Hill’s 32 save Illinois from IUPUI upset
Malcolm Hill scored 23 of his 32 points in the second half, and Illinois shot 55 percent from the field overall and 60 percent in the second half to fight off IUPUI 85- 77 on Tuesday in Champaign.
The Illini ( 7- 3) opened the game with a 10- 0 run, then got sloppy. They committed eight turnovers in the first half, enabling the Jaguars ( 3- 6) to rally to a 42- 41 halftime lead.
But Hill got going after the break and helped Illinois avoid a repeat of its home loss Nov. 21 to Winthrop that started a threegame skid.
‘‘ Put the ball in his hands,’’ Illini guard Tracy Abrams said of Hill. ‘‘ He’s a great player, one of the best in the country, and we have to give him the ball.’’
Leron Black added 16 points and nine rebounds for Illinois despite battling foul trouble for most of the game. Matt O’Leary led IUPUI with 25 points, including four three- pointers.
DePaul 80, Lamar 61
Eli Cain scored 21 points, Billy Garrett added 15 and the Blue Demons ( 5- 2) held the Cardinals ( 4- 4) to 30 percent shooting to coast to an easy victory at Allstate Arena.
R. J. Curington chipped in 11 points and Tre’Darius McCallum eight points and 10 rebounds for DePaul, which shot 50 percent and bounced back from an ugly loss Saturday to Northwestern at-Welsh-Ryan Arena.
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Steve Vasturia scored 21 points, and Bonzie Colson turned in his sixth consecutive double- double with 17 points and 14 rebounds to fuel the No. 23 Irish ( 9- 0) past the Mastodons ( 7- 3) in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame is off to its best start in coach Mike Brey’s 17 seasons and its best start overall since opening 12- 0 in 1973.
Duke 84, Florida 74
Luke Kennard scored 29 points, including five threepointers, Amile Jefferson added career highs of 24 points and 15 rebounds and the No. 5 Blue Devils ( 9- 1) topped the No. 21 Gators ( 7- 2) in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.
Purdue 97, Arizona State 64
Isaac Haas and Vincent Edwards each shot 6- for- 9 from the field and scored 16 points, and the No. 18 Boilermakers ( 7- 2) took command with a 26- 2 burst in the first half on their way to trouncing the Sun Devils ( 5- 4) in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.
Florida Atlantic 79, Ohio State 77
Nick Rutherford made a layup with one second left in overtime to give the Owls ( 3- 5) a stunning upset of the Buckeyes ( 7- 2) in Columbus, Ohio. Trevor Thompson scored 16 points for Ohio State, which led by 11 points midway through the second half.