Terrance Hill scored 21 points to lead four Loyola players in double figures as the Ramblers defeated Eastern Kentucky 73-57 in the Nick Kladis Classic on Friday night.It was the season opener for both schools.Walt Gibler had 17 points and nine rebounds for Loyola, which had its biggest margin of the night at the end of the game. Ben Averkamp had 15 points and Jordan Hicks scored 10.Spencer Perrin and Joshua Jones scored 14 points each for Eastern Kentucky.Loyola was 9-for-18 from 3-point range, led by Hill’s 5-of-6 performance.Indiana State won the first game in the three-day event, 69-46 over Texas-Pan American.

SOUTH BEND—Ben Hansbrough scored 16 of his 20 points in a first half dominated by Notre Dame as the Irish routed Georgia Southern 98-61 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.Notre Dame ran off the first 11 points before two free throws by Eric Ferguson got Georgia Southern on the board at the 16:32 mark. The Irish immediately went on a 19-1 tear, and by the time Ferguson hit a layup at 11:53, the score was 30-5.Coach Mike Brey’s squad ran off a 28-7 streak and at halftime Notre Dame led 62-23.Ferguson led all scorers with 26 and teammate Rory Spencer added 18. Jack Cooley added 11 for Notre Dame, which started five seniors and outrebounded the Eagles 47-26.

A limited number of partial view tickets will go on sale for the Allstate Wrigleyville Classic at 10 a.m. next Saturday, November 13, at Tickets.com. These seats, primarily located in the terrace reserved and upper deck reserved sections of Wrigley Field, have been released to allow the greatest number of fans an opportunity to enjoy college football inside Wrigley Field. This group of tickets will be the final inventory available for purchase to the public. Northwestern University , the University of Illinois and the Chicago Cubs have each sold out of their allocations.Partial view tickets are located throughout Wrigley Field and include occasional structural obstruction while viewing the field. This allotment of partial view tickets has been viewed and approved for sale after the final placement of the football field within the ballpark.The Allstate Wrigleyville Classic, hosted by Northwestern University , will mark the first college football game at Wrigley Field since 1938, when DePaul University played its home games at the ballpark. The contest will be the first football game of any kind at the Friendly Confines since the Chicago Bears last played there in December of 1970(a win over the Packers). Kickoff for the Allstate Wrigleyville Classic takes place at 2:30 p.m. CST.

Derrick Rose and the Bulls knew exactly how to take advantage of a tired opponent.Luol Deng scored 26 points, Rose had 22 and Bulls raced to a 30-point lead in the first half en route to a 120-90 romp over the weary Golden State Warriors on Thursday.Rose added 13 assists for his third double-double of the season. He finished one assist shy of his career best, which he’s increased twice already this season. Rose is handing out 9.6 assists per game, 3.3 better than he averaged in either of his first two NBA seasons.Monta Ellis had 24 points to lead the Warriors, who pulled out a 122-117 victory in New York on Wednesday night. Stephen Curry added 17 points for Golden State, which played without ailing forward David Lee.Bulls guard Keith Bogans had his best game of the season, with 14 points and six steals. He also did a nice job defensively of keeping Ellis under control.Rose and Deng combined for 39 points in a first half that Chicago dominated in every facet of the game. The Bulls outrebounded Golden State 26-20 and forced 11 turnovers (leading to 21 points) while committing only four. They outshot the Warriors 53.1 percent to 39.1 percent.The Warriors looked tired one night after their win at Madison Square Garden. In that game, Lee sustained a cut on his left elbow when he inadvertently struck former Knicks teammate Wilson Chandler in the mouth.The blow shattered one of Chandler’s teeth into four pieces and dislodged another. One of the bits of tooth ended up in Lee’s arm. Lee was able to finish the game, scoring a season-high 28 points, but the wound became so sore afterward that Lee said he couldn’t remember experiencing so much pain. He sat out Thursday, with Brandan Wright starting in his place.Lee’s presence might not have made much of a difference for the listless Warriors. The Bulls were quicker to the ball and in transition, and Golden State was flat-footed defensively, leading to several easy baseline buckets for the Bulls. Two of those were two-handed dunks by Rose, bringing the crowd to its feet in what was largely a laid-back atmosphere. erhaps most indicative of the Warriors’ lack of energy was the fact that the Bulls a franchise-low seven fouls. The Bulls committed an average of 25 fouls during their first six games, more than all but three NBA teams. Golden State took only seven free throws in the game.The win was important for a Bulls squad that has one more home game before heading out on a seven-game road swing. That’s the annual sojourn known as the “Circus Trip” because the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus reserves the United Center during the second half of each November, forcing the Bulls on a long trip.Golden State finishes a five-game road trip of its own against Milwaukee on Saturday. The loss to the Bulls dropped the Warriors to 2-2 on the trip, but their 6-3 start is still impressive considering Golden State opened 3-8 last season on its way to a 26-56 record.

