The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Wayne Simien scored 28 points and No. 6 Kansas withstood a Michigan State rally to beat the No. 3 Spartans 81-74 Tuesday night in college basketball's first marquee matchup of the year.

Kansas (2-0) hit its first six shots of the second half, giving the Big 12 preseason favorites a 54-39 lead over the favorites in the Big Ten.

But Michigan State's Shannon Brown hit three straight buckets and ignited a 12-2 run for the Spartans (1-1).

MICHIGAN ST.(1-1)-Davis 3-11 7-8 13, Andreas 1-1 0-0 2, Hill 4-9 0-0 9, Anderson 4-7 8-10 16, Torbert 1-3 2-3 4, Brown 3-8 1-2 7, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Ager 6-8 1-2 17, Bograkos 0-0 0-0 0, Naymick 0-0 2-2 2, Rowley 1-1 0-0 2, Ockerman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 21-27 74.

KANSAS (2-0)-Simien 9-12 9-9 28, Lee 2-9 2-2 8, Padgett 1-2 0-0 2, Langford 5-10 3-3 13, Miles 5-11 6-8 17, Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0, Giddens 4-7 0-0 8, Nash 0-3 1-2 1, Graves 1-3 2-4 4. Totals 27-58 23-28 81.

Halftime-Kansas 38-31. 3-Point goals-Michigan St. 5-13 (Ager 4-5, Hill 1-2, Torbert 0-1, Brown 0-1, Davis 0-2, Anderson 0-2), Kansas 4-19 (Lee 2-7, Simien 1-1, Miles 1-4, Nash 0-1, Hawkins 0-1, Langford 0-2, Giddens 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Michigan St. 31 (Davis 8), Kansas 30 (Simien 8). Assists-Michigan St. 13 (Anderson 7), Kansas 14 (Miles 6). Total fouls-Michigan St. 23, Kansas 20. A-16,300.

No. 8 Florida 112, Montana 73

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida sophomore Christian Drejer, the Danish star who struggled with injuries last season, had career highs of 19 points and 11 assists to lift Florida.

Chris Richard had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Gators.

MONTANA ST. (2-1)-Ento 1-5 0-0 2, Faaborg 4-7 0-0 10, Towsley 4-10 4-8 12, Erickson 3-8 2-2 10, Brown 4-10 3-4 12, Dissly 4-7 0-0 10, Woodall 4-7 0-0 10, Durr 0-0 0-0 0, Morales 0-0 0-0 0, Clift 0-1 0-0 0, Barsh 1-2 0-0 3, Owlsey 0-5 2-2 2, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-63 11-16 73.

FLORIDA (1-0)-Drejer 8-9 0-0 19, Lee 7-8 6-7 20, Colas 7-11 0-0 14, Walsh 7-11 2-2 18, Appleby 2-2 0-0 6, Haimovitch 0-1 0-0 0, Moss 5-6 1-2 11, Humphrey 0-0 0-0 0, Abukar 3-9 0-0 9, Al-Kaleem 1-6 2-2 5, Richard 4-4 2-3 10. Totals 44-67 13-16 112.

Halftime-Florida 54-32. 3-Point goals-Montana St 10-20 (Woodall 2-2, Erickson 2-4, Dissly 2-4, Faaborg 2-5, Barsh 1-1, Brown 1-3, Owlsey 0-1), Florida 11-27 (Drejer 3-4, Abukar 3-9, Appleby 2-2, Walsh 2-6, Al-Kaleem 1-5, Haimovitch 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Montana St 17 (Faaborg 4), Florida 47 (Richard 8).

No. 13 Saint Joseph's 71,

Boston University 56

BOSTON - Delonte West scored 20 points and Jameer Nelson added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead No. 13 Saint Joseph's.

