Dec 6, 2014 4 min read

T.J. McConnell scored six of his 12 points in overtime and No. 3 Arizona held on for a 66-63 victory over No. 9 Gonzaga after Byron Wesley air-balled the first of three missed free throws with 3.3 seconds left on Saturday.

Arizona (8-0) rallied from a poor-shooting first half and a couple of deficits in the second half to force overtime. McConnell, limited in the first half by foul trouble, was assertive in the extra period, leading the Wildcats to their 26th straight home win.

Brandon Ashley had 14 points for Arizona, which has won 35 straight regular-season non-conference games.

Gonzaga (7-1) shot well inside, but went 4-for-17 from 3-point range and had two key turnovers late in overtime.

Wesley had a chance to tie the game after being fouled on a 3-pointer, but was well short on his first attempt and clanged away the other two.

No. 2 Wisconsin 49, Marquette 38: Josh Gasser scored 12 points on four 3-pointers, 7-footer Frank Kaminsky added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Wisconsin managed a 49-38 win over Marquette.

The Badgers (8-1) shot 32 percent while contending with a 2-3 zone defense by the undersized Golden Eagles, who don’t have a starter taller than 6-7.

But Wisconsin looked sloppy at times in the second half, and Marquette (4-4) chipped away at a 10-point halftime deficit.

Two foul shots by Sandy Cohen III with 8:57 left cut the lead to 35-33 to get upset-minded fans cheering at the Bradley Center.

No. 7 Virginia 74, VCU 57: Justin Anderson scored 21 points, including a late 3-pointer in the middle of a clutch 15-0 run, and No. 7 Virginia ended VCU’s 22-game home winning streak with a 74-57 victory.

No. 10. Villanova 74, St. Joseph’s 46: Josh Hart scored 12 points and Phil Booth and Darrun Hilliard each had 11 to lead No. 10 Villanova to a 74-46 win over Saint Joseph’s.

The Wildcats (8-0) scored the first eight points, led by 15 only 6 minutes into the game and treated the rest of it like a glorified exhibition against one of their biggest rivals.

No. 14 Ohio State 70, Colgate 50: D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and Marc Loving added 17 points to lead No. 14 Ohio State to a 70-50 victory over Colgate.

The Buckeyes (6-1) lost at No. 5 Louisville 64-55 in their last outing in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Tuesday night.

Not until Kam Williams, who chipped in with 11 points, capped an 11-0 surge with a four-point play with 5:03 left did Ohio State finally put the game away.

NJIT 72, No. 17 Michigan 70: Damon Lynn made a critical 3-pointer with less than three minutes to go and finished with 20 points to help New Jersey Institute of Technology stun No. 17 Michigan, 72-70.

Caris LeVert scored 32 points for Michigan but the Wolverines (6-2) as a team only shot 42 percent from the field.

NJIT (3-5) held the Wolverines’ comeback efforts at bay, sealing the win when Daquan Holiday corralled the ball with 4.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws.

No. 19 Michigan State 85, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52: Matt Costello and Travis Trice each scored 15 points to lead No. 19 Michigan State past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 85-52.

Branden Dawson had 12 points and seven rebounds for Michigan State (6-3). Bryn Forbes added 12-points, making 4 of 7 3-point shots.

No. 21 Maryland 82, Winthrop 62: Jake Layman scored 21 points, freshman Melo Trimble and Richaud Pack had 16 apiece and No. 21 Maryland pulled away to an 82-62 victory over Winthrop.

No. 23 Butler 65, Northwestern 56: Kellen Dunham scored 19 points to lead No. 23 Butler past Northwestern 65-56.

Roosevelt Jones added 12 points and six rebounds as the Bulldogs held off a late surge by the Wildcats.

Butler (7-1) led 34-28 at halftime. The Bulldogs outscored the Wildcats 22-6 in the paint in the first half.

No. 24 Illinois 70, American 55: Malcolm Hill scored 13 points as Illinois defeated American 70-55.

The Illini (7-1) only led by two points midway through the first half, but a 17-2 run put the Eagles (5-4) in an early deficit.