The Associated Press

CHICAGO - Valparaiso's Greg Tonagel missed a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, and No. 6 Notre Dame came up with the ball in the scrum afterward to seal a 55-53 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday at the United Center.

"We were very fortunate to get out of here with a win," Irish coach Mike Brey said.

Matt Carroll led Notre Dame with 14 points, and Dan Miller and Torin Francis added 12 each. Francis had 10 rebounds as Notre Dame won its eighth straight game.

The Irish (12-1) are off to their best start in 24 years, matching the mark of the 1978-79 squad.

But with 13 turnovers and shooting less than 44 percent, this was hardly a stellar effort for the Irish. And it certainly won't cut it Monday night, when they visit No.2 Pittsburgh for their Big East opener.

"This makes us a little bit hungry going into Big East play," Carroll said.

But Valparaiso made Notre Dame work for it. After trailing the Irish by as many as 14 points in the second half, the Crusaders were looking for another big shot.

Valpo went first to Joaquim Gomes, who had made a 3-pointer with 1:07 to play, but he was tied up. So the Crusaders kicked the ball out to Tonagel, their best 3-point shooter, who was scoreless on three previous shots.

But Miller rushed at Tonagel, trying to throw off his shot.

"I knew it was long," Tonagel said. "I was hoping to get a lucky bounce."

The ball hit off the rim, and the Irish wrestled the ball from the Crusaders and ran out the clock.

Gomes led Valparaiso (5-7) with a career-high 17 points. Roberto Nieves added a career-high 11.

VALPARAISO (5-7)-Gomes 7-11 0-0 17, Berdiel 4-10 0-2 8, Grafs 3-10 6-7 12, Tonagel 0-4 0-0 0, Nieves 3-8 3-4 11, Colclasure 0-0 0-0 0, Ortiz 1-8 0-0 2, Oppland 0-1 0-0 0, Nikkila 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 19-56 10-15 53.

NOTRE DAME (12-1)-Miller 5-14 0-0 12, Francis 4-7 4-6 12, Timmermans 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 3-11 0-0 8, Carroll 5-8 2-2 14, Quinn 1-2 0-0 3, Cornette 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 20-46 8-10 55.

Halftime-Notre Dame 36, Valparaiso 26. 3-Point goals-Valparaiso 5-15 (Gomes 3-4, Nieves 2-6, Berdiel 0-1, Tonagel 0-4), Notre Dame 7-17 (Carroll 2-3, Miller 2-5, Thomas 2-8, Quinn 1-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Valparaiso 32 (Gomes, Nieves, Ortiz 6), Notre Dame 35 (Francis 10). Assists-Valparaiso 15 (Tonagel 4), Notre Dame 16 (Thomas 7). Total fouls-Valparaiso 10, Notre Dame 13. A-11,716.

No. 2 Pittsburgh 85, Robert Morris 49

PITTSBURGH - Chevy Troutman powered through the undersized Colonials to score 24 points for the Panthers, who are 55-0 against Northeast Conference teams. Ontario Lett added 18 points as Pitt's frontcourt outscored Robert Morris' 62-18.

DaMarcus Ellis had 13 points for the Colonials.

ROBERT MORRIS (3-6)-McCrommon 4-17 1-3 9, Thomas 2-9 0-0 5, Cooper 1-9 0-0 2, Ellis 4-10 3-4 11, Carter 4-13 3-5 11, Clarke 2-2 0-0 6, Guzman 1-1 0-0 2, Caruso 0-2 0-0 0, Green 1-1 0-0 3, Davenport 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-65 7-12 49.

PITTSBURGH (10-1)-Troutman 11-12 2-2 24, Brown 5-9 0-1 10, Morris 3-4 0-2 6, Page 3-8 0-0 7, Knight 2-6 0-1 4, Dorazio 0-1 0-0 0, Demetris 2-3 0-0 4, Krauser 3-7 0-1 6, McCarroll 2-4 0-0 4, Federico 1-1 0-0 2, Lett 9-10 0-0 18. Totals 41-65 2-7 85.

Halftime-Pittsburgh 39, Robert Morris 13. 3-Point goals-Robert Morris 4-21 (Clarke 2-2, Green 1-1, Thomas 1-4, Caruso 0-1, McCrommon 0-4, Carter 0-4, Cooper 0-5), Pittsburgh 1-11 (Page 1-3, Demetris 0-1, Krauser 0-2, Knight 0-2, Brown 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Robert Morris 25 (McCrommon 10), Pittsburgh 51 (Brown 11). Assists-Robert Morris 7 (Ellis 2), Pittsburgh 26 (Knight 9). Total fouls-Robert Morris 10, Pittsburgh 13. A-9,140.