NOTES—Lee said his arm felt better Thursday and he hopes to be able to play Saturday….Ellis entered second in the NBA in scoring at 27.1 points per game….. Joakim Noah had 17 points and seven rebounds, the first time this season he did not record a double-double.

Kyle Turris and Eric Belanger scored 35 seconds apart in the second period and backup Jason LaBarbera made 35 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes’ 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Wednesday.Phoenix improved to 5-5-5, and the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks dropped to 8-9-1 with their fourth loss in five games.The Blackhawks also blew a lead at home for the sixth time this season.LaBarbera, winless this season in three appearances entering the game, won for the fourth time in four career games against the Hawks. He faced 26 shots in the first two periods, but only 10 in the third.Turris tied it 6:23 into the second period, rapping Wojtek Wolski’s short pass by goalie Marty Turco. Wolski faked defenseman Nick Boynton to open up the passing lane and free Wolski for the shot.Eric Belanger made it 2-1 at 6:58 by slapping the puck into the net over Turco’s right shoulder on a 2-on-1. Belanger took a loose puck at center ice and raced down the right side before shooting.The outburst by the Coyotes, who took 22 shots, more than answered the game-opening goal by Brian Bickell. His wrist shot through a double screen 9:22 into the first period and caromed off Phoenix defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and past LaBarbera.The best chance for the Hawks after Phoenix took the lead was a deep-angle shot by Tomas Kopecky midway through the third period. LaBarbera hugged the left-wing post and steered it away.

NOTES—Joel Quenneville shifted Patrick Kane frrom right to left wing, pairing him with center Tomas Koepcky and right wing Marian Hossa. Kane was held to one shot. … Through 15 games, Phoenix is three points behind its pace of last season, when it made the playoffs for the first time since 2002. … Phoenix forward Shane Doan missed his third consecutive game because of a lower-body injury.

CHAMPAIGN—Before the start of the season, Illinois coach Bruce Weber said his team would go as the seniors go.Weber’s seniors answered his call Wednesday night when No. 13 Illinois beat Toledo 84-45 in the second round of the 2K Sports Classic.Toledo (0-1) took on the Illini (2-0) with only five of its players on scholarship, and Illinois proved to be too strong a force for the Rockets to stop.Demetri McCamey, one of the seniors, had 13 points and seven assists for the Illini, though he sat for most of the second half, playing a total of 18 minutes. Seniors Mike Davis and Mike Tisdale added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Davis had six rebounds.The Illini hit their first 10 shots from the field, half of them from beyond the 3-point line.D.J. Richardson opened the 3-point surge early in the half, Bill Cole followed with one of his own and McCamey had three 3s, as the Illini led 25-5 with 14:13 to play in the first half.McCamey credited his strong shooting to the extra work he put in since Monday’s win over UC Irvine, where he admitted he struggled offensively.It was all Illinois in the first half as the Illini went on runs of 6-0, 10-0 and 8-0. They led 47-18 at halftime after shooting 20 for 33 (60.6 percent) from the field, including and 5 for 11 from behind the arc (45.5 percent). McCamey finished the first half with 11 points and six assists.After a sluggish start to the second half in their season opener, the Illini opened the final 20 minutes with an 8-2 run to go take a 55-20 lead.Weber was pleased with the lack of complacency he saw in his team.Weber sat most of his starters for the second half, but there was no shortage of offensive production as Illinois’ bench scored 41 points.Freshman reserve Meyers Leonard had 10 points and six rebounds.Delino Dear scored 11 points for the Rockets, who have lost 33 straight road games and 49 of their last 50.

