Malik Monk scored 23 points to lead No. 2 Kentucky to a 69-48 victory over No. 13 Michigan State on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Though Nebraska needs help to reach the Big Ten championship game, it would double its 2015 regular-season win total if they it Maryland on Saturday and Iowa on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The giant video screen in Ohio State's indoor practice facility ran a loop of MMA fighters beating each other senseless, coach Urban Meyer's way of reminding players that they have one swing to knock out Michigan State this week and keep their championship dreams alive.
Michigan's mission is to win the Big Ten title for the first time since 2004 and reach the playoff. If the Wolverines have to rely on a backup quarterback to do it, coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't seem worried about it.
Josh Hart scored 24 points and Darryl Reynolds added 12 to lead No. 3 Villanova to a 79-76 victory over No. 15 Purdue on Monday night.