Jordan Theodore scored a career-high 29 points to lead Seton Hall to the win it needed for its NCAA Tournament credentials, a 73-55 victory over No. 9 Georgetown on Tuesday night. The Pirates (19-9, 8-8 Big East) put on quite a shooting performance against one of the conference's best defensive teams. They shot 61.0 percent (25 for 41), the best against the Hoyas this season and only the third time any team shot 50 percent or better. Georgetown (20-6, 10-5) came in allowing 38.4 percent shooting this season.
Tar Heels post easy win over rival
Kendall Marshall had a career-high 22 points and 13 assists to help No. 7 North Carolina beat North Carolina State 86-74. Harrison Barnes added 20 points for the Tar Heels (24-4, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who haven't lost to the Wolfpack (18-10, 7-6) in five years. The Tar Heels shot 51 percent, including 10 for 19 from 3-point range. And Marshall was a big reason for that success. The pass-first point guard came in with just three double-digit scoring games all season but went seven for eight from the field and four for five from behind the arc to provide an unexpected burst of offense.
Michigan needs ot to beat Nnorthwestern
Trey Burke, Zack Novak and Stu Douglass hit 3-pointers to start overtime, and No. 11 Michigan beat Northwestern 67-55 for its fourth straight victory. Burke scored 19 to lead the Wolverines (21-7, 11-4 Big Ten), who made 14 3-pointers and kept their Big Ten title hopes alive with a well-earned road victory. Northwestern (16-11, 6-9), whose chances of getting to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history were dealt another blow, got 14 points from John Shurna, six below his Big Ten-leading average.
Auburn women's coach stepping down
Auburn women's basketball coach Nell Fortner, who led the U.S. national team to an Olympic gold medal in 2000, is resigning after the season. She has gone 143-105 in eight seasons at Auburn, but the Tigers (11-16, 3-11 Southeastern Conference) have lost five straight games and struggled since winning the 2008-09 league title.
Tonight's area games
Southern Illinois-Carbondale at Drake, 7:05 p.m.
Indiana State at Missouri State, 7:05 p.m.
