Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Addy Brown had 18 points and eight rebounds, Sienna Betts had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and No. 10 UCLA never trailed in a 76-44 win over Arizona on Thursday. Timea Gardiner added 16 points, KK Bransford scored 13 and Somto Okafor 10 for UCLA. Makayla Presser-Palmer and Aliyahna Morris led Arizona with eight points apiece. Betts made back-to-back baskets before Donovyn Hunter hit a 3-pointer that made it 14-4 a little more than 4 minutes into the game and the Bruins took a 13-point lead into halftime. The Wildcats scored just 19 second-half points, five in the fourth period — their lowest-scoring quarter this season. SEATTLE (AP) — Avery Howell makes six 3-pointers and scores 21 points as No. 16 Washington dominates Cal State Bakersfield 85-51. The Huskies build a 27-point lead in the first quarter on Thursday night. Devin Coppinger adds 12 points for Washington, which shoots 53% from the floor and makes 15 of 33 from long range. Tilda Trygger adds 11 points and grabs seven rebounds. Washington starts the game on a 31-5 run and leads 35-8 after the first quarter. The Huskies make 13 of 14 field goals, including six 3-pointers. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Dani Carnegie scored 22 points and Ava Heiden had 15 as No. 10 Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 78-40. Freshman McKenna Woliczko added 14 points and nine rebounds as the Hawkeyes bounced back from Sunday’s 91-79 loss at No. 4 UConn. Carnegie, Iowa’s leading scorer, was 9 of 13 from the field. Northern Iowa had no size answer for the 6-foot-4 Heiden, who was 7 of 10 shooting. Iowa controlled the game from the beginning, taking a 40-11 halftime lead and going ahead by 46 points in the second half. Jenna Twedt led Northern Iowa with eight points. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Isaac Asuma scores a career-high 23 points as Minnesota rolls to a 91-61 victory over Southern. Asuma shoots 9 of 14 from the field, including four 3-pointers. Bobby Durkin adds 15 points for Minnesota, which shoots 60% from the floor. Kyan Evans chips in with 10 points, while Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and Malick Kordel also score 10 points each. Minnesota outrebounded Southern 40-21. Grayson Grove grabs a team-high six boards. Daniel Dormu and Justin Page score 12 points each for Southern. Minnesota takes the lead for good about seven minutes in and closes on a 19-6 run for a 46-26 halftime lead. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Samet Yigitoglu scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, Bryce Lindsay added 15 points, and Indiana cruised to a 90-66 win against Tennessee Tech on Thursday night. Yigitoglu, a junior transfer from SMU, is the tallest player (7-foot-2) for Indiana since the 7-foot-2 Uwe Blab played four seasons in Bloomington from 1981 to 1985. Yigitoglu played just 17 minutes, but finished 9-for-10 shooting. Markus Burton scored 12 points and dished seven assists, and Jaeden Mustaf and Aiden Sherrell each had 11. The Hoosiers (4-0) got 34 points off the bench as seven reserves saw action in the rout. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Ivan Juric had 20 points and a career-high tying 15 rebounds, Roko Prkacin and Brant Byers each scored 15, and Penn State blew a 13-point lead before the Nittany Lions beat Mercyhurst72-57 in the first matchup between the in-state programs. Juric was 7-of-8 shooting, Prkacin made 5 of 6 from the field and Byers hit three 3-pointers for Penn State (3-1). Jake Lemelman led Mercyhurst (1-3) with 20 points on 7-of-22 shooting and added six assists. Cameron Johnson scored 12 and Hunter Te Ratana added 10 points. Mercyhurst tied the score three times in the second half, the last coming when Lemelman’s layup made it 41-all with 13:13 left in the game, but Penn State answered with 10 consecutive points to take control for good. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Illinois visits fourth-ranked UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Friday, with one of the Big Ten's longest winning streaks set to end. Illinois has won four straight games, while UCLA remains undefeated at 9-0. The Bruins have climbed to fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings under first-year coach Bob Chesney. The Illini are surging after starting the season 2-3 overall and winless in Big Ten play. The Bruins are led by quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, who is 4-0 as the starter since taking over for injured Nico Iamaleava. UNDATED (AP) — Indiana fell five spots in the College Football Playoff rankings after having last weekend off. That drop should let the defending national champions realize they can’t take anything for granted. The Hoosiers get a chance to make a statement to the selection committee and No. 15 Southern California has an opportunity to boost its own playoff hopes Saturday when they face off in the Big Ten's biggest game of the week. Other notable matchups include No. 4 UCLA hosting Illinois, Michigan visiting No. 18 Oregon and Northwestern traveling to No. 21 Ohio State. 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