The Associated Press

CLEVELAND - Seconds into his postgame news conference, coach Roy Williams peeked down at the stat sheet just to make sure North Carolina was still unbeaten.

Somehow, the Tar Heels were.

"I've never won the lottery, but when you do, I'm pretty sure you feel as lucky as I do now," Williams said.

Jawad Williams made a critical 3-pointer with 1:27 left and No. 9 North Carolina survived a scare Saturday with an 82-76 victory over gutsy Cleveland State.

NORTH CAROLINA (3-0)-Williams 9-18 5-6 24, McCants 8-22 2-4 18, May 7-13 5-10 19, Scott 2-9 2-4 7, Felton 2-5 2-2 6, Terry 2-5 2-2 6, Manuel 1-2 0-0 2, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Bohlander 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 18-28 82.

CLEVELAND ST. (2-1)-Westley 7-8 6-7 20, Badiane 4-8 0-0 8, Waters 1-2 2-2 4, Robinson 4-13 3-7 12, Chavis 2-3 0-0 6, Morris 2-5 0-0 5, Koundoul 1-1 0-0 2, Tatham 0-3 3-4 3, Coles 5-17 0-0 15, Ritzema 0-0 1-2 1, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 15-22 76.

Halftime-Cleveland St. 41-37. 3-Point goals-North Carolina 2-11 (Williams 1-1, Scott 1-5, McCants 0-4, Terry 0-1), Cleveland St. 9-27 (Coles 5-16, Chavis 2-3, Morris 1-1, Robinson 1-6, Westley 0-1). Fouled out-Ritzema. Rebounds-North Carolina 49 (McCants, May 13), Cleveland St. 38 (Westley 11). Assists-North Carolina 19 (Felton 7), Cleveland St. 16 (Westley 6). Total fouls-North Carolina 21, Cleveland St. 26. A-11,534.

No. 3 Michigan St. 77, Penn 52

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Shannon Brown had 12 points off the bench to help MSU in the first game of the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic.

DePaul (3-0) will play No. 3 Michigan State (2-1) for the championship this afternoon.

PENN (1-2)-Schiffner 5-10 0-0 12, Copp 1-4 2-2 5, Fikiel 2-7 0-2 4, Chubb 3-6 0-0 6, Begley 6-10 1-3 17, Jaaber 1-5 3-4 5, Danley 0-1 0-0 0, Osmudson 0-1 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 0-0 0, Zoller 0-2 0-0 0, Ebede 0-0 0-0 0, Pettinella 0-0 0-0 0, Heil 1-2 0-1 3. Totals 19-48 6-12 52.

MICHIGAN ST. (2-1)-Hill 4-9 2-2 13, Ager 3-8 1-2 8, Anderson 2-6 2-2 6, Torbert 5-10 5-5 15, Davis 4-10 1-3 9, Brown 6-10 0-0 12, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Bograkos 2-2 0-0 5, Naymick 0-0 0-0 0, Andreas 2-4 0-1 4, Rowley 2-3 1-2 5, Ockerman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 12-17 77.

Halftime-Michigan St. 32-23. 3-point goals-Penn 8-20 (Begley 4-7, Schiffner 2-4, Heil 1-2, Copp 1-3, Osmudson 0-1, Jaaber 0-3), Michigan St. 5-15 (Hill 3-6, Bograkos 1-1, Ager 1-4, Anderson 0-2, Torbert 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Penn 26 (Chubb 6), Michigan St. 39 (Ager, Davis 7). Assists-Penn 9 (Copp, Begley 3), Michigan St. 15 (Torbert 4). Total fouls-Penn 21, Michigan St. 17. A-14,759.

No. 5 Missouri 90, Oakland, Mich. 85

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Rickey Paulding scored 21 points and Arthur Johnson added 19 to lead Missouri to a tough season-opening victory.

MISSOURI (1-0)-Bryant 3-3 0-0 7, Paulding 6-12 6-6 21, Johnson 7-12 5-6 19, McKenney 6-12 8-8 21, Kroenke 3-7 2-2 11, Gardner 0-2 1-2 1, Laurie 0-0 0-0 0, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Kleiza 4-9 1-1 10. Totals 29-57 23-25 90.

OAKLAND MICH (2-4)-K.Williams 2-5 0-0 5, Scott 5-9 3-6 13, Sabourin 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 8-20 9-12 27, Helms 6-18 7-9 21, Gilmore 0-0 0-0 0, Ishmeal 2-4 0-0 5, Dukes 0-1 0-0 0, C.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Ritzema 0-0 0-0 0, Hopes 6-11 2-4 14. Totals 29-69 21-31 85.

Halftime-Missouri 42-34. 3-Point goals-Missouri 9-17 (Paulding 3-5, Kroenke 3-6, Bryant 1-1, Kleiza 1-1, McKenney 1-2, Gardner 0-2), Oakland Mich 6-14 (Marshall 2-3, Helms 2-6, K.Williams 1-2, Ishmeal 1-2, Dukes 0-1). Fouled out-Helms. Rebounds-Missouri 86 (Kleiza 12), Oakland Mich 57 (Hopes 8). Assists-Missouri 18 (McKenney 5), Oakland Mich 14 (Scott 8). Total fouls-Missouri 21, Oakland Mich 19. A-4,055.