PITTSBURGH—UIC plays in the Horizon League, the same conference as NCAA runner-up Butler. Opening their season at No. 5 Pittsburgh, the Flames found themselves truly out of their league.Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points, Brad Wanamaker added 17 and No. 5 Pittsburgh opened an 18-point lead midway through the first half while cruising to its second victory in three nights, a 97-54 decision over rebuilding UIC on Wednesday night.The Panthers (2-0) needed little time to take control in the 2K Sports Classic game against the Flames (0-1), who didn’t hire new coach Howard Moore until late August after going 8-22 last season.Pitt was guaranteed of advancing to the tournament’s semifinals against Maryland on Nov. 18 in New York even before winning its two home games. The Panthers will play either Texas or Illinois the following night.Pitt started fast, then was even better in the second half while shooting 70 percent (21 of 30).Wanamaker had a driving layup, two pull-up jumpers and a 3-pointer in the opening seven minutes as Pitt opened leads of 9-2, 14-4 and 22-6.It was a contrast to Monday, when Pitt trailed by eight points in the first half before coming back to beat Rhode Island 83-75- an unusually tight game for a Top 5 team in its season opener.This one, as expected, wasn’t nearly as close, as Gilbert Brown added 12 points and backup guard Travon Woodall had 10 for the Panthers.Pitt made it 26-8 on Gibbs’ two free throws with 9:37 remaining in the half, allowing coach Jamie Dixon to spread playing time among 10 players as he looks for an effective rotation. Illinois-Chicago, 1-16 on the road the last two seasons, never got closer than 12 points after that.With Gary McGhee and Dante Taylor getting eight rebounds each, Pitt outrebounded UIC 45-25 and now has a 90-57 advantage through two games.Wanamaker had nine assists, and Gibbs had seven. Gibbs was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and Wanamaker made his only attempt as Pittsburgh was 11 of 21 from beyond the arc, a significant improvement from its 3 of 16 against Rhode Island.The Flames, not nearly as quick or as deep as Rhode Island, never did find an answer for the quickness and playmaking skills of Wanamaker and Gibbs, the backcourt that led Pitt to a 25-9 record and the second round of the NCAA tournament last season.K.C. Robbins scored 12 points for the Flames. Paul Carter, a 6-foot-8 senior who graduated from Minnesota but is finishing his eligibility at UIC, scored six points on 1-for-10 shooting.Carter, the son of former NBA player Ron Carter, transferred so he could be closer to his 14-year-old sister, Bria, who is recovering from cancer.Pitt won its 49th consecutive home game against a non-conference opponent at the Petersen Events Center, where the Panthers are 134-11 over nine seasons.

DEKALB—Tailback Chad Spann had three touchdowns rushing and quarterback Chandler Harnish threw a touchdown pass and ran for another and Northern Illinois pounded Toledo 65-30 on Tuesday.Six players had touchdowns for the Huskies (8-2, 6-0 Mid-American).NIU built a 28-0 halftime lead, then combined with the Rockets (6-4, 5-1) for a 51-point third quarter.Harnish went 11 of 16 for 162 yards. He also rushed 13 times for 149 yards scored on a 28-yard run. Spann added 70 yards on 20 carries.Adonis Thomas had 10 carries for a game-high 152 yards, including touchdown runs of 18 and 60 yards, for Toledo. Quarterback Terrance Owens was 18 of 38 for 186 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Eric Page had seven catches for 67 yards.Northern Illinois’ 65 points were a season high and fifth highest in school history and its seven-game winning streak is the longest since 2003. Toledo’s loss was its first in four games. Spann rushed for 44 yards on nine carries on a 14-play opening drive — including a 1-yard touchdown run — as the Huskies opened a 7-0 lead.On its third possession, Northern took a 14-0 lead as freshman wide receiver Akeem Daniels capped a 12-play, 74-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown run.The Huskies added two touchdowns in the final 5:43 of the half as Harnish threw a 33-yard scoring pass to Nathan Palmer. With 20 seconds left, Harnish capped a six-play, 80-yard drive with a 28-yard touchdown run.Toledo broke the shutout with a safety early in the third quarter. Two minutes later, Thomas scored on an 18-yard touchdown run that trimmed the deficit to 28-9.Harnish then set up a score with a 69-yard run to the Toledo 11. Three plays later, Spann scored on a 5-yard run for a 35-9 lead.Toledo and Northern Illinois then traded big-play touchdowns.Thomas had a 60-yard scoring run while Daniels had a 50-yard run for a 42-16 Huskies lead with 5:44 left.Spann’s third touchdown came with 2:34 left in the third on an 8-yard run.The Rockets then scored on a 3-yard pass from Owens to Page.NIU’s Tommy Davis had an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for a 56-23 lead.Senior Michael Cklamovski hit a 43-yard field goal to open the fourth-quarter scoring.Jasmin Hopkins extended the lead to 65-23 with a 55-yard touchdown run with 1:37 to play.Toledo scored on a 3-yard pass from Owens to Jerome Jones with 3 seconds left.

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