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The No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers swept Maryland on Senior Night, 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 27-25), to close the teams regular season home slate.

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Wisconsin must find a way to end a two-game losing streak to rival Minnesota. A loss to the Gophers would overshadow the victory over Nebraska.

Michigan State tight end Maliq Carr spent four seasons envisioning the perfect ending. Carr caught eight passes for 88 yards, using his 6-foot-6, 260-pound body to bounce off defenders for his second score of the game — a 36-yard catch-and-run with 1:19 left — to rally the Spartans past the Hoosiers 24-21. “Maliq is a baller, we all know that here,” interim coach Harlon Barnett said after celebrating his second career win.

Cam Porter scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to help Northwestern become bowl-eligible with a 23-15 win over visiting Purdue. After starting the season under the cloud of a hazing scandal and subsequent firing of longtime head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the Wildcats (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) are writing an unlikely but happy ending. “It’s been an incredible week,” Northwestern coach David Braun said.

Ohio State has its final home game Saturday vs. Minnesota. History shows how the Buckeyes play doesn't always indicate what'll happen vs. Michigan.

Line: Purdue by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Boilermakers snapped a four-game losing streak last week with a 49-30 romp over Minnesota. It’s been more than two months since Purdue’s victory at Virginia Tech and with two winnable games left, the Boilermakers can finish Ryan Walters’ first season with some momentum.

Zach Edey's second-half presence Monday night put pressure on Xavier. Edey scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half while grabbing 11 rebounds and Braden Smith added 12 points and seven assists as the second-ranked Boilermakers pulled away late for an 83-71 victory over the Musketeers in their final Gavitt Tipoff game. “We tried to keep him between a body and the basket and limit his offensive rebounds, his deep catches," Xavier coach Sean Miller said.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (PURDUE SPORTS) – Purdue womens basketball shot 54.5% in the second half to pull away to a 67-50 win over Southern in the home opener at Mackey

No. 3-ranked Purdue closes out its season-opening, three-game homestand when Xavier visits on Monday night for the Boilermakers toughest challenge to date