Indiana forward Jared Jeffries (1) is fouled by Michigan State forward Adam Wolfe. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Tom Coverdale scored 22 points and Jared Jeffries added 21 as Indiana made 14 3-pointers in an 83-65 victory over No.25 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

        The Hoosiers (10-5, 3-0 Big Ten) made 10 of 16 3-pointers in the first half to build a 24-point lead. Coverdale made his first six 3-point attempts, scoring 21 in the first half, and Dane Fife was 3-for-4. Fife finished with 14.
       Coverdale made his first eight shots overall before missing a 3 midway through the second half.

        Indiana shot 65 percent overall in the first half and led 48-26.
       The Hoosiers struggled at first to regain their shot in the second half, making only four baskets in the first 10 minutes. The Spartans (9-6, 0-2) capitalized with a 16-8 run to make it a 14-point game.

        But Jeffries hit a 3 and Kyle Hornsby followed with a steal on the next possession. Hornsby hit a 3-pointer to push Indiana's lead back to 20.

        By the time Jeff Newton converted a three-point play to make it 74-51, the sold-out crowd at Assembly Hall was chanting “Overrated! Overrated!” at the Spartans.
        MICHIGAN ST. (9-6) — Wolfe 0-3 2-2 2, Anderson 1-5 4-4 7, Anagonye 7-12 3-3 17, Taylor 6-17 2-2 17, Torbert 1-1 0-0 3, Hill 3-8 0-0 8, Ishbia 0-0 1-2 1, Bograkos 3-3 0-0 6, Andreas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 23-52 12-13 65.

        INDIANA (10-5) — Jeffries 5-10 9-10 21, Odle 2-4 4-6 8, Coverdale 8-10 6-8 22, Fife 5-8 0-0 14, Hornsby 3-4 0-0 8, Moye 0-3 1-2 1, Leach 0-1 0-0 0, Perry 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Tapak 0-1 0-0 0, Newton 4-4 1-1 9. Totals 27-47 15-19 83.

        Halftime—Indiana 48-26. 3-Point goals—Michigan St. 7-14 (Taylor 3-6, Hill 2-5, Torbert 1-1, Anderson 1-1, Wolfe 0-1), Indiana 14-26 (Coverdale 6-8, Fife 4-6, Hornsby 2-3, Jeffries 2-5, Perry 0-1, Tapak 0-1, Moye 0-2). Fouled out— None. Rebounds—Michigan St. 33 (Anagonye 10), Indiana 20 (Jeffries 8). Assists—Michigan St. 12 (Anderson, Anagonye 4), Indiana 22 (Jeffries 7). Total fouls—Michigan St. 17, Indiana 15. A—NA.

        No.6 Oklahoma State 68, Baylor 57
        WACO, Texas — Maurice Baker, still gimpy from a groin injury, scored consecutive baskets to put Oklahoma State ahead to stay. A turnover by Baker led to Matt Sayman's layup that put Baylor (11-4, 1-1 Big 12) ahead 54-53 with about seven minutes left. Baker came right back to make a long jumper at the other end to put the Cowboys (14-1, 1-1) in front.
        OKLAHOMA ST. (14-1) — Jonzen 4-11 3-4 11, McFarlin 4-7 0-0 8, Sanders 5-10 2-2 15, Baker 5-13 0-0 12, V.Williams 4-9 2-2 13, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0, Broxsie 0-0 0-0 0, Gadson 2-3 0-0 5, A.Williams 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 26-57 7-8 68.

        BAYLOR (11-4) — Elsey 2-6 0-1 4, Davis 3-4 0-0 6, Roberts 4-11 4-7 12, Lucas 4-10 0-0 11, Greenleaf 4-7 1-3 11, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Sayman 2-3 3-4 7, Guinn 3-9 0-0 6, Kosmalski 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 8-15 57.

        Halftime—Baylor 29, Oklahoma St. 25. 3-Point goals—Oklahoma St. 9-17 (Sanders 3-5, V.Williams 3-5, Baker 2-6, Gadson 1-1), Baylor 5-21 (Lucas 3-6, Greenleaf 2-4, Henry 0-1, Sayman 0-1, Davis 0-1, Kosmalski 0-1, Roberts 0-2, Guinn 0-2, Elsey 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma St. 41 (McFarlin 10), Baylor 27 (Roberts 6). Assists—Oklahoma St. 16 (Jonzen, Sanders, Baker 3), Baylor 13 (Davis, Lucas 4). Total fouls—Oklahoma St. 17, Baylor 13. A—7,088.

