Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway led five players in double figures with 15 points apiece and Indiana overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to stretch No. 13 Purdue’s losing streak to four games with a 73-58 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.
Myles Rice and reserve Oumar Ballo scored 12 points apiece, while Luke Goode added 11 as the Hoosiers (16-11, 7-9 Big Ten) thrust themselves into the discussion for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid by outscoring the Boilermakers 48-21 in the second half.
Indiana made 64 percent of its field goals after halftime and made 18 trips to the foul line in the second half, hitting 13 shots. The Hoosiers also forced 11 turnovers in the second half and cashed those in for 19 points.
Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 20 points for Purdue (19-9, 11-6), which absorbed its second straight 0-2 week. Myles Colvin added 11 off the bench but the Boilermakers connected on just 6 of 20 (30 percent) shots in the second half.
No. 10 St. John’s 89, UConn 75
Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as the Red Storm took control late in the first half and pulled away from the Huskies in New York.
RJ Luis Jr. contributed 14 points, Aaron Scott chipped in 13 and Deivon Smith finished with 12 for St. John’s (24-4, 15-2 Big East), which completed its first season sweep of UConn since the 1999-2000 season. The Red Storm shot 46.9 percent and made 8 of 19 3-pointers while leading for the final 29:45.
Alex Karaban led the Huskies (18-9, 10-6) with 17 points, while Tarris Reed Jr. and Solo Ball added 15 apiece. Liam McNeeley contributed 14 but shot 2-of-13 as UConn finished 39 percent from the floor and committed 18 turnovers.
No. 22 Memphis 84, Florida Atlantic 65
Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each had 22 points to lead the host Tigers over the Owls.
Dainja matched a career best with his point total and grabbed 11 rebounds. Colby Rogers added 15 points and Moussa Cisse secured 11 rebounds as Memphis (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference) increased its AAC lead over North Texas and UAB to a full game.
Tre Carroll led FAU (15-12, 8-6) with 20 points and seven rebounds while Kaleb Glenn had 15 points and five rebounds. Leland Walker had 14 points with four assists and shot 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
