tennessee rallied from 11 points down in the second half to sweep the season series from its instate rival.

Tennessee (17-11, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) has won two of its last three, and this time the Vols won by hitting their free throws when it mattered most. Hopson hit all six of his attempts as Tennessee, which hit only three of its first nine from the line, hit 11 of 12 over the final 2:52.

Melvin Goins scored 15 points for the Vols who won in coach Bruce Pearl’s 200th game at Tennessee. He celebrated by blowing a few kisses at fans as he left the court at Memorial Gym.

The Commodores (20-7, 8-5) snapped a five-game winning streak.

No. 25 Xavier 100, La Salle. 62

At Cincinnati, Jeff Robinson scored a career-high 22 points for Xavier.

Tu Holloway, the first player in Xavier history with two career triple-doubles with his second on Saturday against Fordham, finished a rebound short of his third. He set a career high with 15 assists to go with 12 points and nine rebounds before leaving with 2:36 left in the game.

Mark Lyons scored 15 points for the Musketeers (21-6, 12-1.

Tyreek Duren scored 18 points to lead the Explorers (12-16, 4-9), who have lost three straight.