Ball State's Michael Bennett, left, and Matt McCollorn, right, battle for a rebound with Butler's Scott Robisch. (AP wire photo) | ZOOM |

        MUNCIE, Ind. — Rylan Hainje had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Thomas Jackson added 14 points as Butler upset No.21 Ball State 75-66 Wednesday night.

        The Bulldogs, one of only eight undefeated teams entering the night, are 11-0 for the first time in 110 years of basketball. And Butler did it by beating the Cardinals at their own game — perimeter shooting.

        Ball State (6-3), which got 27 points from Theron Smith, came into the game No.1 in the nation in 3-pointers per game and No.2 in 3-point shooting percentage. But it struggled against the Bulldogs, making just five of 13 3-pointers.

        Butler, meanwhile, hit 12 of 26 3-pointers and led for the final 32 minutes.

        The Cardinals took control late in the first half with a 10-2 run, which forced Ball State coach Tim Buckley to pull all five of his players because of their poor play.

        But the Bulldogs struggled to maintain the lead through much of the second half.

        BUTLER (11-0) — Cornette 2-3 0-1 4, Hainje 9-15 2-2 23, Robisch 4-8 0-0 9, Miller 3-9 3-4 11, T.Jackson 4-7 4-4 14, Archey 4-9 0-0 12, Monserez 1-7 0-0 2, Walls 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 9-11 75.

        BALL ST. (6-3) — Smith 10-16 5-8 27, Jones 5-8 0-1 10, Jackson 4-10 4-6 14, Williams 3-14 0-0 7, McCollom 0-2 0-0 0, Robbins 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Willingham 1-2 0-0 2, Owens 2-4 2-2 6, Burns 0-0 0-0 0, Bushong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 11-17 66.

        Halftime—Butler 35, Ball St. 26. 3-Point goals—Butler 12-26 (Archey 4-6, Hainje 3-4, T.Jackson 2-4, Miller 2-7, Robisch 1-1, Monserez 0-4), Ball St. 5-13 (Smith 2-2, Jackson 2-3, Williams 1-7, Owens 0-1).

        No.6 Oklahoma State 62, Mo.-Kansas City 50

        KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maurice Baker scored 22 points, and Oklahoma State (11-0) withstood a second-half UMKC rally.

        Baker scored all his points in the second half. In the Cowboys' previous game, a 79-44 pounding of Northwestern State, he scored all 22 of his points in the first half.
        OKLAHOMA ST. (11-0) — Jonzen 2-5 3-3 7, McFarlin 1-7 2-2 4, Sanders 2-6 2-2 8, Baker 7-11 5-5 22, V.Williams 4-9 0-1 10, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 0-0 0-1 0, Gadson 1-2 2-3 4, A.Williams 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 20-45 15-18 62.

        UMKC (6-2) — Golson 6-16 2-2 14, Jackson 3-11 5-6 11, Curtis 1-3 0-0 2, Suther 2-5 2-3 7, Watson 5-22 3-4 14, Atchison 0-1 0-0 0, Palmer 0-3 2-2 2, Ledbetter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-61 14-17 50.

        Halftime—Oklahoma St. 30, UMKC 21. 3-Point goals— Oklahoma St. 7-17 (Baker 3-6, Sanders 2-5, V.Williams 2-5, Hill 0-1), UMKC 2-14 (Suther 1-2, Watson 1-6, Atchison 0-1, Palmer 0-1, Curtis 0-1, Golson 0-3). Fouled out—A.Williams. Rebounds—Oklahoma St. 38 (Jonzen 9), UMKC 36 (Golson 10). Assists—Oklahoma St. 13 (V.Williams 4), UMKC 9 (Suther 4). Total fouls—Oklahoma St. 19, UMKC 18. A—8,643.

        No.14 Marquette 100, Ark.-Pine Bluff 49
        MILWAUKEE — Oluoma Nnamaka scored 17 points, and five other players reached double figures as No.14 Marquette remained undefeated with a victory over winless Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

        Marquette (10-0) determined the outcome with an astonishing 30-point run over a span of 7 minutes, 25 seconds for an insurmountable 35-6 lead with 8:43 left in the first half.
        ARK.-PINE BLUFF (0-10) — Almond 5-12 1-2 14, Lloyd 1-4 3-4 5, McKee 5-8 0-0 12, Hackworth 0-4 0-0 0, Washington 0-5 2-4 2, Blake 0-2 0-0 0, Norris 0-0 1-2 1, Hall 1-6 0-0 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Balance 4-16 1-2 12, Bibles 0-1 0-0 0, Rollins 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-59 8-14 49.

