• Beilein, Michigan look forward to big week 12/2/2008, 8:34 p.m. EST
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is about to embark on a two-game stretch that could put it back in the national spotlight. That hasn't happened in years and the Wolverines are approaching the contests with an attitude they haven't shown in a while.

• No. 1 North Carolina ready for trip to Detroit 12/2/2008, 4:52 p.m. EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Top-ranked North Carolina will get its first glimpse of Detroit's Ford Field during Wednesday's ACC/Big Ten Challenge showdown with Michigan State.

• Penn State coach Paterno back after hip surgery 12/2/2008, 4:26 p.m. EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State coach Joe Paterno is back at work a week after undergoing hip-replacement surgery. A team spokesman says the 81-year-old Paterno held a squad meeting Sunday night after players returned from Thanksgiving break.

• Northwestern State defeats Centenary 90-84 in OT 12/2/2008, 12:06 a.m. EST
NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Keithan Hancock scored 22 points as Northwestern State beat Centenary for the second time in 11 days, 90-84 in overtime.

• Wisconsin holds off Virginia Tech 74-72 12/1/2008, 9:17 p.m. EST
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Trevon Hughes hit a leaning floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin survived a furious rally by Virginia Tech on Monday night, winning 74-72 in the opener of the 10th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

• No. 20 Ohio State beats Dayton 76-61 11/30/2008, 7:46 p.m. EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jantel Lavender scored 27 points and Samantha Prahalis had 17 to help No. 20 Ohio State rally from a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Dayton 76-61 in the final of the Buckeye Classic.

• BKC T25 Michigan St. Wichita St. Box 11/30/2008, 4:14 p.m. EST
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• No. 1 Minn rallies twice, ties Michigan St. 4-4 OT 11/29/2008, 11:58 p.m. EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daultan Leveille scored twice as Michigan State snapped a seven-game losing streak, skating to a 4-4 overtime tie with top-ranked Minnesota on Saturday.

• Wisconsin shuts out No. 14 Michigan 3-0 11/29/2008, 11:26 p.m. EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Shane Connelly will get the credit for his second shutout in three games, but the Wisconsin goaltender was happy to deflect that, too.

• BKC Cent. Michigan Ill. Chicago Box 11/29/2008, 10:57 p.m. EST
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• Walker scores 32 as No. 3 Cal cruises past Iowa 11/29/2008, 10:18 p.m. EST
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Ashley Walker scored 20 of her 32 points in the first half to help No. 3 California rout Iowa 76-43 on Saturday night at the Paradise Jam tournament.

• Penn State defeats Towson 78-54 11/29/2008, 8:49 p.m. EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Stanley Pringle scored 16 points and Taylor Battle had 15 and a career-high nine assists in leading Penn State to a 78-54 win over Towson in a consolation round game of the Philly Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra.

• No. 19 Purdue defeats Hawaii 90-74 11/29/2008, 8:25 p.m. EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Brittany Rayburn scored 22 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 20 as No. 19 Purdue rolled over Hawaii 90-74 at the Waikiki Beach Marriot Classic on Saturday.

• Karel lifts Wisconsin to upset of No. 6 Baylor 11/29/2008, 6:30 p.m. EST
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Alyssa Karel scored 15 points, including a jumper with 7 seconds left, to lift Wisconsin to a 59-58 win over No. 6 Baylor on Saturday.

• Watson's 3-point shooting helps ND beat Mich. St. 11/29/2008, 5:56 p.m. EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame couldn't do much against Michigan State's Aisha Jefferson defensively, so Kellie Watson got the 14th-ranked Fighting Irish going offensively.

• Michigan beats Savannah St. 66-64 in OT 11/29/2008, 5:43 p.m. EST
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — DeShawn Sims was expected to be a force in the post for Michigan, but he is showing he can be an equal threat from the outside.

• BKC Savannah St. Michigan Box 11/29/2008, 5:18 p.m. EST
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• Ohio State tops Boston U 72-47 in Buckeye Classic 11/29/2008, 4:55 p.m. EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Andrea Walker had 14 points off the bench and Samantha Prahalis and Jantel Lavender each scored 13 to lead Ohio State to a 72-47 victory over Boston University in the Buckeye Classic on Saturday.

• No. 14 NOTRE DAME 78, No. 24 MICHIGAN ST. 72 11/29/2008, 4:37 p.m. EST
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• BKC E. Michigan Brown Box 11/29/2008, 3:35 p.m. EST
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• No. 25 Wisconsin beats Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67-46 11/29/2008, 2:27 p.m. EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and Joe Krabbenhoft added 12 points and 10 rebounds as No. 25 Wisconsin beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67-46 on Saturday.

• Bulldogs can't score in 59-22 loss 11/29/2008, 2:07 p.m. EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Turner scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds and Ohio State held Samford to the fewest points by an opponent in 69 years in a 59-22 victory on Saturday.

• Wisconsin tops Michigan State 3-1 11/28/2008, 11:41 p.m. EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Grotting, John Mitchell and Matt Thurber scored for Wisconsin, which outshot Michigan State by more than a 4-to-1 margin in a 3-1 victory Friday night.

• No. 5 Michigan State rebounds with convincing win 11/28/2008, 11:23 p.m. EST
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Raymar Morgan and his teammates responded to a challenge from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.

• No. 15 Marquette routs Northern Iowa 73-43 11/28/2008, 11:17 p.m. EST
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Wesley Matthews scored 17 points and No. 15 Marquette used a 20-0 first-half run Friday night to rout Northern Iowa 73-43 in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.