Jackson Shelstad made two free throws with seven seconds left to put No. 15 Oregon ahead for good as the Ducks defeated Ohio State 73-71 on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
Shelstad made the shots for a 72-71 lead before the Buckeyes’ Bruce Thornton missed an open 3-point attempt with two seconds left. Nate Bittle added a foul shot with a second remaining for the final point for Oregon (14-2, 3-2 Big Ten).
Shelstad tied a career high with 24 points and Bittle added 21 and a team-high eight rebounds.
Earlier, with Ohio State trailing by one, Thornton stole the ball, which led to two free throws by John Mobley Jr. with 12.6 seconds left to put the Buckeyes (10-6, 2-3 Big Ten) ahead 71-70. Thornton led Ohio State with 20 points, and Mobley had 16.
No. 16 Michigan State 88, Washington 54
Jaden Akins had 20 points and the Spartans extended their winning streak to eight games with a victory over the Huskies in East Lansing, Mich.
Jeremy Fears Jr. notched his first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Spartans (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten), who trailed for only nine seconds. Jase Richardson supplied 12 points and Tre Holloman tossed in 11 while dishing out six assists.
Tyler Harris led Washington (10-6, 1-4) with 14 points and Zoom Diallo added eight points. The Huskies didn’t make a field goal during the first 10 minutes, missing their first 14 attempts while committing four turnovers.
No. 20 Purdue 68, Rutgers 50
Braden Smith scored 16 points and dished out 14 assists and the visiting Boilermakers never trailed in a Big Ten Conference win over the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points for the Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1), who shot 50 percent from the field in a slow-paced game. Kaufman-Renn dunked off a Smith pass with 4:18 left that gave Purdue a 62-46 lead and sealed the outcome. Fletcher Loyer chipped in 13 points for the Boilermakers.
Freshman Ace Bailey scored a game-high 17 points for the Scarlet Knights (8-8, 1-4), hitting four 3-pointers and grabbing seven rebounds. But the team’s other prized freshman, Dylan Harper, made only 2 of 9 shots in 28 minutes and finished with just six points.
