Iowa Batters Maryland, 71-55, College News

Iowa City, IA (SportsNetwork.com) -- Melo Trimble caught a finger in the eye. His team took it on the chin. Aaron White had 17 points, Adam Woodbury scored 16 and Iowa battered No. 17 Maryland with a hot-shooting first half on the way to a 71-55 win on Sunday afternoon. Peter Jok added 15 points for the Hawkeyes (15-8, 6-4 Big Ten), who shot better than 60 percent in the first half for a 40-17 lead at the break.

Trimble kept the Terrapins in the building by scoring 13 points in the first half despite having a TV camera dropped on his face and being poked in the eye by Woodbury during one five-minute span. The freshman star finished with a game-high 20 points but the Terrapins (19-5, 7-4) lost for the third time in five games and dropped their third in a row on the road.

(20) Ohio State 79, Rutgers 60

Piscataway, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) -- Freshman star D'Angelo Russell had a triple-double, scoring 17 of his 23 points in the first half as No. 20 Ohio State bounced back from an upset to thump Rutgers 79-60 on Sunday. Jae'Sean Tate added 20 points for the Buckeyes (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who were coming off Wednesday's 60-58 loss to Purdue on the road, which snapped a three-game winning streak.

Russell collected 11 rebounds and 11 assists and Keita Bates- Diop chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds to help the Buckeyes in their second consecutive game without suspended forward Marc Loving. Bishop Daniels scored 17 points and Junior Etou had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Rutgers (10-15, 2-10), which has lost eight games in a row since shocking then-No. 4 Wisconsin 67-62 on Jan. 11 for the program's first-ever win over a top-five team.

EIU Reception Scheduled At SIUE

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- The Eastern Illinois Athletic Panther Club and EIU Alumni Association are teaming together for a pre-game reception in conjunction with the Panthers men’s basketball game on Feb. 14 at SIU Edwardsville. The event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bull & Bear Grill and Bar (located at 1071 S. State Hwy. 157 in Edwardsville).

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be available along with a cash bar. EIU Panther Club members, Alumni and Fans are asked to RSVP by calling 1-800-ALUM-EIU (258-6348) or by email at alumeiu@eiu.edu  Fans may purchase tickets to the game by calling the SIUE ticket office at 1-855-SIUE-TIX. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. and be televised on Fox Sports Midwest.

UT Martin 64, SIUE 59

MARTIN, Tenn. -- UT Martin used a strong second half to earn a come-from-behind 64-59 win over visiting SIUE Saturday night at Skyhawk Arena.  

The Skyhawks used a 19-8 run over the game's final 7:32 to turn a six-point deficit into the five-point victory.

"Down the stretch we just didn't get enough stops," SIUE Head Coach Lennox Forrester said. "We didn't execute very well defensively. We gave up too many offensive rebounds.

SIUE falls to 9-13 overall and 5-6 in the OVC. UT Martin improved to 15-8 and 7-3.

Illinois Hosts Michigan Thursday

(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois will be back in action on Thursday against Michigan at the State Farm Center. The Illini captured a huge 59-54 road win over Michigan State on Saturday. Illinois has won three straight to move to 6-5 in Big Ten play and 16-8 overall.

All of the college basketball locals have tonight off. Northwestern will welcome Michigan State to Welsh-Ryan Arena Tuesday night. Notre Dame will also be in action tomorrow on the road against Clemson. On Wednesday, Loyola will square off with Southern Illinois, while DePaul will do battle with St. John's.

Sunday, February 8 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

Iowa Hawkeyes 71, #16 Maryland Terrapins 55

#20 Ohio State Buckeyes 79, Rutgers Scarlet Knights 60

#25 Indiana Hoosiers 70, Michigan Wolverines 67

Monday, February 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball

6:00 p.m. - #5 Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles

6:00 p.m. - #19 Baylor Bears host Oklahoma State Cowboys

8:00 p.m. - #14 Iowa State Cyclones at #21 Oklahoma Sooners