The Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. - Luol Deng scored 21 points and J.J. Redick had 19 to help No. 2 Duke rally to beat Detroit 67-56 Saturday and improve to 22-2 in season openers under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

The Blue Devils had to struggle to win for the 29th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium, giving Krzyzewski his 664th career victory to tie UCLA's John Wooden for 18th place on the NCAA Division I list.

James Thues scored 12 points to lead Detroit, which entered its season opener as a 20-point underdog.

The Titans scored the first 12 points, and the Blue Devils didn't take the lead until midway through the second half.

DETROIT (0-1)-Wallace 4-12 0-0 8, Warren 3-5 0-0 7, Covile 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 3-8 5-5 11, Thues 5-7 1-2 12, Twyman 1-2 0-0 3, Abdur-Rahim 0-0 0-0 0, Headen 1-2 0-0 2, Green 3-7 1-1 8, Baker 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 22-46 8-10 56.

DUKE (1-0)-Deng 7-15 5-6 21, Ewing 2-10 1-2 7, Williams 0-1 7-10 7, Redick 4-10 10-10 19, Duhon 2-5 2-2 7, Horvath 0-0 0-0 0, Melchionni 0-1 0-0 0, Dockery 0-2 0-0 0, Borman 0-0 0-0 0, Randolph 1-1 4-6 6, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-45 29-36 67.

Halftime-Detroit 28-26. 3-Point goals-Detroit 4-7 (Thues 1-1, Green 1-1, Warren 1-2, Twyman 1-2, Harris 0-1), Duke 6-21 (Deng 2-6, Ewing 2-6, Duhon 1-3, Redick 1-4, Melchionni 0-1, Dockery 0-1). Rebounds-Detroit 25 (Green 6), Duke 29 (Williams 9). Total fouls-Detroit 28, Duke 13. A-9,314.

No. 1 Connecticut 111, Sacred Heart 64

HARTFORD, Conn. - No. 1 Connecticut got a strong game from its big three of Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor and Denham Brown in routing Sacred Heart.

Gordon scored 27 points, Okafor had 23 and Brown 20 for a Huskies team that capitalized on its fast break. Connecticut (3-0) shot 71 percent in the first half in bolting to a 60-28 lead.

SACRED HEART (0-1)-Samuels 2-3 0-0 4, Spivey 0-4 0-0 0, Mading 0-4 0-0 0, Wellington 6-19 0-0 15, Bailey 6-19 1-2 15, Queenan 0-2 0-0 0, Parker 0-4 0-0 0, Frye 4-5 0-0 9, James 4-10 1-1 9, Henley 1-3 0-0 2, Trim 3-4 4-6 10. Totals 26-77 6-9 64.

CONNECTICUT (3-0)-Boone 1-3 1-4 3, D.Brown 7-9 2-2 20, Okafor 9-13 5-6 23, Gordon 10-13 3-4 27, T.Brown 3-5 0-0 6, Swaller 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Armstrong 1-5 4-9 6, White 1-1 0-0 2, Baisch 0-0 0-0 0, Tooles 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 6-11 2-2 18, Evanovich 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-68 17-27 111.

Halftime-Connecticut 60, Sacred Heart 28. 3-Point goals-Sacred Heart 6-19 (Wellington 3-8, Bailey 2-5, Frye 1-2, Spivey 0-1, Parker 0-1, James 0-2), Connecticut 12-21 (Gordon 4-4, D.Brown 4-5, Anderson 4-9, T.Brown 0-1, Swaller 0-1, Williams 0-1). Rebounds-Sacred Heart 39 (Mading, Frye, James 6), Connecticut 46 (Okafor 10). Total fouls-Sacred Heart 22, Connecticut 13. A-16,085.

No. 9 North Carolina 90, Old Dominion 64

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Roy Williams was back, and No. 9 North Carolina might be, too. The storied program lost a combined 36 games the last two seasons, but the Tar Heels gave their new coach an impressive victory in his debut. Rashad McCants had 18 points.

OLD DOMINION (0-1)-Waller 6-18 0-0 14, Loughton 4-8 0-1 8, Mrksic 0-1 0-0 0, Nance 0-5 2-2 2, Hunter 3-8 0-0 6, Williamson 1-5 0-0 3, Dahi 3-6 0-0 7, Vasylius 4-6 0-0 9, Waldon 0-2 0-0 0, Lidonde 5-10 0-0 15. Totals 26-69 2-3 64.

NORTH CAROLINA (1-0)-Williams 5-6 2-2 12, McCants 7-11 4-5 18, May 7-9 3-4 17, Scott 7-11 0-2 15, Felton 3-6 3-3 9, Manuel 6-7 0-2 12, Bohlander 0-2 1-2 1, Sanders 0-1 2-2 2, Terry 1-3 0-0 2, Price 0-0 0-0, McLamb 0-2 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 0-0 2, Hooker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-61 15-22 90.

Halftime-NCarolina 40-23. 3-Point goals-Old Dominion 10-29 (Lidonde 5-8, Waller 2-7, Williamson 1-2, Dahi 1-2, Vasylius 1-2, Nance 0-3, Hunter 0-5), NCarolina 1-8 (Scott 1-2, Miller 0-1, Felton 0-1, McCants 0-2, McLamb 0-2). Rebounds-Old Dominion 32 (Waller 9), NCarolina 37 (May 7). Total fouls-Old Dominion 20, NCarolina 12. A-21,750.

