Brazdeikis carries No. 9 Michigan past No. 17 Maryland
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Ignas Brazdeikis scored 21 points, Jon Teske had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 9 Michigan beat 17th-ranked Maryland 69-62 Sunday to remain in the hunt for the Big Ten title.
The Wolverines (26-4, 15-4) clinched a double-bye in the conference tournament and still have chance to overtake first-place Purdue. Michigan, the defending Big Ten champions, must win its finale at Michigan State and hope the Boilermakers lose at least one of their last two.
Michigan trailed 43-41 before Isaiah Livers hit a 3-pointer, Zavier Simpson popped a jumper and Jordan Poole made a layup during a five-minute span in which the Terrapins struggled offensively.
A 3-pointer by Brazdeikis made it 51-45, and Simpson added a desperation running hook in the final seconds of the shot clock for an eight-point lead with 4:38 left.
Bruno Fernando had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots for Maryland (21-9, 12-7), which fell to 7-1 at home in Big Ten play.
Freshman Jalen Smith scored 11 and three others chipped in with 10, including leading scorer Anthony Cowan, who went 4 for 15 from the floor and missed his first five attempts from beyond the arc before finally connecting with 1:26 remaining.
Simpson had 12 points and 10 assists, and Poole scored 12 for Michigan. The Wolverines were without senior guard Charles Matthews, who missed a second straight game with a sprained right ankle. He ranks third on the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game.
No. 25 Washington 62, Stanford 61: Jaylen Nowell scored 13 points but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 during a nervous finish for No. 25 Washington, which still held off Stanford 62-61 for a weekend split in the Bay Area. Stanford star KZ Okpala missed an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Huskies secured the loose ball. Noah Dickerson added 12 points for the Huskies.
Louisville 75, Notre Dame 61: Jordan Nwora scored 20 points, Malik Williams added 16 and matched a career-high with 13 rebounds and Louisville topped Notre Dame 75-61 to end a three-game losing streak. After shooting a combined 30 percent and being outrebounded twice during the recent skid, the Cardinals bounced back by controlling the paint on both ends.
Creighton 66, No. 10 Marquette 60: Martin Krampelj scored 19 points and Ty-Shon Alexander added 14 to pace Creighton to a 66-60 victory over No. 10 Marquette. Creighton outscored Marquette 16-3 down the stretch until a 3-pointer in the closing seconds by Markus Howard, who finished with 33 points. The Golden Eagles committed 22 turnovers, which Creighton turned into 18 points.