Indiana’s defense dominates 2nd half, upsetting Purdue

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. >> Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway each scored 15 points, and Indiana allowed just 21 in the second half to overcome a 12-point halftime deficit and beat No. 13 Purdue 73-58 on Sunday.

Reneau also had six rebounds and was 7 of 7 from the field as he joined the 1,000-point club. Galloway added nine assists as the Hoosiers (16-11, 7-9 Big Ten) won for the second time eight games and earned a split in the season series with their biggest rival.

Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points to lead the Boilermakers (19-9, 11-6), who have lost four straight.

It was quite a reversal for Indiana.

The Boilermakers appeared to take control by closing the first half on a 21-4 run to make it 37-25. But the Hoosiers opened the second half on a 14-2 spurt, tying the score at 39, and then scored 14 straight to take a 53-40 lead with 11:56 to go.

NO. 10 ST. JOHN’S 89, UCONN 75 >> Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John’s routed visiting UConn to complete its first regular-season sweep of the Huskies in 25 years.

Leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. added 14 points for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East). First-place St. John’s needs one more victory or a Creighton loss to clinch a share of its first regular-season conference championship since 1992.

NO. 22 MEMPHIS 84, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 65 >> Dain Dainja had 22 points and 11 rebounds, PJ Haggerty also scored 22 and No. 22 Memphis sprinted past visiting Florida Atlantic.

Colby Rogers added 15 points for first-place Memphis (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference), which has won nine of 10.

— The Associated Press