Harrison Barnes scored 10 of his 20 points during the decisive second-half surge to help No. 5 North Carolina rally past No. 9 Wisconsin 60-57 on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Tyler Zeller added 12 points for the Tar Heels (6-1), who had to show plenty of fight and toughness to outlast the Badgers in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Big Ten went 4-2 on Wednesday to win the Challenge 8-4.
Coming off its first loss of the season, North Carolina trailed by five points midway through the second half before going on an 18-5 run that finally put the Tar Heels ahead for good.
Barnes was critical in that run, knocking down two three-pointers and a jumper. But on a night when their fast-paced attack rarely got out in transition, the Tar Heels only fought off Wisconsin (6-1) after stringing together enough defensive stops and getting enough defensive rebounds to aid their struggling offense.
Jordan Taylor had 18 points to lead Wisconsin.
Indiana 86, N.C. State 75
Jordan Hulls scored 20 points and hit a momentum-shifting three-pointer in the final two minutes for Indiana (7-0). Freshman Cody Zeller added 19 points. The Big Ten's most accurate shooting team passed its toughest test to date by shooting 50 percent (30-for-60) and hitting seven threes.
Indiana has won all seven games by double figures, with the previous six coming by at least 16.
Michigan St. 65, Florida St. 49
Keith Appling scored a career-high 24 points and matched a personal best with seven rebounds as the Spartans (5-2) won their fifth straight after opening with losses to North Carolina and Duke.
Draymond Green scored 16 points on 5-for-14 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for the Spartans. The senior forward went over the 1,000-point mark for his career. Michigan State's Brandon Wood had 15 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and a season-high five assists.
Wake Forest 55, Nebraska 53
Bo Spencer had 13 points and Jorge Brian Diaz and Toney McCray 12 apiece for the Cornhuskers (4-2), who gave up the winning layup with 3.4 seconds remaining.
Minnesota 58, Virginia Tech 55
Julian Welch scored 15 points and hit two free throws with 18.9 seconds left to give the Gophers (7-1) the lead for good.
Penn State 62, Boston Coll. 54
Jermaine Marshall scored a career-best 22 points, and Tim Frazier had 20 of his 22 points in the second half to lead PSU (6-2).
Illinois St. 85, Chicago St. 41
Jon Ekey scored 19 points and Tyler Brown 18 as the Redbirds (5-2) rolled. Matt Samuels scored 22 for Chicago State (0-7).
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Indiana's Victor Oladipo (left) and Jordan Hulls celebrate after beating North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. | Ethan Hyman~apEthan Hyman
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