The Associated Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Paul Davis scored 21 points and No. 3 Michigan State took advantage of atrocious foul shooting by Bucknell to pull away for a 64-52 victory Friday night.

Playing the most highly ranked team in its history, Bucknell missed an incredible 16 of 17 free throws.

Michigan State trailed 50-49 with just less than seven minutes left but ended the game with a 15-2 run. In the final 8:40, Bucknell missed all eight of its free throw attempts.

Kevin Bettencourt scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, but was 0-for-3 from the line. Bettencourt made the first basket of the second half - his fourth 3-pointer - to put the Bison ahead for the first time after they trailed by eight in the first half.

BUCKNELL (0-1)-Skornik 2-6 0-5 4, Lee 2-8 0-0 4, Bettencourt 8-20 0-3 21, Quinn 0-1 0-2 0, Niesz 3-4 0-0 8, Brown 1-4 1-2 3, Badmus 2-3 0-2 4, Clark 1-3 0-0 2, Glover 2-3 0-2 4, McNaughton 1-1 0-0 2, Viaer-McClymont 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 22-53 1-17 52.

MICHIGAN ST (1-0)-Hill 5-12 0-3 12, Anderson 1-8 0-1 2, Torbert 2-5 1-1 6, Davis 9-13 3-4 21, Andreas 1-3 0-0 2, Cotton 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 2-7 4-4 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Ager 2-8 4-4 9, Bograkos 1-1 0-0 2, Naymick 0-1 0-0 0, Rowley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 12-17 64.

Halftime-Michigan St 33-32. 3-Point goals-Bucknell 7-21 (Bettencourt 5-14, Niesz 2-3, Lee 0-1, Badmus 0-1, Clark 0-1, Glover 0-1), Michigan St 4-19 (Hill 2-9, Torbert 1-2, Ager 1-4, Anderson 0-1, Cotton 0-1, Brown 0-2). Fouled out-Davis. Rebounds-Bucknell 39 (Skornik 11), Michigan St 42 (Davis 8). Assists-Bucknell 10 (Lee 3), Michigan St 15 (Hill 7). Total fouls-Bucknell 21, Michigan St 22. A-14,759.

No. 6 Kansas 90, Tennessee-Chattanooga 76

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Bill Self won in his Kansas coaching debut after replacing Roy Williams, and the Jayhawks overcame a slow start for the win.

Keith Langford scored 24 points and Wayne Simien had 21 points and eight rebounds for Kansas, coming off consecutive appearances in the Final Four under Williams.

Williams returned home to take over North Carolina and Self moved after three seasons at Illinois. Self had some anxious moments in the early going as Tennessee-Chattanooga took a 24-14 lead.

CHATTANOOGA(0-1)-Champion 7-16 2-2 20, Katelynas 1-3 0-1 2, Brown 3-8 3-4 9, Trowell 4-7 1-3 10, Rogan 7-20 7-9 22, Pugh 2-5 0-1 4, Richardson 2-2 0-0 4, Matthews 0-0 0-0 0, Long 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 28-63 13-19 76.

KANSAS (1-0)-Langford 9-15 5-6 24, Simien 7-12 7-7 21, Padgett 6-9 1-3 13, Miles 5-9 0-0 12, Lee 1-4 2-2 5, Hawkins 1-3 0-0 2, Wilkes 0-0 0-0 0, Olsen 0-1 0-0 0, Case 1-3 0-0 2, Giddens 2-5 0-0 5, Vinson 0-0 0-0 0, Nash 2-3 0-0 4, Moody 0-0 0-0 0, Graves 0-1 0-0 0, Niang 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-66 15-18 90.

Halftime-Kansas 42-30. 3-Point goals-Chattanooga 7-22 (Champion 4-10, Long 1-1, Trowell 1-3, Rogan 1-5, Pugh 0-1, Brown 0-2). Kansas 5-20 (Miles 2-5, Langford 1-3, Lee 1-4, Giddens 1-4, Hawkins 0-2, Case 0-1, Nash 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chattanooga 36 (Rogan 8), Kansas 36 (Padgett 10). Assists-Chattanooga 11 (Trowell, Rogan 3), Kansas 22 (Miles 8). Total fouls-Chattanooga 17, Kansas 21. A-16,300.

No. 15 Wisconsin 64, Penn 53

PHILADELPHIA - Devin Harris scored 16 points, including a three-point play late in the game, for Wisconsin.

Zach Morley and Freddie Owen added 12 points apiece for the Badgers, who opened the season without injured forward Alando Tucker.

