Rico Hill scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as No. 24 Illinois State beat visiting Pittsburgh 87-65 Saturday night.
The Redbirds–who lost to Wisconsin on Tuesday, a day after their first appearance in the AP rankings in 14 years–went on a run of 16 straight points midway through the first half, opening a 37-17 lead over the Panthers (1-1).
Clemson 71, SW Missouri St. 67: Terrell McIntyre scored 17 second-half points to rally the No. 5 Tigers (3-0) past the Bears (1-2) in the semifinals of the Top of the World tournament.
N. Carolina 71, California 47: Antawn Jamison scored 17 points and the No. 4 Tar Heels (3-0) shook off the visiting Bears (0-1).
Xavier (Ohio) 97, Akron 73: Torraye Braggs scored a 24 points as the No. 10 Musketeers (2-0) away from the visiting Zips (0-1).
New Mexico 61, Arkansas St. 51: Royce Olney scored 26 points and the No. 11 Lobos (4-0) defeated the visiting Indians (1-2).
Utah 66, Southern Utah 48: Hanno Mottola scored eight of his 12 points in a second-half run to lead the No. 16 Utes (3-0) past the visiting Thunderbirds (1-2).
Mississippi 87, Temple 74: Keith Carter scored 33 points as the No. 21 Rebels (2-0) downed the visiting No. 18 Owls (2-1).
Oklahoma 81, SW Texas 68: Corey Brewer scored 18 points for the No. 19 Sooners (3-0).
Georgia 116, Charleston S. 59: Derrick Dukes scored 25 points to lead the 25th-ranked Bulldogs (3-1) past visiting Charleston Southern (0-2).
Ohio St. 67, Robert Morris 49: Michael Redd scored 17 points as the host Buckeyes (2-0) defeated the Colonials (1-2).
Alabama 64, Minnesota 63: Brian Williams scored 17 points as the Crimson Tide (2-0) handed the Gophers (1-2) their second consecutive home loss.
Wis.-Green Bay 96, NE Ill. 54: B.J. LaRue had 16 points for the host Phoenix (3-0) against the Golden Eagles (0-3).
Women
Duke 80, Notre Dame 62: Nicole Erickson hit six three-pointers for 18 points to lead the No. 19 Blue Devils (2-0) over the visiting Irish (1-1).
Texas Tech 57, Texas-San Antonio 44: Alicia Thompson scored 27 points to lead the No. 8 Lady Raiders (1-0) past the host Lady Roadrunners (1-1).
Stephen F. Austin 82, Oklahoma 58: Katrina Price scored 28 points as the No. 17 Ladyjacks (1-0) overwhelmed the Sooners (0-1) at San Antonio.
Colorado 84, Brigham Young 68: Jenny Circle and Ericka Bradford scored 18 points each to lead the No. 18 Buffaloes (1-0).
N.C. St. 68, G. Washington 64: LySchale Jones scored 16 points as the visiting Wolfpack (3-0) upset No. 23 George Washington (1-1).
