BIG TEN ROUNDUP Kentucky's front line wears down Indiana

Kentucky controlled Indiana inside Saturday to maintain its recentdominance against the Hoosiers.

The Wildcats' inside trio of Chuck Hayes, Randolph Morris andShagari Alleyne combined for 35 points on 14-for-20 shooting as No.10 Kentucky beat Indiana 73-58 in Louisville, Ky.

Patrick Sparks had 16 points and six assists for Kentucky (6-1),which has beaten Indiana in 12 of the last 14 meetings -- includingfive in a row -- between the traditional powers, which play annuallyin either Indianapolis or Freedom Hall.

"I thought we played with a lot more poise and patience today thanwe have in the past," Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said. "We played alot smarter."

The Hoosiers (2-4) have lost four consecutive games, the thirdtime in as many seasons they've had a losing streak of at least fourgames. The current streak has come against heavyweights -- NorthCarolina, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Kentucky.

"Kentucky is a good basketball team, and they wore us down,"Indiana coach Mike Davis said. "We played them better than we have ina while. Their inside play, they were just too strong for us."

Indiana entered the game shooting 34.8 percent for the season andwasn't much better against the Wildcats, shooting 38 percent. TheHoosiers shot well from three-point range -- 10-for-23 -- but went 9-for-27 otherwise.

Junior guard Bracey Wright, the Hoosiers' leading scorer, keptthem in the game with six three-pointers and 31 points, but no otherIndiana player scored more than eight points.

NO. 20 MICHIGAN ST. 78, STANFORD 53: Paul Davis scored 20 pointsand keyed a first-half surge to lead the Spartans in Auburn Hills,Mich.

Michigan State (5-2) took control with an 18-4 run midway throughthe first half and was able to coast the rest of the way. Davisstarted the spurt with a low-post move for a basket, then added ajumper and three-point play.

PURDUE 69, COLORADO ST. 68: Freshman Xavier Price hit two freethrows with 8.9 seconds left, and Carl Landry had a steal with timewinding down as the host Boilermakers broke a four-game losingstreak.

David Teague led Purdue (2-5) with a career-high 23 points, andLandry added 16 points and six rebounds. Price finished with sixpoints, which included a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.

Jason Smith had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Rams (5-3).

MICHIGAN 71, S. FLORIDA 62: Dion Harris scored 22 points, andChris Hunter added 16 to help the injury-depleted Wolverines.

Brent Petway and Ron Coleman each had 10 points for host Michigan(6-3), which played without four players sidelined with injuries.

Terrence Leather led the Bulls (5-3) with a career-high 28 points,and Brian Swift had 13.

NO. 11 PITTSBURGH 84, PENN STATE 71: Carl Krauser scored a career-high 28 points, and Chevon Troutman and Antonio Graves each had 18 as the Panthers held off Nittany Lions flurries in each half fortheir third 7-0 start in as many seasons.

The Panthers beat the host Nittany Lions (5-4) for a fourthconsecutive season in the intrastate series.

OHIO STATE 78, PORTLAND STATE 54: Terence Dials scored a career-high 25 points, including six during a 10-0 first-half run, to leadthe host Buckeyes.

Dials hit nine of 16 shots from the field and seven of eight freethrows, adding nine rebounds for the Buckeyes (6-2). His previousbest was 23 points against Towson earlier this season.

The Buckeyes were coming off a 10-day break since losing toClemson 80-73.

MINNESOTA 77, C. MICHIGAN 63: Vincent Grier had 16 of his 19points in the second half, including a pair of steals he turned intofastbreak dunks that ignited the host Gophers (5-3). Jeff Hagenscored a career-best 21 points for Minnesota (5-3).

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