WILLIAMS GETS 400TH WIN AT N. CAROLINA

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.» Luke Maye scored 20 points and No. 9 North Carolina held on to give coach Roy Williams his 400th victory at the school, a 93-81 win over Bucknell on Wednesday night in the on-campus round of the PK80.

Theo Pinson added a career-high 19 points for the Tar Heels (2-0), who shot 47 percent and welcomed back Final Four most outstanding player Joel Berry on the same day graduate transfer Cameron Johnson was lost for four to six weeks following knee surgery.

Nana Foulland and Zack Thomas scored 21 points apiece for Bucknell (0-3). The Patriot League favorites shot 46 percent and were 11-of-28 from 3-point range to offset a serious disadvantage inside.

Sterling Manley had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Garrison Brooks and Kenny Williams had 10 points apiece for North Carolina, which held a 47-28 rebounding advantage.

Williams improved to 400-115 since returning to his alma mater in 2003, and won his 200th game at the Dean E. Smith Center.

WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Khyri Thomas had a career-high 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Martin Krampelj added a career-high 17 points and Creighton beat No. 20 Northwestern 92-88 in a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup. Ty-Shon Alexander had 14 points and Marcus Foster had 12 for the Bluejays (3-0). Vic Law had a career-high 30 points and Bryant McIntosh added 24 for Northwestern (2-1). … Amir Coffey, Reggie Lynch and Jordan Murphy all scored 18 points as No. 14 Minnesota (3-0) pulled away from Niagara (1-1) for a 107-81 victory. Lynch and Murphy posted double-doubles, with Lynch grabbing a teamhigh 12 rebounds and Murphy checking in with 11. Nate Mason added 15 points and 11 assists for the Golden Gophers. Kahlil Dukes hit five 3-pointers and led Niagara with 26 points. … Desi Rodriguez scored 23 points, keying a balanced scoring attack and leading No. 22 Seton Hall (3-0) to a convincing 84-68 victory over (1-2). … Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles scored 20 points each to lead No. 24 West Virginia (1-1) to a 98-64 victory over American (0-2).

Women

Linnae Harper had 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds and No. 9 Ohio State beat

99-56 for the 1,000th victory in program history. At 1,000-428, Ohio State (2-1) became the ninth Division I women’s program to reach the milestone.

WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Kennedy Leonard scored 15 points as Colorado (2-1) beat Florida Atlantic (0-2) 76-69. Sasha Cedeño scored 24 points to lead Florida Atlantic. … Courtney Smith scored 26 points and Savannah Scott added 15 to lead Northern Colorado (3-0) to a 58-50 victory over LSU (1-2). … Ariel Atkins scored 23 points and No. 2 Texas made eight 3-pointers in the first half in a 100-34 romp over