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ISU, Illini Win Saturday Games

 width=>>Illini Top Gonzaga

Brandon Paul scored 35 points to lead No. 13 Illinois over No. 10 Gonzaga 85-74 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams.

Tracy Abrams added 14 points for Illinois (10-0) and new coach John Groce is off to the best debut for an Illinois coach in the team's modern history.

Kelly Olynyk scored 16 points to lead Gonzaga (9-1).

Myke Henry's basket gave Illinois its first lead of the game at 44-43 in the opening seconds of the second half, and the Illini pushed that to 54-49 by making all 5 of their field goals to open the half.

Henry's 3-pointer gave Illinois a 59-51 lead. Two baskets by Przemek Karnowski cut Illinois' lead to 61-58.

 width=>>ISU Downs Western Michigan

Jackie Carmichael scored 24 points and Illinois State rolled to an 85-63 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday night.

Illinois State (6-3) also benefited from 50.8% shooting from the floor (31 of 61) and a 39-8 scoring advantage off the bench.

Tyler Brown scored 13 points for Illinois State, and Johnny Hill contributed 10 assists.

Western Michigan (6-3) could not get untracked with its shooting, making just 33.9% from the floor (33.9%). It did have a 41-35 rebounding edge.

Nate Hutcheson scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Western Michigan. Darius Paul scored 14 points and Brandon Pokley scored 13.

NCAA Top-25 Sunday Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
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#13 Creighton Bluejays 77, Akron Zips 61
#18 UNLV Rebels 76, California Golden Bears 75

NCAA Top-25 Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
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#1 Indiana Hoosiers 100, Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 69
#2 Duke Blue Devils 90, Temple Owls 67
#3 Michigan Wolverines 80, Arkansas Razorbacks 67
#4 Syracuse Orange 108, Monmouth Hawks 56
#6 Louisville Cardinals 99, UMKC Kangaroos 47
#7 Ohio State Buckeyes 89, Long Beach State 49ers 55
#8 Arizona Wildcats 66, Clemson Tigers 54
#9 Kansas Jayhawks 90, Colorado Buffaloes 54
#11 Missouri Tigers 68, Tennessee State Tigers 38
#12 Cincinnati Bearcats 92, Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 60
#16 North Carolina Tar Heels 78, East Tennessee State Buccaneers 55
#17 Michigan State Spartans 73, Loyola (IL) Ramblers 61
#20 New Mexico Lobos 65, Valparaiso Crusaders 52
#21 Minnesota Golden Gophers 71, USC Trojans 57
#22 Oklahoma State Cowboys 62, Missouri State Bears 42
#23 Georgetown Hoyas 46, Towson Tigers 40
#24 North Carolina State Wolfpack 80, Cleveland State Vikings 63
#25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84, Brown Bears 57

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