Topic: Lawrence McKenzie

Shaun Pruitt scored 16 points Saturday when Illinois advanced to the Big Ten championship game with a 54-50 victory over Minnesota.

Eric Gordon scored 20 points Wednesday in helping 17th-ranked Indiana bounce back from a one-sided loss to defeat Minnesota 69-55.

E'Twaun Moore led the way with 22 points Wednesday and No. 19 Purdue won for the 12th time in 13 games -- 65-53 over Minnesota.

Drew Neitzel's hot second-half shooting enabled No. 11 Michigan State to hold off Minnesota for a 78-73 victory Sunday.

Raymar Morgan had 31 points and 10 rebounds Saturday to lead the sixth-ranked Michigan State Spartans to a 65-59 win over Minnesota.

Greg Oden had 19 points and nine rebounds Sunday afternoon to lead second-ranked Ohio State to an 85-67 rout of Minnesota and its 11th straight victory.

Alando Tucker had 29 points and nine rebounds Wednesday night as third-ranked Wisconsin rallied past Minnesota, 75-62.

The 20th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners posted a 74-68 Big 12 victory Monday night over the Texas Longhorns.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 88-81 over the Oklahoma Sooners at the Noble Center Saturday night in Norman, Okla.

Kevin Bookout had 18 points and 13 rebounds Saturday to lead the 21st-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to a 64-60 victory over the 11th-ranked Texas Longhorns.