>>Illinois Pounds St. Francis

Tyler Griffey scored 17 points and Tracy Abrams had 15, leading Illinois to an 89-64 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) Monday night.

Brandon Paul added 14 points and six assists for the Illini (2-0).

Akeem Johnson led St. Francis (1-1) with 13 points, Ben Mockford added 12 and Jalen Cannon had 11 rebounds.

Illinois couldn't shake the Terriers early, but closed the first half on a 15-0 run to take a 45-25 lead. The Illini held St. Francis scoreless for 7:11 during the spurt.

Illinois had only eight turnovers, something that concerned first-year coach John Groce during exhibition play.

>>ISU Wins Season Opener

Jackie Carmichael had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois State used a 21-0 first-half run to coast to a 100-72 season-opening victory over UC Santa Barbara on Monday night.

Tyler Brown added 22 points for the Redbirds, who shot 62% from the field, including 10 of 20 from 3-point range.

UC Santa Barbara (0-2) got 22 points and six assists from Taran Brown, and 15 points and 13 rebounds from Alan Williams.

Tyler Brown scored four straight points to start the 21-0 spurt for Illinois State, and finished with 12 during the run, which put the Redbirds up 27-6. They were ahead 49-29 at halftime and led by as many as 31 points in the second half when Carmichael hit a layup with 13:55 remaining.

NCAA Basketball ("USA Today"/ESPN Top-25 Poll)
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#1 Indiana Hoosiers 87, North Dakota State Bison 61
#5 Michigan Wolverines 91, IUPUI Jaguars 54
#16 Memphis Tigers 81, North Florida Ospreys 66
#19 UNLV Rebels 92, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 54
#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs 84, West Virginia Mountaineers 50
#21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84, Monmouth Hawks 57
#25 Texas Longhorns 69, Coppin State Eagles 46