No. 12 Illinois 94, Western Illinois 66

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Dee Brown had 23 points and five assists to lead depleted No. 12 Illinois to victory in its season opener.

Five Illini hit double figures on a night when Illinois had only 10 players available. Luther Head, Aaron Spears and Richard McBride spent the game on the bench, serving suspensions for violating team rules.

W. ILLINOIS (0-3)-Lenoir 2-6 0-0 4, Cole 6-13 2-2 16, Gray 5-13 0-0 13, Summers 2-6 0-0 4, Carter 4-12 3-4 14, Schmit 0-1 0-1 0, Welsh 0-0 0-1 0, Haywood 0-0 0-0 0, Conolingor 1-2 0-0 2, Lewis 1-4 6-6 9, Archie 1-3 0-0 2, Charles 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 23-61 11-15 66.

ILLINOIS (1-0)-Randle 2-3 4-6 8, Powell 6-10 2-4 14, Augustine 5-9 2-2 12, Williams 4-10 0-0 11, Brown 8-15 3-3 23, Howard 0-2 0-0 0, Carter 4-6 1-2 9, Smith 4-6 5-6 13, Ingram 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 35-67 17-23 94.

Halftime-W. Illinois 28, Illinois 49. 3-Point goals-W. Illinois 9-24 (Carter 3-5, Gray 3-9, Cole 2-5, Lewis 1-1, Schmit 0-1, Summers 0-3), Illinois 7-22 (Brown 4-10, Williams 3-5, Randle 0-1, Ingram 0-1, Howard 0-2, Powell 0-3). Rebounds-W. Illinois 31 (Summers 7), Illinois 44 (Augustine 13). Total fouls-W. Illinois 17, Illinois 20. A-15,591.

No. 19 Wake Forest 97, Elon 55

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Eric Williams scored 16 points to lead No. 19 Wake Forest past overwhelmed Elon.

Jamaal Levy and Justin Gray added 13 points each for the Demon Deacons (2-0), who won their 15th consecutive home opener.

ELON (0-3)-Atoyebi 4-7 3-8 11, Gamble 2-4 0-0 4, Watson 2-6 0-0 5, Rice 1-7 0-0 2, Moeira 3-7 2-2 10, Jones 3-8 0-0 7, Nowlin 2-14 2-2 8, Kirby 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon 0-1 1-2 1, Marsh 1-4 4-6 6, Backs 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 18-60 13-22 55.

WAKE FOREST (2-0)-Levy 6-7 1-3 13, E.Williams 7-10 2-2 16, Gray 5-13 1-2 13, Paul 1-2 4-4 6, Downey 3-7 1-1 8, Ingram 1-5 0-0 2, A.Williams 1-2 2-2 5, Joyce 2-4 3-3 8, Feather 0-0 0-0 0, Strickland 2-5 1-2 5, Hendley 4-5 0-1 9, Buck 0-0 0-0 0, Visser 4-5 4-6 12. Totals 36-65 19-26 97.

Halftime-Wake Forest 40, Elon 20. 3-Point goals-Elon 6-24 (Moeira 2-4, Nowlin 2-11, Watson 1-1, Jones 1-2, Brandon 0-1, Backs 0-1, Rice 0-4), Wake Forest 6-16 (Gray 2-5, A.Williams 1-2, Joyce 1-2, Hendley 1-2, Downey 1-3, Paul 0-1, Ingram 0-1). Rebounds-Elon 35 (Atoyebi 8), Wake Forest 44 (Levy 8). Total fouls-Elon 26, Wake Forest 20. A-8,644.

No. 22 Pittsburgh 90, St. Francis 69

PITTSBURGH - Chevy Troutman and freshman Chris Taft wore down St. Francis inside and No. 22 Pittsburgh, tested in the first half by the hot-shooting Red Flash, pulled away.

Troutman made all eight shots - his perfect night was ruined by a 1-for-3 effort at the foul line - in scoring 18 points.

ST. FRANCIS, Pa. (0-1)-Daley 3-6 1-2 7, Gibson 1-4 2-2 4, Osborne 6-14 1-4 13, Luckey 10-23 0-0 23, Wills 7-15 1-1 18, Benton 0-1 0-0 0, Augustin 0-0 0-0 0, Goodson 1-2 2-2 4, Ulmer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-65 7-11 69.

PITTSBURGH (2-0)-Troutman 8-8 1-3 18, Brown 8-12 0-0 16, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Page 10-15 0-0 21, Krauser 4-12 0-1 9, Demetris 0-0 0-0 0, Kendall 1-1 0-0 2, McCarroll 2-5 1-2 5, Graves 0-1 0-0 0, Taft 6-9 0-1 12, Gray 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 42-67 3-9 90.

Halftime-Pittsburgh 46-38. 3-Point goals-St. Francis 6-20 (Luckey 3-8, Wills 3-9, Benton 0-1, Gibson 0-2), Pittsburgh 3-8 (Troutman 1-1, Page 1-3, Krauser 1-3, Brown 0-1). Rebounds-St. Francis 32 (Daley 13), Pittsburgh 36 (Taft 8). Total fouls-St. Francis 13, Pittsburgh 18. A-7,771.

No. 23 Marquette 75, Valparaiso 70

MILWAUKEE - Travis Diener scored 26 points, including a key driving layup with 23 seconds left, and No. 23 Marquette rallied to win the Blue & Gold Classic. It is the fifth consecutive year Marquette (3-0) has won its early-season tournament, coinciding with the arrival of coach Tom Crean.