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Posts referring to a missing student have flooded social media over the weekend, but police say they do not have any reports yet.

A male was found dead near Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories over the weekend, according to a press release from the Tippecanoe County Coroners office.

The top five of the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday with defending national champ UConn still ahead of mighty Purdue, streaking North Carolina, defensive-minded Houston and Tennessee. “I think last January helped us a lot,” UConn coach Danny Hurley said. “So in a weird way," Hurley said, "we're not afraid to drop a game, and we go out and we're really attacking these games.”

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Reigning College Basketball Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue wasn’t overly excited about either scoring his 2,000th career point or becoming sixth player Big Ten Conference history to have 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards. The senior called it cool and just another accomplishment. Beating Rutgers on the road […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. made six free throws in the final two minutes to help No. 10 Illinois survive a scare from Indiana 70-62 on Saturday. Indiana tied the game at 62 with 1:29 left on a basket by Mackenzie Mgbako, but Illinois scored eight straight points to pull out the victory. […]

North Carolina had won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference games by double digits. On Saturday, the Tar Heels showed they could win a game that was tight in the final minutes. RJ Davis scored 24 points and freshman Elliot Cadeau scored a season-high 16 points to help No. 3 North Carolina rally from an eight-point deficit early in the second half and beat Florida State 75-68.

Reigning College Basketball Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue wasn't overly excited about either scoring his 2,000th career point or becoming sixth player Big Ten Conference history to have 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a matchup I was looking forward to,” Edey said after Purdue (19-2, 8-2) ended a three-game losing streak at Jersey Mike's Arena, making it the last conference road venue where he had not won. It ...

A.J. Storr scored 28 points, Steven Crowl added 15 and No. 13 Wisconsin beat Michigan State 81-66 on Friday night for its ninth win in 10 games. Wisconsin (16-4, 8-1 Big Ten) leads the conference by one game over No. 2 Purdue, and coach Greg Gard likes the way his team is handling the pressure that goes along with success. “They understand that you can’t let success change you in terms of how you approach every day, and how you work,” Gard said.

Caitlin Clark had 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead No. 5 Iowa over Nebraska 92-73 on Saturday. Clark, the nation’s leading scorer at 31.7 points per game, had the 53rd double-double of her career. Kate Martin had 16 points and Sydney Affolter added 12 points for Iowa (19-2, 8-1 Big Ten).

Terrence Shannon Jr. made six free throws in the final minute to help No. 10 Illinois survive a scare from Indiana 70-62 on Saturday. Indiana tied the game at 62 with 1:29 left on a basket by Mackenzie Mgbako, but Illinois scored eight straight points, six by Shannon, to pull out the victory. Marcus Domask led Illinois (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) with 16 points and 10 rebounds.