NASHVILLE—A.J. Ogilvy scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as Vanderbilt survived for a 67-54 victory against DePaul on Saturday.The Commodores (7-1) went ahead for good when Ogilvy hit two free throws with 15:33 left for a 37-36 margin, sparking a 13-3 run. Ogilvy scored six points during the stretch and Brad Tinsley’s 3-pointer gave Vanderbilt its biggest lead, 48-38, with 10:05 left.DePaul (5-2) cut the deficit to 53-49 when Jeremiah Kelly nailed a 3-pointer with 4:41 to go. But Vanderbilt ended the game on a 14-5 spurt.Ogilvy was 13-for-15 from the free throw line, but his teammates shot just 7-for-15 from the line for a 66.7 team percentage.The Blue Demons were just 35.7 percent (5-for-14) at the free throw line.Jeffery Taylor added 18 points for Vanderbilt, which outrebounded DePaul 41-33.Will Walker led the Blue Demons with 17 points.

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CHAMPAIGN—Demetri McCamey made the most of his foul-limited minutes, scoring 23 points to help Illinois escape with an 84-77 win over Boise State on Saturday night.The Broncos managed to chip away at the Illini’s double-digit second-half lead, using a 13-4 run to get within two points with 20 seconds left in the game.Illinois (6-2) converted all six of its free-throw attempts in the final seconds to seal the win.The Illini offense struggled with McCamey and center Mike Tisdale in foul trouble and on the bench in the first half. McCamey played just nine minutes and Tisdale seven in the first half. McCamey played 26 minutes in the game, going 8-for-11 from the field.Forward Mike Davis picked up the slack, scoring 10 of his 16 points in the first half while grabbing seven of his team-high 12 rebounds.Ike Okoye led the Broncos (4-3) with 20 points and nine rebounds. LaShard Anderson scored 14, Robert Arnold had 13 and Anthony Thomas 10 for Boise State.Illini freshman D.J. Richardson scored seven straight points to give Illinois an early 14-11 lead. Richardson finished with 14 points and four assists. Tisdale and Brandon Paul scored 10 points apiece.

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NORMAL—Dinma Odiakosa had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois State to its seventh straight victory, 75-62 over Central Michigan Saturday night.Osiris Eldridge scored 13 points, Lloyd Phillips had 12 and Alex Rubin 10 for the Redbirds (7-0), who were 21-for-26 from the free-throw line.Robbie Harman scored 18 points for Central Michigan (3-5). Marko Spica had 13 points and six rebounds for the Chippewas, and Amir Rashid also scored 13 points. Harman had five 3-pointers, the only ones of the game for Central Michigan.The Redbirds led 37-31 at halftime and maintained the lead the rest of the way, with the Chippewas getting within 39-37 early in the second half. A 3-pointer by Phillips gave Illinois State a 10-point lead with just under six minutes to play.

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MILWAUKEE—Geoff McKammon scored 18 points and Courtney Stanley added 13 to lead Loyola to a 69-64 victory against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday night.Terrance Hill had 11 points for the Ramblers (5-2, 1-1 Horizon League).Ricky Franklin scored 17 points and Lonnie Boga had 12 for Wisconsin-Milwaukee (6-3, 1-1).Boga’s layup tied the game at 44-44 with 11:37 remaining, but McKammon nailed a 3-pointer and two free throws and Hill made two field goals over the next three minutes to give Loyola a 53-49 lead. The Ramblers maintained that small cushion the rest of the way.

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GREEN BAY—Rahmon Fletcher had 24 points to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay past UIC 85-59 Saturday night.Bryquis Perine added 16 points and eight assists for the Phoenix (8-0, 2-0 Horizon League). Troy Cotton had 12 points, including two 3-pointers, and Randy Berry had a game-high 12 rebounds.Zavion Neely had 15 points to lead the Flames (1-5, 0-2). Jeremy Buttell added 10 points, including two 3-pointers, and K.C. Robbins added 10 points and nine rebounds.Green Bay led 41-21 at halftime following 63-percent shooting in the first half. The Phoenix shooting cooled to 46 percent in the second half while UIC shot a consistent 36 percent throughout the game.