No. 4 Arizona 80, Oregon St. 65

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Freshman guard Hassan Adams scored 14 points to lead No. 4 Arizona to a 80-65 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night.

Rick Anderson, called upon to replace injured forward Luke Walton, had 13 points for the Wildcats, who opened their Pacific-10 season with a sweep of the Oregon schools for the first time since 1997-98. Jason Gardner added 12 points.

Arizona (9-1, 2-0) was coming off a dramatic come-from-behind 81-72 victory Thursday night over No. 9 Oregon.

The Beavers (7-4, 0-2), coming off a 67-47 loss at home to Arizona State in their Pac-10 opener, gave the Wildcats little trouble.

Philip Ricci led the Beavers with 24 points as Oregon State extended its losing streak against Top 25 teams to 17 games.

Arizona led by as many as 21 points at several times in the second half, including a 71-50 advantage when Anderson hit a jumper with 6:05 to go.

It was Oregon State first-year head coach Jay John's first meeting against his former boss, Arizona's Lute Olson. John served as an assistant at Arizona for the last four seasons.

Walton sprained his right ankle Monday night in the Wildcats' 85-71 victory over Boston University in the Fiesta Bowl Classic. He suited up against the Beavers but spent the game on the bench.

The Beavers led 11-9 in the first half, but Arizona went on a 12-0 run - capped by Anderson's 3-pointer - to go up 21-11.

The only time the Beavers were a threat after that was when Floyd North pulled them within six at 25-19 with 5:54 left in the first half.

The Wildcats led 43-25 at halftime behind Anderson's 11 points.

The last time the Wildcats played the Beavers, Gardner scored a career-high 34 points in Arizona's 93-87 victory on Jan. 6, 2002.

No. 9 Oregon 94, Arizona St. 73

EUGENE, Ore. - Luke Ridnour needed a half to find his groove. When he did, the rest of his teammates followed.

Ridnour scored 24 points - 21 in the second half - as No. 9 Oregon rallied to beat Arizona State 94-73.

Oregon trailed 39-33 at halftime but shot 81 percent in the second half to outscore the Sun Devils 61-34. Included in that offensive output was a 25-2 run that turned a five-point deficit into a 69-51 advantage with 8:46 left to play.

Ridnour scored 10 points during the Ducks' decisive run, while reserve forward Jay Anderson added eight of his 10 points. It was Luke Jackson, however, who put Oregon (10-2, 1-1 Pac-10) up for good with a dunk off a long pass from Robert Johnson for a 52-51 lead. Jackson finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

"(The run) just shows the guts of this team," Ridnour said. "We could've folded easily."

The Ducks didn't, and they gave credit after the game to their junior point guard.

"Ridnour just took over the game," Anderson said. "He hit three or four straight shots. When he drove the lane, nobody could stop him."

Arizona State freshman center Ike Diogu led the Sun Devils (9-4, 1-1) with 27 points and eight rebounds. However, Diogu, who made 40 of 44 free throws in Arizona State's last six games, was only 11-for-16 against the Ducks.

The Sun Devils had won five straight, but were overwhelmed by Oregon's sensational shooting performance in the second half. The Ducks went 21-of-28 from the field, including seven 3-pointers. It was the most points allowed in a half by Arizona State since Southern California scored 67 in 1998.

"In the second half, every shot was a perfect shot, every shot had perfect timing," Oregon coach Ernie Kent said.

Arizona State shot 48 percent from the field in the second half but missed on all six of its 3-point attempts and made only 14 of 24 free throws.

"We didn't focus on making free throws, so we didn't make any," Diogu said.

No. 10 Oklahoma 60, No. 14 Michigan State 58

OKLAHOMA CITY - Ebi Ere scored 21 points and Oklahoma came up with big defensive plays in the closing minutes.

Quannas White made one of two free throws with 14.1 seconds left to give the Sooners a the two-point lead. MSU got the ball to leading scorer Chris Hill, but White knocked it away as time expired.

MICHIGAN ST. (8-4)-Anderson 2-6 1-2 5, Anagonye 4-4 0-1 8, Davis 3-5 2-4 8, Hill 4-11 1-1 12, Torbert 2-4 2-2 6, Wolfe 0-0 0-1 0, Ager 3-6 4-4 12, Lorbek 2-6 1-2 5, Ballinger 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 21-47 11-17 58.

