Robinson's 3 lifts Loyola
Tracy Robinson's 3-point shot at the buzzer gave host Loyola a 69-68 victory over Youngstown State on Thursday night.
Robinson's shot accounted for the 22nd lead change in the game and 18th in the second half.
Robinson and J.R. Blount each finished with 16 points for Loyola (8-13, 4-7 Horizon League). Darrin Williams added 10 points.
Loyola trailed 59-53 with eight minutes left, but the Ramblers climbed back into the contest and took a 64-63 lead on Aric Van Weelden's pair of free throws with 2:32 left.
Youngstown State (8-13, 4-7 Horizon League) took its last lead when John Barber scored with 29.6 seconds left and Byron Davis added a free throw.
Barber and Dwight Holmes each scored 19 for Youngstown State. Davis added 14 and Vance Cooksey chipped in 11 for the Penguins.
Loyola observed a moment of silence before the game for Anthony Smith, a four-year player who graduated in 2005 and died Jan. 28 of leukemia, the day before his 25th birthday.
UIC 74, Cleveland St. 68: Josh Mayo scored a game-high 29 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead host Illinois-Chicago to a come-from-behind win over Cleveland State.
Scott Vandermeer added 14 points and 5 blocked shots, and Karl White Jr. had 11 points for the Flames (11-10, 5-5 Horizon League).
The Flames trailed 31-27 at the half but went ahead on a 12-2 run in the first six minutes of the second half.
Illinois-Chicago hit 23 of 37 free throws, compared with 11 of 18 for Cleveland State (14-8, 7-3).
Joe Davis led Cleveland State with 27 points. Cedric Jackson added 8 points and 10 rebounds for the Vikings.
Duke 92, N.C. State 72: Greg Paulus scored 22 points, including a burst of three 3-pointers early in the second half, to help third-ranked Duke rally past visiting North Carolina State.
Freshman Kyle Singler added 19 points for the Blue Devils (18-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed by 9 at halftime for the second straight game before turning up their intensity to stay atop the league standings.
Gavin Grant scored 26 points for the Wolfpack (13-7, 2-4), which turned in one of its best performances of the year in the first 20 minutes before wavering against Duke's pressure.
North Carolina 91, BC 69: Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points, Deon Thompson added a career-high 17 and No. 4 North Carolina routed visiting Boston College.
Ty Lawson scored 16 points, Wayne Ellington finished with 14 and Marcus Ginyard added 10 for the Tar Heels (20-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had all five starters reach double figures for the first time this season.
Tyrese Rice led the Eagles (12-7, 3-3) with 20 points.
ND 81, Providence 74 (OT): Luke Harangody scored a career-high 31 points, and host Notre Dame (15-4, 5-2 Big East) used a 14-5 run in overtime to take control and beat Providence to extend its home winning streak to 32 games.
Dwain Williams led Providence (12-8, 3-5) with 20 points.
Minnesota 77, Michigan 65: Tubby Smith got his 400th career win as Minnesota beat host Michigan.
Lawrence McKenzie led Minnesota (13-6, 3-4 Big Ten) with 18 points and Dan Coleman added 17.
Manny Harris led Michigan (5-16, 1-8) with 19 and Ron Coleman had 14.