NCAA Roundup: NU upsets Baylor, Illinois hangs on
December 4, 2012, 11:39 pm
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Northwestern 74, Baylor 70
WACO, Texas (AP) Reggie Hearn had 17 points with 10 rebounds and Northwestern snapped a two-game losing streak with a 74-70 win Tuesday night at Baylor, which was coming off a win at Kentucky.
Hearn made two layups for the Wildcats when they opened the second half with an 11-1 run. Northwestern (7-2) barely hung on after building an 18-point lead.
Baylor (5-3) was within 70-67 when Pierre Jackson made two free throws with 23 seconds left after a midcourt turnover by Northwestern on an inbound pass. Dave Sobolewski made a free throw with 17 seconds left after Northwestern had missed six free throws in a row.
No. 13 Illinois 72, Western Carolina 64
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Western Carolina is ready to go home.
The Catamounts finished a seven-game road trip by pushing No. 13 Illinois before falling 72-64 Tuesday.
"We're very tired," Western Carolina coach Larry Hunter said after the Catamounts forced a 54-54 tie with 5:53 seconds left.
"We played seven straight games all over the place. I've got guys with a lot of heart. They displayed that a year ago."
Western Carolina hosts Appalachian State in a Southern Conference game on Saturday.
"We're going to make some noise in our league before it's over," Hunter said.
After hanging on for the win, the Illini (9-0) head into their first big challenge of the season.
When Illinois plays at No. 10 Gonzaga on Saturday, it's the Illini's first meeting against a ranked opponent.
Wyoming 81, Illinois State 67
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Larry Nance Jr. scored 19 points and the Cowboys ran their winning streak to nine with an 81-67 comeback win over Illinois State Tuesday night.
Wyoming trailed 43-29 at halftime, and was down 50-31 with 17 minutes left. A 14-0 Cowboys run pulled them within 60-59 with 8:32 to play, and Wyoming outscored the Redbirds 18-1 in the final 5 minutes.
Luke Martinez added 17 points for Wyoming, 9-0 for the first time since the 1987-88 Cowboys won their first 11. Leonard Washington and Josh Adams had 15 points apiece and Derrious Gilmore scored 13 for Wyoming, which shot 64 percent in the second half and 54 percent for the game.
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