Tim Frazier hit a floater in the lane with eight seconds left and Jermaine Marshall blocked Sam Maniscalco’s layup as time expired to give Penn State a 54-52 victory over No. 22 Illinois in a Big Ten game last night.

Frazier finished with 12 points and nine assists for the Nittany Lions (10-10, 2-5), who ended a three-game losing streak.

After a timeout, Frazier drove from the top of the key, and Jon Graham’s pick freed him from defender Brandon Paul.

The Illini (15-4, 4-2) lost for the first time since reentering the Associated Press top 25 this week. They had a short stay atop the Big Ten as the league’s only one-loss team in conference play.

Paul had 20 points to pace the Illini, and Meyers Leonard added 15.

The Illini chipped away at a nine-point deficit in the second half. Paul hit a three-pointer from the left wing with 39 seconds left to tie the score at 52.

But Illinois couldn’t break through after shooting 33 percent in the first half and going scoreless for an eight-minute stretch spanning halftime. Illinois shot 34 percent for the game.

Cammeron Woodyard finished with 17 points for Penn State, and Marshall had seven points and five rebounds.

But the highlight of Marshall’s night was his lunging tip to deflect Maniscalco’s shot at the end of the game.

Men’s highlights

No. 4 Duke 91, Wake Forest 73 — Andre Dawkins hit seven three-pointers and scored all 21 of his points in the first half, and Duke (16-2, 4-0) built a big early lead and was never threatened in defeating Wake Forest (10-8, 1-3) in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils won their 45th straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

No. 8 North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68 — Harrison Barnes scored nine of his 27 points during a 19-0 second-half run and North Carolina (16-3, 3-1) bounced back from a 33-point loss at Florida State with an ACC win over Virginia Tech (11-7, 0-4). John Henson added 16 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks for the Tar Heels, who trailed 44-36 before Barnes started the decisive run.

Northwood 70, Ohio

Dominican 65 — Bobby Lewis had 15 points and Andrew VanDierenDonck 14 to lead Northwood (9-6, 5-4 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Morgan Jones scored 22 for ODU (3-13, 0-10).

Women’s highlight

No. 6 Kentucky 69, No. 15 Georgia 64 — Kentucky (17-2, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) took the lead with a 9-0 run in the second half and wore down short-handed Georgia (15-4, 4-2). Bria Goss had a career-high 22 points for the Wildcats.

Georgia, limited by injuries, used only seven players.