Seton Hall dumps St. John's
NEWARK, N.J. — Jeremy Hazell scored a season-high 31 points and Seton Hall, the worst 3-point shooting team in the Big East, made a season-best 12 to snap No. 15 St John’s six-game winning streak with an 84-70 victory Tuesday.
Freshman Fuquan Edwin had a career-best 19 points for the Pirates (12-17, 6-11), who had lost three straight and five of six.
Dwight Hardy scored 23 points for St. John’s (19-10, 11-6), which was one of the hottest teams in the country, having won eight of nine. But the Red Storm fell apart in the final minutes, getting outscored 14-2 over the last 4 minutes that included coach Steve Lavin and senior forward Justin Burrell being ejected in two separate incidents.
Jeff Robinson’s 3-pointer with 7:46 left gave the Pirates the lead for good.
No. 10 Wisconsin 77, Indiana 67
At Bloomington, Ind., Jordan Taylor scored a career-high 39 points and almost single-handedly stopped the Hoosiers’ second-half charge, leading the Badgers to victory.
With three of Wisconsin’s starters in foul trouble, Taylor accounted for all the Badgers’ points in a decisive 14-4 run midway through the second half. That spurt turned a 46-45 lead into a 60-49 advantage.
Taylor went 11 for 19 from the field, including a 7-for-8 night from 3-point range, and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts. He fell one point shy of the Assembly Hall record for an opposing player, set by Michigan State’s Terry Furlow in 1976 and matched when the Spartans’ Shawn Respert scored 40 in 1995.
The Badgers (23-6, 13-4 Big Ten) now have won eight straight against Indiana, their longest winning streak in the series since an 11-game run from 1912-19. They will carry a four-game winning streak into Sunday’s rematch at No. 1 Ohio State.
Verdell Jones led Indiana (12-18, 3-14) with 18 points and Jordan Hulls had 15.
No. 18 Arizona 70, Oregon State 59
At Tucson, Ariz., Derrick Williams had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Lamont Jones added 17 points and Arizona earned a share of its first Pac-10 title in six years.
Coming off consecutive losses for the first time this season, Arizona (24-6, 13-4) overcame some early shooting woes with defensive pressure, then pulled away in the second half to move within a game of its first undefeated home season in 12 years.
The Wildcats had an efficient night offensively with 17 assists and eight turnovers, then earned a share of the conference title when UCLA lost to Washington. Arizona can win the title outright by beating Oregon at home on Saturday.
Oregon State (10-18, 5-12) shot well (50 percent), but had 22 turnovers and was worn down by Arizona’s depth while losing its 10th straight on the road. Devon Collier led the Beavers with 12 points.