Jeff Schiffner led Penn with 20 points, including three 3-pointers.

WISCONSIN (1-0)-Wilkinson 3-8 3-4 9, Mader 2-5 1-1 5, Wade 2-9 2-3 6, Owens 5-7 2-8 12, Harris 4-14 7-10 16, Ukawuba 0-0 0-0 0, Nixon 1-2 0-0 2, Hanson 0-4 0-0 0, Helmigk 1-1 0-0 2, Morley 5-10 2-2 12. Totals 23-60 17-28 64.

PENN (0-1)-Fikiel 5-10 0-0 10, Chubb 3-7 0-0 6, Schiffner 7-14 3-4 20, Copp 2-5 0-0 5, Begley 3-7 0-0 8, Jaaber 1-1 0-0 2, Danley 0-0 0-0 0, Osmundson 1-6 0-0 2, Zoller 0-1 0-0 0, Heil 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 3-4 53.

Halftime-Wisconsin 33-25. 3-Point goals-Wisconsin 1-14 (Harris 1-4, Wade 0-4, Owens 0-1, Nixon 0-1, Hanson 0-3, Morley 0-1), Penn 6-19 (Schiffner 3-5, Begley 2-6, Copp 1-4, Chubb 0-1, Osmundson 0-1, Heil 0-2). Fouled out-Fikiel. Rebounds-Wisconsin 42 (Wilkinson 10), Penn 32 (Begley 7). Assists-Wisconsin 9 (Harris 4), Penn 14 (Schiffner 4). Total fouls-Wisconsin 11, Penn 25. A-6,015.

No. 24 North Carolina St. 71, North Carolina-Asheville 46

RALEIGH, N.C. - Julius Hodge scored 24 points and had 11 rebounds, leading the Wolfpack in a season opener.

Hodge, a junior who was a first-team all-ACC pick last season, was 9-for-12 from the field. Scooter Sherrill added 14 with four 3-pointers while Marcus Melvin had 11 for North Carolina State.

No. 25 Oklahoma State 90, Northwestern State 62

STILLWATER, Okla. - Tony Allen scored 18 points and Ivan McFarlin added 15 for the Cowboys.

OSU's defense forced 27 turnovers and Janavor Weatherspoon and Joey Graham each had 13 points as the Cowboys won their 29th straight nonconference game at home.

N.C.-ASHEVILLE (0-1)-Collington 2-9 0-0 4, McCullough 5-13 0-0 13, Mohn 0-3 0-0 0, Holmes 0-4 0-0 0, Barber 5-11 2-4 12, Warner 0-1 0-0 0, Garland 3-6 0-1 7, Rush 1-4 0-0 2, Harrell 1-1 0-0 2, Walker 3-4 0-2 6. Totals 20-56 2-7 46.

N.C. STATE (1-0)-Evtimov 0-4 0-0 0, O'Donnell 1-5 0-0 2, Sherrill 5-10 0-0 14, Hodge 9-12 3-4 24, Melvin 4-10 3-3 11, McCoy 0-1 0-0 0, Majia 0-2 0-0 0, Bennerman 2-9 0-0 4, Watkins 4-9 2-2 12, Roach 1-2 0-0 2, Simons 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-67 8-9 71.

Halftime-N.C. State 38-11. 3-Point goals-N.C.-Asheville 4-18 (McCullough 3-7, Garland 1-2, Barber 0-1, Mohn 0-1, Holmes 0-2, Rush 0-2, Collington 0-3), N.C. State 9-29 (Sherrill 4-7, Hodge 3-3, Watkins 2-3, McCoy 0-1, Roach 0-1, Majia 0-2, Bennerman 0-2, O'Donnell 0-3, Melvin 0-3, Evtimov 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-N.C.-Asheville 36 (Collington, Walker 6), N.C. State 42 (Hodge 11). Assists-N.C.-Asheville 9 (McCullough, Mohn 3), N.C. State 15 (Evtimov 4). Total fouls-N.C.-Asheville 14, N.C. State 13. A-14,684.

Saint Louis 64, Eastern Kentucky 58

ST. LOUIS - Chris Sloan scored a career-best 22 points and Saint Louis' defense forced 24 turnovers.

Saint Louis won for the first time in its last three openers, all at home.

Auburn 86, W. Kentucky 64

AUBURN, Ala. - Marco Killingsworth scored 18 points and Ian Young hit four of five 3-pointers to lead Auburn.