Saint Joseph's (2-0) shot 12-of-29 from 3-point range, including 8-for-16 in the first half. The Terriers (0-2) pulled within 24-22 after an 11-2 run midway through the first half. But Saint Joseph's regrouped with a 10-0 spurt to move ahead 34-22.

SAINT JOSEPH'S (2-0)-Nelson 4-12 3-5 13, West 8-14 2-3 20, Jones 0-1 3-8 3, Carroll 2-6 2-2 8, Bryant 1-3 0-0 2, Jesiolowski 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 1-3 0-0 2, Barley 5-9 0-0 15, Stachitas 2-4 2-2 7, Lidzius 0-0 1-2 1, Hartshorn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 13-22 71.

BOSTON U. (0-2)-Fitzgerald 1-3 0-0 2, Bell 3-7 3-7 9, Wynn 1-1 0-0 2, Carr 4-11 2-2 13, Butt 8-15 4-4 20, Martin 2-2 1-2 6, Brower 0-0 0-0 0, Gardner 0-1 1-2 1, Turner 1-7 0-0 3, Czaplinski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 11-17 56.

Halftime-Saint Joseph's 37-24. 3-Point goals-Saint Joseph's 12-29 (Barley 5-9, West 2-3, Carroll 2-6, Nelson 2-8, Stachitas 1-2, Lee 0-1), Boston U. 5-17 (Carr 3-6, Martin 1-1, Turner 1-6, Fitzgerald 0-1, Bell 0-1, Butt 0-2). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds-Saint Joseph's 28 (Nelson 7), Boston U. 38 (Bell 9).

No. 14 Oklahoma 81,

Tulsa 73

NORMAN, Okla. - Jaison Williams scored 16 points and Lawrence McKenzie added 13 to lead Oklahoma.

The Sooners (3-0) outscored Tulsa 12-6 in the final 2:17 to seal the victory. Oklahoma has won 34 of its last 35 games at home.

TULSA (1-1)-Glenn 5-8 5-8 15, Teichmann 3-6 1-2 8, Price 6-8 0-2 12, Parker 8-14 2-5 20, Collins 1-3 0-0 3, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Kelley 2-6 0-0 5, Ramsdell 3-3 0-0 8, Cardwell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-49 8-17 73.

OKLAHOMA (3-0)-Bookout 5-11 0-0 10, Brown 4-7 2-2 10, McKenzie 5-8 0-0 13, Lavender 2-6 2-2 6, Alexander 1-6 5-6 7, Williams 5-12 3-4 16, Detrick 4-8 3-4 11, Foust 0-0 0-0 0, Gilbert 4-7 0-1 8, Turner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 15-19 81.

Halftime-Oklahoma 41-37. 3-Point goals-Tulsa 7-12 (Ramsdell 2-2, Parker 2-3, Teichmann 1-2, Collins 1-2, Kelley 1-3), Oklahoma 6-17 (McKenzie 3-6, Williams 3-7, Lavender 0-1, Detrick 0-1, Alexander 0-2). Fouled out-Teichmann, Brown. Rebounds-Tulsa 28 (Teichmann 6), Oklahoma 36 (Bookout 9). Assists-Tulsa 10 (Parker, Kelley 4), Oklahoma 16 (Lavender 5). Total fouls-Tulsa 19, Oklahoma 21. Technical-Cardwell. A-12,051.

No. 15 Wisconsin 81,

Eastern Illinois 47

MADISON, Wis. - Freddie Owens scored a career-high 24 points and Wisconsin overcame shooting struggles to beat Eastern Illinois.

The Badgers (2-0) extended their home winning streak to 14 games. Wisconsin shot just 38 percent from the floor but was 34-of-41 from the free throw line.

No. 25 N.C. State 71,

Howard 51

RALEIGH, N.C. - Scooter Sherrill scored 17 points and Julius Hodge added 15 to lift North Carolina State.

Ilian Evtimov, who missed last season with a knee injury, added 11 points and six rebounds for the Wolfpack (2-0).