Buckeyes Surprise Spartans – Top 25 News And Scores For February 25th

UNDATED (AP) — Eighteenth-ranked Ohio State got the best of No. 4 Michigan State 68-60, dropping the Spartans a game and a-half behind Big Ten leader and top-ranked Indiana. Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft scored a game-high 21 points and dished out six assists.

Michigan State is 22-6 after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season. Ohio State is 20-7.

In other Top-25 action:

Sixth-ranked Duke routed Boston College 89-68. Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a career-high 27 points for the Blue Devils, who got 19 points and 15 boards from Mason Plumlee to notch their 24th win in 27 games this season.

Playing for the first time in a week, seventh-ranked Michigan came out sluggish before turning it up a notch and pinning a 71-58 loss on visiting Illinois. The Illini held a 31-28 advantage at the break. Trey Burke led the Wolverines with 26 points and eight assists.

Twentieth-ranked Pittsburgh avoided a third straight loss by beating St. John's 63-47 in Madison Square Garden. Tray Woodall scored a season-high 25 points for the Panthers.The teams came in tied for seventh in the 15-team Big East. The top eight finishers get a bye to the second round of the conference tournament.

No. 25 Notre Dame crushed visiting Cincinnati 62-41. Jerian Grant scored 13 to lead four Fighting Irish players in double figures.