BANGOR, Maine — Vilgot Larsson topped his career high with 17 points in the first half and finished with 23 to help Maine hold off New Hampshire, 62-53, on Sunday.
Maine (5-18, 3-5) won back-to-back America East games for the first time since Jan. 15, 2015. New Hampshire (3-18, 1-7) has lost 17 of its last 18 games.
Isaiah White blocked a shot in the lane, leading to a fast break Larsson capped with a 3-point play for a 56-51 lead with 2:05 remaining. New Hampshire couldn’t break the press and was called for a 10-second violation.
White sealed it with two free throws with 23.1 seconds left for a five-point lead as Maine made six free throws in the final minute.
PHILADELPHIA — Collin Gillespie hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points and Eric Paschall had 24 to keep No. 14 Villanova unbeaten in the Big East.
The Wildcats (18-4) have won 10 straight games and are 9-0 in the conference for the first time since 2009-10.
The Wildcats got rolling late at their off-campus home, the Wells Fargo Center. They are 32-3 in the building since 2012-13 — and their win percentage boosted by six straight wins over the Hoyas in Philadelphia.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Carsen Edwards scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Purdue over Minnesota.
Trevion Williams added 16 points and Matt Haarms had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers (16-6, 9-2 Big Ten). Purdue moved into a three-way tie with Michigan and Michigan State for the conference lead.
Amir Coffey scored 22 points, Daniel Oturu had 19 points and nine rebounds off the benchfor the Golden Gophers (16-6, 6-5).