        Clemson 68, No.7 Virginia 52

        CLEMSON, S.C. — Jamar McKnight scored a career-high 25 points and Edward Scott added 17 as Clemson handed Virginia its second straight loss after a 9-0 start.
       The Tigers (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost to Winthrop and Yale the past two weeks at Littlejohn Coliseum. But they rolled past the Cavaliers (9-2, 0-2) as McKnight and Scott led a 23-7 second half run.
        VIRGINIA (9-2) — Mathis 1-4 1-3 3, Williams 0-7 0-0 0, Brown 2-5 0-0 4, Mason 9-16 0-0 19, Hall 2-11 0-0 4, Dowling 0-0 0-0 0, Jenifer 3-7 3-4 9, Harper 2-5 0-0 5, Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Watson 2-5 2-4 6. Totals 22-61 6-11 52.

        CLEMSON (11-5) — McKnight 9-20 4-4 25, Hobbs 2-4 0-0 4, Henderson 3-6 2-3 8, Stockman 3-11 2-4 10, Scott 7-13 0-0 17, Nagys 0-2 0-1 0, Ford 2-2 0-0 4, Babalola 0-1 0-0 0, Christie 0-0 0-0 0, Holt 0-0 0-0 0, Clifton 0-5 0-4 0. Totals 26-64 8-16 68.

        Halftime—Clemson 27, Virginia 25. 3-Point goals— Virginia 2-25 (Harper 1-4, Mason 1-8, Brown 0-1, Jenifer 0-3, Hall 0-4, Williams 0-5), Clemson 8-19 (Scott 3-4, McKnight 3-7, Stockman 2-6, Nagys 0-1, Clifton 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Virginia 43 (Hall 12), Clemson 43 (Henderson 9). Assists—Virginia 7 (Mason, Jenifer 2), Clemson 17 (Scott 6). Total fouls—Virginia 18, Clemson 13. A—8,500.
       
        No.12 Syracuse 85, Seton Hall 70
        SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Preston Shumpert scored 19 points and DeShaun Williams had 18 as Syracuse beat Seton Hall. It was the fifth straight win for Syracuse (14-2, 3-0 Big East). SETON HALL (8-7) — Allen 3-8 5-8 11, Morton 0-0 0-0 0, Manga 1-2 3-4 5, Barrett 6-15 4-6 18 Lane 4-13 1-2 12, Shine 1-2 0-0 2, Harod 1-1 0-0 3, Toney-El 2-4 3-4 7, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Fray 1-2 5-6 7, Branwell 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 21-51 22-31 70.

        SYRACUSE (14-2) — Warrick 0-1 1-2 1, Shumpert 7-14 3-5 19, Forth 6-6 0-0 12, Duany 3-6 6-8 13, Williams 7-14 0-0 18, Pace 1-1 0-4 2, Kouwe 0-1 0-0 0, Herron 0-0 0-0 0, Thues 4-6 1-2 10, McNeil 5-5 0-0 10. Totals 33-54 11-21 85.

        Halftime—Syracuse 40, Seton Hall 28. 3-Point Goals—Seton Hall 6-19 (Lane 3-9, Barrett 2-8, Harod 1-1, Allen 0-1). Syracuse 8-19 (Williams 4-10, Shumpert 2-5, Thues 1-1, Duany 1-2, Kouwe 0-1). Fouled out—Lane, McNeil. Rebounds—Seton Hall 25 (Allen 7), Syracuse 32 (Forth 5). Assists—Seton Hall 12 (Allen 4), Syracuse 26 (Thues 9). Total Fouls—Seton Hall 17, Syracuse 20. A— 17,016.

        St.John's 71, No.21 Miami 60
        NEW YORK — Marcus Hatten scored 25 points and St. John's held Miami to one field goal over the final 16 minutes.

        MIAMI (14-2) — Salmons 1-10 6-6 9, Rice 3-15 5-6 13, Jones 1-6 5-6 7, Barnes 6-16 0-2 16, Tyler 2-5 3-5 7, Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Berumen 0-0 0-0 0, Djahue 4-4 0-0 8, Frisby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 19-25 60.

        ST. JOHN'S (11-3) — Glover 3-6 5-8 11, King 3-6 4-6 10, Diakite 0-1 0-0 0, Hatten 7-19 9-13 25, Shaw 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 2-2 2-2 7, Fordham 1-4 2-4 4, Keita 2-2 0-0 4, Bangura 2-7 1-2 5, Emanuel 2-5 0-1 5. Totals 22-55 23-36 71.

