Top 25 roundup: Tigers get even with Cowboys

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 15 2012 11:24 p.m. MST

Cooley also had 18 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (18-8, 9-3 Big East), who won their seventh straight game. Jerian Grant added 11 points, Eric Atkins had 10 points and eight assists, and Pat Connaughton also scored 10.

Notre Dame's last loss came at Rutgers on Jan. 16.

Dane Miller scored 11 points as the Scarlet Knights (12-14, 4-8) committed 26 fouls, allowing Notre Dame to pour in 24 points from the line. Rutgers has lost four in a row.

NO. 24 WICHITA ST. 73, MISSOURI ST. 58: At Wichita, Kan., seven-foot center Garrett Stutz hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Wichita State over Missouri State to clinch at least a tie for the Missouri Valley Conference title.

Stutz finished 7 of 8 from the field and had 10 rebounds for the Shockers (23-4, 14-2), who were playing their first game as a ranked team since 2006-07. David Kyles added 12 points.

Anthony Downing had 17 points for Missouri State (16-12, 9-7).

Kyles scored 10 points and had two 3-pointers in less than 3 minutes during a 15-3 run that gave Wichita State a 56-42 lead with 10:17 remaining. The Bears never threatened after that.

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