COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Indiana Tops Michigan, Home Streak Reaches 37

Todd Leary made a timely return for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Leary, who missed the 11th-ranked Hoosiers’ first two Big Ten Conference games because of a sprained knee, rescued a sluggish offense with 16 second-half points Sunday, rallying Indiana from a 15-point deficit to an 82-72 victory over No. 10 Michigan in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana’s Alan Henderson had 19 points and 16 rebounds, while Damon Bailey scored 18 points. Indiana (10-2, 3-0) outscored Michigan, 36-10, from the foul line. Michigan fell to 11-3, 3-1

Indiana extended the nation’s longest current home winning streak to 37 games.

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No. 22 Alabama Birmingham 85, Memphis St. 57--Robert Shannon, held scoreless in the first half, made seven three-pointers in scoring 26 points in the second half as Alabama-Birmingham (13-1, 2-0) gained its 11th consecutive victory with the Great Midwest Conference rout over Memphis State (5-8, 0-4) at Birmingham, Ala.

It was the seventh straight loss for the Tigers, their longest losing streak since dropping nine in a row in 1969-70.

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No. 23 West Virginia 70, George Washington 70--Pervires Greene scored 22 points and West Virginia (10-2, 4-1) held off a late charge to beat George Washington (8-5, 2-3) in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at Morgantown, W.Va.

West Virginia never trailed. The Colonials cut the lead to 66-60 with 26 seconds left after trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half.

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North Carolina State 78, Florida St. 70--Charlie Ward resumed his winter job as Florida State’s point guard, but North Carolina State (5-8, 1-2) made it a dismal debut, taking an Atlantic Coast Conference victory behind 20 points from reserve Ricky Daniels in Raleigh, N.C.

Florida State (7-5, 0-4) has a four-game losing streak.

Ward delivered a national football championship to the Seminoles on New Year’s Day, and it seemed he had hardly missed a step when he made an NBA-range three-pointer and handed out two assists early.

Ward finished with five points, six assists and four fouls.