        Halftime—Miami 39, St. John's 38. 3-Point goals—Miami 7-26 (Barnes 4-10, Rice 2-9, Salmons 1-4, Jones 0-3), St. John's 4-15 (Hatten 2-8, Smith 1-1, Emanuel 1-2, Glover 0-1, Bangura 0-1, Shaw 0-2). Fouled out— Simmons. Rebounds—Miami 40 (Tyler 8), St. John's 44 (Hatten 9). Assists—Miami 12 (Salmons 5), St. John's 11 (Hatten 6). Total fouls—Miami 24, St. John's 23. A—6,008.

        Arkansas 75, No.22 Mississippi St. 64
        FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Brandon Dean and Michael Jones keyed a 14-0 run, and Jannero Pargo stopped a Mississippi State rally by scoring five straight points.

        Dean scored twice and played energizing defense, and Jones contributed two baskets and an important assist during the spurt that put the Razorbacks (10-4, 2-0 SEC) in front 57-40 with 10:03 to play. Derrick Zimmerman helped the Bulldogs (14-2, 1-1) cut the margin to nine points before Pargo made a reverse layup and a 3 for 65-52 lead.

        Arkansas led by 10 points early in the second half, but T.J. Cleveland threw the ball to Zimmerman who took the gift to the other end for a layup that cut it to 43-40.

        A tip by Jones bounced through before Dean stole the inbounds pass and zipped past a defender for a reverse layup.
        MISSISSIPPI ST. (14-2) — Patterson 4-12 2-3 12, Ignerski 2-5 0-0 6, Austin 3-7 5-6 11, Gholar 2-8 0-1 4, Zimmerman 5-8 7-11 17, Bowers 3-12 0-2 8, Gardner 0-0 0-0 0, Harper 1-3 0-0 2, Campbell 2-4 0-0 4, Goffer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 14-23 64.

        ARKANSAS (10-4) — Jordan 2-4 0-0 4, Gipson 3-6 1-2 9, Gomez 3-6 2-2 9, Pargo 6-13 2-4 18, Dean 6-11 1-3 16, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Sullinger 2-5 0-2 4, Cleveland 1-5 0-1 2, Lane 3-5 1-2 7, Tatum 0-2 0-0 0, Eddins 0-1 0-0 0, Satchell 0-0 0-0 0, Mi.Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Ma.Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Blackmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 7-16 75.

        Halftime—Arkansas 33, Mississippi St. 28. 3-Point goals—MSU 6-21 (Ignerski 2-3, Patterson 2-5, Bowers 2-7, Harper 0-1, Gholar 0-5), Arkansas 10-28 (Pargo 4-9, Dean 3-7, Gipson 2-3, Gomez 1-1, Eddins 0-1, Mi.Jones 0-1, Sullinger 0-2, Cleveland 0-2, Tatum 0-2). Fouled out—Bowers. Rebounds—MSU 46 (Gholar 9), Arkansas 35 (Gomez 6). Assists—MSU 11 (Gholar, Zimmerman 3), Arkansas 17 (Gipson 5). Total fouls—MSU 18, Ark 21. Technical—MSU coach Stansbury. A—18,037.

       No.23 Pittsburgh 66, Rutgers 58
        PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Jaron Brown scored 14 points and sparked a decisive run after Pittsburgh blew a 15-point lead against Rutgers.
        PITTSBURGH (15-1) — Zavackas 2-7 3-4 8, Morris 0-2 0-0 0, Page 1-6 2-2 4, Brown 5-9 4-5 14, Knight 4-9 4-15 13, Lett 4-7 3-4 11, Johnson 3-6 1-1 8, McCarroll 3-4 1-2 8. Totals 22-50 18-33 66.

        RUTGERS (10-5) — Axani 2-2 0-0 4, Kent 2-3 1-8 5, Shields 0-7 4-4 4, Sherrod 3-9 0-0 7, Coleman 6-17 0-1 16, Lamizana 2-6 3-5 7, McCoy 0-0 0-0 0, Dabney 1-4 0-0 2, Wiggan 4-8 2-2 11, Wright 1-2 0-3 2, Fox 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 10-23 58.

        Halftime—Pittsburgh 29, Rutgers 22. 3-Point goals— Pittsburgh 4-14 (Zavackas 1-2, Johnson 1-2, McCarroll 1-2, Knight 1-5, Page 0-3), Rutgers 6-20 (Coleman 4-11, Sherrod 1-2, Wiggan 1-3, Lamizana 0-1, Fox 0-1, Shields 0-2). Fouled out—Zavackas, Coleman, Lamizana. Rebounds—Pittsburgh 40 (Lett 8), Rutgers 41 (Kent 9). Assists—Pittsburgh 8 (Page, Knight 3), Rutgers 14 (Sherrod 6). Total fouls—Pittsburgh 23, Rutgers 31. Technical—Zavackas 2, Lamizana. A—4,721.

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