        MARQUETTE (10-0) — Harris 0-1 5-8 5, Nnamaka 7-10 2-2 17, Wade 3-11 7-9 13, Henry 5-7 1-2 14, Diener 3-6 2-2 10, Blankson 6-8 1-3 13, Merritt 6-6 3-4 15, Menard 2-2 0-0 4, Howard 1-2 1-3 3, Diggs 0-2 2-2 2, Sanders 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 35-58 24-36 100.

        Halftime—Marquette 49, Ark.-Pine Bluff 26. 3-Point goals—Ark.-Pine Bluff 9-28 (Almond 3-7, Balance 3-13, McKee 2-3, Hall 1-2, Bibles 0-1, Washington 0-2). Marquette 6-13 (Henry 3-3, Diener 2-4, Nnamaka 1-2, Wade 0-1, Blankson 0-1, Diggs 0-2). Fouled out—Almond. Rebounds—Ark.-Pine Bluff 23 (McKee 4), Marquette 50 (Merritt 13). Assists—Ark.-Pine Bluff 13 (Hackworth, Norris 3), Marquette 25 (Diener 6). Total fouls—Ark.-Pine Bluff 25, Marquette 14. A—10,132.

        No.17 Michigan St. 78, Oakland 50

        EAST LANSING, Mich. — Marcus Taylor had 17 points and four assists as MSU extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 51 games.

        The Spartans (8-3) scored the first eight points against the Golden Grizzlies (5-7) and turned the game into a rout with an 11-0 run to open the second half.

        Michigan State reserve Chris Hill scored 12 points, Kelvin Torbert had 12 points and four assists, and Adam Wolfe added 10 points.

        Reserve Brad Buddenborg led Oakland with 14 points.

        The Golden Grizzlies might have been in trouble before the intrastate game even started.

        Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was angry about the effort the Spartans showed in their 20-point victory Monday over North Carolina Asheville, which followed a 74-60 win over Arizona.

        Izzo vowed to work his team hard Tuesday when he normally would have a lighter practice with two games in three days.

        Michigan State came out inspired and selfless in both halves.

        The Spartans didn't allow Oakland to score for more than three minutes, and five different players had the first five baskets. Michigan State led 33-17 at halftime.

        Four different Spartans contributed to the 10-0 run to begin the second half, while they held Oakland scoreless for more than four minutes. Two others helped pad the lead to 56-22 with 13:07 left to play. Michigan State's lead hovered around 30 points for the rest of the game.

        The Spartans outrebounded Oakland 51-24.

        OAKLAND (5-7) — Champagne 2-10 2-3 6, Sabourin 2-4 0-0 4, Covington 1-7 0-0 2, Rozycki 0-7 0-0 0, Helms 3-8 0-0 6, K.Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Hoover 2-5 0-0 5, Fralick 0-2 2-3 2, R.Williams 3-4 2-3 8, Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Buddenborg 5-12 0-0 14. Totals 19-63 6-9 50.

        MICHIGAN STATE (8-3) — Anderson 1-3 4-4 6, Anagonye 1-7 1-2 3, Ballinger 4-7 1-1 9, Taylor 6-12 3-4 17, Torbert 6-10 0-0 12, Wolfe 4-5 2-3 10, Hill 4-5 2-3 12, Ishbia 0-0 1-2 1, Bograkos 1-2 0-0 2, Andreas 2-3 1-2 5, Westrick 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-54 16-23 78.

        Halftime—Michigan St 33, Oakland 17. 3-Point goals—Oakland 6-27 (Buddenborg 4-9, K.Williams 1-2, Hoover 1-2, Champagne 0-1, Fralick 0-1, R.Williams 0-1, Covington 0-2, Helms 0-2, Miller 0-2, Rozycki 0-5), Michigan St. 4-9 (Hill 2-3, Taylor 2-4, Torbert 0-1, Ballinger 0-1).

