JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 28 points Wednesday night, leading host Cincinnati to a 72-61 victory over eighth-ranked Marquette that lifted the Bearcats' NCAA tournament chances. Cincinnati (21-9, 11-6 Big East) has won six of eight. Darius Johnson-Odom scored 18 points for Marquette (24-6, 13-4). Ohio State 75, Northwestern 73: Jared Sullinger banked in a turnaround shot with 3.1 seconds left to lift No. 10 Ohio State (24-6, 12-5 Big Ten) past host Northwestern (17-12, 7-10). S. Florida 58, Louisville 51: South Florida won for the sixth time in seven games as Jawanza Poland scored 16 points in a Big East victory at No. 19 Louisville (22-8, 10-7). South Florida (19-11, 12-5) made 8 of 10 free throws in the final minute to seal the win. N. Carolina 88, Maryland 64: Tyler Zeller had 30 points in his final home game as No. 6 North Carolina (26-4, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won easily. Nick Faust had 17 points to lead the Terrapins (16-13, 6-9). Missouri 78, Iowa St. 72: Michael Dixon scored 21 points, leading seventh-ranked Missouri (26-4, 13-4) to a win at home against Iowa State (21-9, 11-6). Temple 90, Massachusetts 88: Khalif Wyatt scored 26 points as No. 23 Temple (23-6, 12-3) prevailed in overtime and clinched the top seed in next week's Atlantic 10 tournament. Chaz Williams led visiting UMass (19-10, 8-7) with 26 points and 11 assists. Pittsburgh 89, St John's 69: Ashton Gibbs scored 19 points as Pitt (16-14, 5-12 Big East) beat visiting St. John's (13-17, 6-11). Other results: Colorado State 66, UNLV 59; San diego State 66, Boise State 53.