OKLAHOMA (8-2)-Bookout 1-2 0-1 2, Brown 2-8 0-0 4, Ere 9-17 2-2 21, White 2-5 2-4 7, Price 4-7 10-11 19, Alexander 1-3 1-2 3, Gilbert 2-3 0-1 4, Szendrei 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-47 15-21 60.

Halftime-Oklahoma 30-27. 3-point goals-Michigan St. 5-12 (Hill 3-6, Ager 2-2, Anderson 0-1, Davis 0-1, Lorbek 0-1, Ballinger 0-1). Oklahoma 3-9 (White 1-2, Price 1-2, Ere 1-4, Alexander 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Michigan St. 34 (Davis 9), Oklahoma 28 (Brown 7). Assists-Michigan St. 9 (Anderson 5), Oklahoma 8 (Price 4). Total fouls-Michigan St. 17, Oklahoma 18. A-18,034.

No. 11 Illinois 88, Oakland, Mich. 53

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Brian Cook had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Sean Harrington added 20 points for the Illini.

Golden Grizzlies guard Mike Helms entered the game averaging 26.5 points a game but was held to 16 points on 6-of-22 shooting.

OAKLAND (5-6)-K.Williams 0-3 0-1 0, Scott 3-11 1-6 8, Sabourin 1-3 0-0 2, Marshall 9-15 3-7 22, Helms 6-22 2-5 16, Champman 0-1 0-0 0, Floyd 1-3 0-0 2, Dukes 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 1-3 0-0 3, Hopes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-62 6-19 53.

ILLINOIS (10-1)-Harrington 7-11 1-2 20, Cook 9-11 3-4 22, Augustine 5-7 0-0 10, D.Williams 5-12 1-2 11, Brown 6-11 0-2 14, Ferguson 1-2 0-1 2, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 4-7 1-1 9. Totals 37-62 6-12 88.

Halftime-Illinois 38-26. 3-Point Goals-Oakland 5-17 (Helms 2-5, Miller 1-2, Scott 1-2, Marshall 1-5, Floyd 0-1, K.Williams 0-2), Illinois 8-25 (Harrington 5-9, Brown 2-5, Cook 1-3, Augustine 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Smith 0-1, D.Williams 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oakland 38 (Scott 11), Illinois 38 (Cook 11). Assists-Oakland 7 (Floyd 2), Illinois 25 (D.Williams 6). Total fouls-Oakland 15, Illinois 19. A-14,837.

No. 16 Missouri 88, Iowa 82

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Ricky Clemons banked in a rally-stopping 3-pointer with 1:18 left and finished with a season-high 27 points for the Tigers. Missouri led 80-78 and had four seconds on the shot clock when Clemons put up the ball.

Iowa lost the ball at the other end on Arthur Johnson's steal, and Missouri hit five free throws over the final 51 seconds to wrap it up.

MISSOURI (8-1)-Bryant 4-10 0-0 8, Johnson 7-14 2-5 16, Clemons 8-15 5-7 27, McKinney 3-4 0-1 8, Paulding 5-11 6-9 17, Young 1-1 1-2 3, Kroenke 1-2 2-2 5, Ferguson 1-3 0-0 2, Echols 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-62 16-26 88.

IOWA (8-3)-Worley 4-13 4-5 13, Brunner 3-8 1-3 7, Reiner 4-7 2-2 10, Leslie 6-11 7-9 19, Horner 2-7 0-0 5, Kimm 0-0 0-0 0, Boyd 4-9 1-2 13, Sonderleiter 5-7 5-8 15. Totals 28-62 20-29 82.

Halftime-Iowa 49-48. 3-Point goals-Missouri 10-21 (Clemons 6-11, McKinney 2-3, Paulding 1-2, Kroenke 1-2, Bryant 0-1, Ferguson 0-1, Echols 0-1), Iowa 6-14 (Boyd 4-6, Horner 1-5, Worley 1-2, Leslie 0-1). Fouled out-Worley, Bryant, McKinney. Rebounds-Missouri 40 (Johnson 13), Iowa 35 (Brunner 9). Assists-Missouri 17 (Clemons 7), Iowa 15 (Horner 7). Total fouls-Missouri 23, Iowa 24. Technical fouls-Iowa bench, Missouri bench. A-14,582.

No. 18 Kansas 100, Mo.-Kansas City 46

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kirk Hinrich scored a career-high 29 points for the Jayhawks, but forward Wayne Simien dislocated his shoulder in the first half. It was not known how long Simien, who leads Kansas in rebounding and is its second-leading scorer, will be out.

