Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 Sunday. Jared Sullinger added 13 points and William Buford and Deshaun Thomas both had 12 for Ohio State (19-3, 7-2 Big Ten), which ran its winning streak over its archrival to six straight and eight of nine. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 15 points for the Wolverines (16-6, 6-3). Trey Burke, the conference's top freshman point guard, returned to his hometown to play for the first time against Sullinger, his former high school teammate, and finished with 13 points. No. 7 North Carolina 93, Georgia Tech 81: Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and North Carolina hit 10 3-pointers in ending a four-game losing streak to Georgia Tech. Tyler Zeller added 17 points for the Tar Heels (18-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 12 of 13 games and extended their school-record home winning streak to 31 games. North Carolina shot 54 percent from the field, led by 20 points at halftime and by 24 in the second half of an easy win that moved the Tar Heels into a tie with Duke and Florida State atop the ACC standings. No. 16 Indiana 103, Iowa 89: Freshman Cody Zeller scored a season-high 26 points for Indiana which handed Iowa its third straight loss. Zeller made 11 of 12 shots and had four assists and three steals for the Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5 Big Ten), who scored more than 100 points in a conference game for the first time since defeating Iowa 110-79 on March 12, 1995. Notre Dame 50, No. 24 Connecticut 48: Eric Atkins scored 13 points and Jerian Grant hit three key free throws late as Notre Dame got its third straight win and handed Connecticut its third straight loss. Grant had 11 points and Scott Martin added 10 for Notre Dame (14-8, 6-3 Big East), who controlled the tempo throughout.