        No.20 Wake Forest 89, St.Francis, Pa., 60
       — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Josh Howard scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half for Wake.

        Wake Forest (8-2) scored the first 17 points and hit 36 of 64 shots to surpass 50 percent for the third straight game. The Demon Deacons have won their last three games by an average of 30 points and have six-game winning streak at home.

        ST. FRANCIS, PA (2-6) — Mougnol 3-7 0-0 6, Gibson 3-6 0-2 7, Saragba 0-1 3-5 3, Swoger 4-13 2-2 14, Benton 3-7 1-2 9, Martin 4-9 4-4 15, Daley 2-4 2-3 6, Goodson 0-1 0-0 0, Clifford 0-1 0-0 0, Fox 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 12-18 60.

        WAKE FOREST (8-2) — Howard 9-11 1-4 21, Songaila 7-12 2-3 16, Scott 4-7 4-5 12, Hicks 1-4 2-2 4, Dawson 3-7 0-0 8, Downey 1-2 1-1 3, Levy 1-4 0-0 2, Danelius 3-6 0-1 6, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Hickman 2-3 0-0 4, Murray 1-2 0-0 2, Lepore 4-5 0-0 11. Totals 36-64 10-16 89.

        Halftime—Wake Forest 49-28. 3-Point Goals—St. Francis 10-21 (Gibson 1-2, Swoger 4-9, Benton 2-3, Martin 3-5, Clifford 0-1, Fox 0-1), Wake Forest 7-20 (Howard 2-3, Hicks 0-3, Dawson 2-6, Downey 0-1, Levy 0-1, Danelius 0-1, Williams 0-1, Lepore 3-4).

        Pittsburgh 62, Ohio State 55
        COLUMBUS — Donatas Zavackas hit eight free throws in the final 1:03 and Pittsburgh ended the game with an 18-5 run.

        The Panthers (10-1), off to their best start in 11 years, controlled the boards and completely shut down Ohio State's offense in their first road game of the season. They held a 38-26 rebounding advantage and dominated in offensive rebounding during a 15-0 stretch run.

        The Buckeyes lost their second in a row after opening with six wins.

        PITTSBURGH (10-1) — Brown 1-3 2-2 4, Zavackas 1-7 9-14 12, Morris 2-5 1-2 5, Page 7-12 0-0 17, Knight 3-10 1-6 8, Troutman 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 1-2 1, McCarroll 0-1 0-0 0, Lett 7-10 1-5 15. Totals 21-50 15-31 62.

        OHIO ST. (6-2) — Williams 5-8 0-1 10, Radinovic 5-7 0-0 10, Darby 3-12 1-2 8, Brown 5-9 2-4 12, Savovic 1-4 0-1 3, Fuss-Cheatham 2-2 0-0 4, Connolly 2-7 0-0 4, Dials 1-3 2-4 4, Dudley 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 5-12 55.

        Halftime—Pittsburgh 30, Ohio St. 24. 3-point goals— Pittsburgh 5-19 (Page 3-7, Zavackas 1-4, Knight 1-7, Brown 0-1), Ohio St. 2-13 (Savovic 1-4, Darby 1-5, Brown 0-1, Connolly 0-3). Fouled out—Savovic, Williams. Rebounds—Pittsburgh 36 (Lett 8), Ohio St. 27 (Dials, Williams 5). Assists—Pittsburgh 17 (Knight 7), Ohio St. 16 (Savovic 5). Total fouls—Pittsburgh 17, Ohio St. 24. A— 15,038.

        UK-DUKE:

        ESPN's telecast of Duke's 95-92 overtime victory against Kentucky Tuesday night earned a 3.0 rating, the network's highest-rated regular-season college basketball game in nearly three years.

        The game was seen in more than 2 1/2 million households, and the rating was the highest since North Carolina's game at Duke garnered a 3.1 rating Jan.27, 1999.

        It will be replayed on ESPN Classic on Thursday, Dec.27 at 9p.m. EST and Friday, Dec.28 at 1a.m. and 5a.m.

        www.ESPNauctions.com is selling items from the game including the game ball, game nets and autographed memorabilia signed by the coaches and broadcasters. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

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