LEXINGTON, Ky. — Malik Monk scored 20 points in the second half, including 10 in the final 3:40, as No. 9 Kentucky rallied from a 13-point deficit and held off Vanderbilt 73-67 on Tuesday night to clinch a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title.

After trailing by as many as 19 points in the first half, the Wildcats, who overcame the largest deficit under John Calipari, still were down 47-34 with 13:51 remaining.

They clamped down defensively and gave their shooters chances to contribute and earn a hard-fought victory. Monk thrived the most, making a go-ahead 3 with 3:40 left before adding another long-range shot with 49 seconds left for 69-62 lead.

Maryland 79, Rutgers 59:

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Damonte Dodd scored 6 points inside in a 17-6 spurt to start the second half and Maryland avoided its first four-game losing streak since the 2004-05 season with a victory over Rutgers.

Dodd had all 9 of his points and 6 of his 7 rebounds in the second half as the Terrapins (23-7, 11-6 Big Ten) won for only the third time in eight games.

The skid took Maryland out of the Top 25.

Maryland did not put a scorer into double figures until Ivan Bender (10 points) scored on a layup with 4:07 to play. Melo Trimble led the Terps with 11 points and L.G. Gill had 10.

Mike Williams had 14 points to lead Rutgers (13-17, 2-15), which has lost six in a row and 16 of 18. C.J. Gettys added 12 points and Deshawn Freeman had 11.

Purdue 86, Indiana 75:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dakota Mathias scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half and Caleb Swanigan added 17 of his 21 in the second to lead No. 16 Purdue past Indiana for a share of the Big Ten title.

The Boilermakers (24-6, 13-4) broke a tie with their rival by claiming a record 23rd conference championship.

James Blackmon Jr. scored 16 points for Indiana (16-14, 6-11), which has lost eight of 10.

Purdue has won seven of eight and has clinched the top seed in the Big Ten tournament.

Ohio State 71, Penn State 70:

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jae’Sean Tate sank a layup with three seconds left to lift Ohio State past Penn State.

Tate finished with 12 points and 9 rebounds, Marc Loving added 14 and Trevor Thompson chipped in 11 for the Buckeyes (17-13, 7-10 Big Ten), who won on the road for just the fourth time this season.

Carr finished with 21, Shep Garner notched 20 points and Lamar Stevens added 16 for Penn State (14-16, 6-11), which lost its fourth straight.

Around the state

Western Michigan 70, NIU 56:

DEKALB — Tucker Haymond scored 15 points and Western Michigan won its seventh consecutive game with a victory over Northern Illinois.

The win keeps the Broncos in a first-place tie atop the Mid-American Conference West Division with Ball State with one game remaining.

Thomas Wilder finished with 13 points and Reggie Jones added 12 for Western Michigan (14-15, 10-7), which hit nine 3-pointers and dished out 19 assists on its 26 total field goals.

Marin Maric scored 18 points and grabbed 12 boards for Northern Illinois (15-14, 7-9), which was held to just 39 percent shooting and 22.2 percent from 3-point range.

Providence 73, DePaul 64:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kyron Cartwright and Emmitt Holt scored 14 points apiece and Providence rolled over DePaul for its fifth straight victory.

Providence (19-11, 9-8 Big East) entered the game in a four-way tie for fourth place in the conference standings, and visits St. John’s (13-17, 7-10) on Saturday to end its regular season. DePaul (9-21, 2-15) has lost 12 of its last 13 games.

The Friars took the lead for good about six minutes in and built a 34-23 halftime advantage. DePaul pulled within 7 points before the Friars used a 19-8 run for a 60-42 lead with 6:40 to play.