Michigan, Michigan State step it up

Unranked Michigan and Michigan State took major steps toward NCAA Tournament bids with upset victories in the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on Friday.

Darius Morris scored eight of his 17 points in the last eight minutes, leading Michigan (20-12) back from nine points down to beat Illinois, 60-55.

Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 30 points as MSU (19-13) routed No. 9 Purdue, 74-56.

North Carolina 61, Miami 59: Tyler Zeller took a feed from Kendall Marshall and laid it in at the horn as No. 6 North Carolina (25-6) came back from 19 points down in the second half in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Dayton 68, Xavier 67: Luke Fabrizius hit two free throws with 5.8 seconds to play as Dayton (21-12) held off an 18-point rally by No. 18 Xavier (24-7) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Atlantic City.

Bucknell 72, Lafayette 57: Mike Muscala had 18 points as Bucknell (25-8) cruised in the Patriot League title game in Lewisburg, Pa.-- AP