No. 2 Buckeyes handle Indiana

Deshaun Thomas, last year's Indiana Mr. Basketball, came out of a slump with 22 points to lead No. 2 Ohio State (27-2, 14-2 Big Ten) past Indiana (12-17, 3-13) 82-61 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

No. 16 Louisville 62, Pittsburgh 59, OT: Kyle Kuric scored 12 points, including two big baskets in overtime, and the Cardinals (22-7, 11-5 Big East) held on to beat the Panthers (25-4, 13-3) in Louisville, Ky.

No. 8 Purdue 67, Michigan St. 47: At East Lansing, Mich., JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks to lead the Boilermakers (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten) to their sixth straight win, beating the Spartans (16-12, 8-8).

No. 12 Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 63: At Madison, Wis., Jon Leuer scored 26 points and the Badgers (22-6, 12-4 Big Ten) beat Northwestern (16-12, 6-11) in their regular-season home finale, securing a perfect 16-0 record at the Kohl Center this season.

No. 14 Connecticut 67, Cincinnati 59: Kemba Walker scored 11 of his 16 points in the second half and the visiting Huskies (21-7, 9-7 Big East) pulled away late to snap a two-game losing streak and beat Cincinnati (22-7, 9-7).

No. 19 North Carolina 87, Maryland 76: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Tyler Zeller scored 25 points while freshman Harrison Barnes had 21 to help the Tar Heels (22-6, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Maryland (18-11, 7-7).

No. 25 Xavier 66, Dayton 62: At Dayton, Ohio, Tu Holloway scored 26 points, hitting the biggest shots down the stretch and helping the Musketeers (22-6, 13-1) remain alone atop the Atlantic 10, beating Dayton (19-10, 7-7).