Bloomington, Ind. ? The stronger Bracey Wright’s ankle gets, the stronger Indiana’s chances for an NCAA Tournament bid appear.

Wright, who missed three games and was ineffective in his first game back two weeks ago, scored a season-high 32 points Sunday, leading Indiana to a 78-74 overtime victory over No. 10 Michigan State (20-5 overall, 11-3 Big Ten).

He had 27 points against Purdue in the Hoosiers’ last game. He has made 10 of 16 three-pointers in those victories as the Hoosiers (14-11, 9-5) have climbed to third place in the Big Ten with two games left in the regular season.

“That first shot I got, I had a little space, so I was able to knock that down,” Wright said. “I saw that if I could get going, that would get everybody else going. Once I got my rhythm and started knocking down shots, everybody else did, too.”

D.J. White added 17 points, including the tying basket in the closing seconds of regulation and the go-ahead basket in overtime, and Marshall Strickland had 13 points and eight assists for Indiana, which plays Tuesday at No. 20 Wisconsin.

“The bottom line was, if we didn’t win today, we would have to win at Wisconsin,” Wright said. “We’re also protecting our home court. We felt it would be the biggest win and give us the most momentum.”

White, playing in foul trouble most of the game, scored with 17 seconds left, sending the game into overtime at 64-all. Paul Davis put Michigan State ahead for the last time at 66-64, but he fouled out shortly after and the Hoosiers ran off eight straight points to clinch the victory.

Chris Hill, Davis and Alan Anderson all scored 12 points for Michigan State, which had won six straight.

“For the most part, we’ve won as a team. Today, we really, truly lost as a team,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.

No. 2 UNC 85, Maryland 83

College Park, Md. — Raymond Felton made the tiebreaking layup with 19 seconds left, and Sean May blocked a shot just before the buzzer. Jawad Williams scored 21 points to help the Tar Heels (24-3, 12-2 ACC) beat the Terrapins on the road for the first time since 2001. Chris McCray scored a career-high 25 points for the Terrapins (16-10, 7-8), who rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie it.

No. 6 Wake Forest 90, Virginia 68

Winston-Salem, N.C. — Justin Gray scored 20 points, and Chris Paul and Eric Williams each had 17 for the Demon Deacons (24-4, 11-3). Devin Smith scored 22 for Virginia (13-12, 4-10).

No. 20 Wisconsin 64,

Ohio State 56

Columbus, Ohio — Alando Tucker scored 19 points, and Mike Wilkinson added 14 for the Badgers (18-7, 9-5), who remained tied for third place in the Big Ten with Indiana. Terence Dials had 20 points to lead Ohio State (18-10, 7-7).

No. 23 Villanova 67, Georgetown 56

Washington — Allan Ray scored 18 points, and Will Sheridan had a season-high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Villanova. Kyle Lowry added 12 points and seven assists for the Wildcats (19-6, 9-5 Big East), who held Georgetown without a field goal for 71/2 minutes in the second half.