UMKC (1-11)-Lipsey 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 2-12 4-6 8, Aaron 2-6 0-0 4, Clark 1-3 0-0 3, Watson 10-27 2-3 27, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Atchison 0-4 0-0 0, Bramble 0-2 1-2 1, Curtis 0-1 0-0 0, Leadbetter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-58 7-11 46.

KANSAS (9-3)-Collison 9-13 2-3 20, Simien 2-2 0-0 4, Langford 8-13 2-3 18, Hinrich 10-12 2-4 29, Miles 2-8 0-0 5, Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0, Olson 1-1 0-0 2, Vinson 0-2 2-2 2, Lee 0-3 1-2 1, Nash 2-6 0-2 6, Moody 0-0 1-2 1, Graves 2-3 6-8 10, Niang 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-68 16-26 100.

Halftime-Kansas 44-17. 3-Point goals-UMKC 7-21 (Watson 5-12, Lipsey 1-2, Clark 1-3, Williams 0-1, Atchison 0-3), Kansas 10-25 (Hinrich 7-8, Nash 2-4, Miles 1-5, Collison 0-1, Hawkins 0-1, Langford 0-2, Vinson 0-2, Lee 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-UMKC 22 (Lipsey 5), Kansas 59 (Graves 12). Assists-UMKC 6 (Watson 2), Kansas 23 (Miles 7). Total fouls-UMKC 21, Kansas 11. A-13,433.

No. 22 Maryland 79, Wagner 57

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Terrapins' Ryan Randle tied a school record by making all 10 of his field goal attempts, and Steve Blake had 12 assists to move into 20th place on the NCAA career list with 826.

WAGNER (4-6)-Hall 12-22 2-3 26, Wyatte 1-6 1-2 3, Dye 3-10 0-0 9, Pritchard 3-12 0-0 7, Carroll 2-9 1-2 5, McLemore 0-3 1-2 1, Vitale 0-1 0-0 0, McCrae 1-5 0-0 2, Martin 0-0 2-4 2, Munson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-71 7-13 57.

MARYLAND (7-3)-Garrison 2-4 2-2 7, Caner-Medley 3-7 2-2 9, Randle 10-10 1-4 21, Nicholas 5-12 3-3 13, Blake 1-4 0-0 2, Smith 3-10 0-0 6, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Gilchrist 0-2 0-0 0, McCray 3-8 1-2 8, Henry 1-1 0-0 2, Grinnon 0-0 0-0 0, Holden 4-10 2-2 11. Totals 32-68 11-15 79.

Halftime-Maryland 40-21. 3-Point goals-Wagner 4-22 (Dye 3-8, Pritchard 1-4, Vitale 0-1, Hall 0-1, McLemore 0-2, Carroll 0-3, McCrae 0-3), Maryland 4-13 (Garrison 1-1, Caner-Medley 1-1, McCray 1-3, Holden 1-3, Blake 0-1 Nicholas 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Wagner 40 (Hall 11), Maryland 50 (Garrison 9). Assists-Wagner 15 (McLemore 6), Maryland 21 (Blake 12). Total fouls-Wagner 13, Maryland 13. A-17,505.

No. 23 Wake Forest 68, Richmond 62

RICHMOND, Va. - Josh Howard scored 21 points and the Demon Deacons opened the second half on a 20-5 run to pull away from a 26-all tie and beat the Spiders for the 11th straight time.

WAKE FOREST (9-0)-Howard 8-9 3-6 21, Danelius 2-3 1-1 5, Williams 3-9 4-5 10, Gray 6-14 6-11 19, Downey 1-5 0-0 3, Ellis 1-1 0-0 2, Levy 1-3 0-0 2, Lepore 0-0 0-0 0, Strickland 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 25-49 14-23 68.

RICHMOND (6-5)-Scott 0-5 0-4 0, Skrocki 3-13 9-9 15, Zwayer 2-4 2-4 6, Dobbins 5-10 6-7 18, Myers 1-7 0-0 2, Holloman 4-7 3-4 13, O'Malley 0-0 0-0 0, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Steenberge 3-5 0-2 6. Totals 19-54 20-30 62.

Halftime-Tied 26-26. 3-Point goals-Wake 4-14 (Howard 2-2, Downey 1-3, Gray 1-8, Levy 0-1), Richmond 4-19 (Dobbins 2-3, Holloman 2-5, Scott 0-1, Myers 0-4, Skrocki 0-6). Fouled out-Danelius, Levy, Zwayer. Rebounds-Wake 38 (Howard 9), Richmond 31 (Zwayer, Collins 6). Assists-Wake 10 (Howard, Williams, Downey, Levy 2), Richmond 12 (Myers 6). Total fouls-Wake 23, Richmond 21. A-7,561.