No. 12 Illinois 75, Temple 60

PHILADELPHIA - Roger Powell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Deron Williams 18 points and Dee Brown 16 for the Illini.

ILLINOIS (3-0)-Augustine 4-6 1-2 9, Powell 6-7 7-9 19, Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 6-8 2-2 18, Brown 6-15 0-1 16, Spears 0-0 0-0 0, Head 3-8 2-2 9, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Randle 2-2 0-0 4, Ingram 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 12-16 75.

TEMPLE (0-2)-Robinson 1-1 2-3 4, Butler 3-5 2-4 8, Salisbery 2-9 4-4 9, Collins 3-13 2-4 8, Hawkins 10-18 5-7 28, Dacons 0-0 0-0 0, Blackshear 0-0 0-0 0, Taybron 1-5 0-0 2, Ingram 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 20-51 16-24 60.

Halftime-Illinois 37-25. 3-Point goals-Illinois 9-22 (Williams 4-6, Brown 4-9, Head 1-6, Smith 0-1), Temple 4-18 (Hawkins 3-9, Salisbery 1-4, Taybron 0-2, Collins 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Illinois 37 (Powell 10), Temple 24 (Robinson 6). Assists-Illinois 22 (Smith, Williams, Brown 5), Temple 5 (Robinson 2). A-6,194.

No. 13 Saint Joseph's 75, Old Dominion 72

NORFOLK, Va. - Jameer Nelson scored 24 points, including an improbable half-court shot with less than 10 seconds left, and Delonte West added 23 points to lead No. 13 Saint Joseph's.

ST. JOSEPH'S (3-0)-Carroll 0-3 0-0 0, Bryant 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 4-6 0-4 8, Nelson 8-12 7-9 24, West 9-14 4-5 23, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Barley 3-9 0-0 7,Stachitas 4-7 0-1 11. Totals 29-55 11-19 75.

OLD DOMINION (0-2)-Waller 2-8 0-0 4, Dahi 5-17 0-0 10, Loughton 8-17 7-7 24, Hunter 8-14 3-3 21, Nance 1-3 2-2 5, Williamson 2-4 0-0 4, Waldon 0-1 0-1 0, Lidonde 0-4 0-0 0, Vasylius 1-2 2-2 4, Mrksic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-70 14-15 72.

Halftime-Leader St. Joseph's 39-29. 3-Point goals-St. Joseph's 6-18 (Stachitas 3-4, West 1-2, Nelson 1-3, Barley 1-7, Carroll 0-1, Lee 0-1), Old Dominion 4-17 (Hunter 2-4, Loughton 1-2, Nance 1-3, Dahi 0-1, Vasylius 0-1, Williamson 0-1, Waller 0-2, Lidonde 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-St. Joseph's 25 (Bryant 8), Old Dominion 49 (Loughton 15). Assists-St. Joseph's 12 (Nelson 6), Old Dominion 18 (Loughton 5). Total fouls-Saint Joseph's 19, Old Dominion 18. A-6,054.

No. 15 Wisconsin 55, Rutgers 43

MADISON, Wis. - Devin Harris scored 18 points and Wisconsin atoned for poor 3-point shooting with an excellent performance at the foul line.

RUTGERS (2-1)-Lamizana 6-12 2-8 15, Axani 3-7 1-1 7, Hill 3-6 0-0 6, Shields 1-10 1-2 3, Webb 1-1 0-0 3, Douby 3-5 0-1 7, Wiggan 0-1 0-0 0, Joynes 1-4 0-0 2, Keating 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-46 4-12 43.

WISCONSIN (3-0)-Wilkinson 2-6 3-4 8, Mader 1-1 0-0 2, Wade 1-4 3-5 5, Owens 1-7 2-2 4, Harris 5-13 8-9 18, Nixon 2-4 0-0 5, Hanson 1-4 2-2 5, Helmigk 0-0 0-0 0, Morley 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 17-45 18-22 55.

Halftime-Wisconsin 21, Rutgers 19. 3-Point goals-Rutgers 3-10 (Webb 1-1, Webb 1-2, Lamizana 1-2, Shields 0-5), Wisconsin 3-20 (Nixon 1-2, Hanson 1-3, Wilkinson 1-4, Wade 0-2, Owens 0-4, Harris 0-5). Fouled out-Axani, Shields. Rebounds-Rutgers 35 (Axani 10), Wisconsin 28 (Wilkinson 7). Assists-Rutgers 6 (Axani 2), Wisconsin 11 (Harris 5). Total fouls-Rutgers 22, Wisconsin 13. A-17,142.

No. 16 Gonzaga 82, Georgia 76

SPOKANE, Wash. - Ronny Turiaf scored all 11 of Gonzaga's points in overtime.

Rashad Wright's basket for Georgia (2-1) tied the score at 71-all with four seconds left in regulation.

GEORGIA (2-1)-Wilkins 4-11 6-7 17, Hayes 7-12 5-5 20, Daniels 0-3 3-4 3, Wright 8-19 2-3 21, Stukes 3-10 2-2 9, Prah 0-1 0-0 0, Wehunt 0-3 0-0 0, McAuley 0-0 0-0 0, Newman 1-1 0-0 2, Sikes 1-3 1-2 4, Waldrop 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 19-23 76.

GONZAGA (3-1)-Turiaf 7-10 8-10 22, Bankhead 0-3 0-0 0, Violette 5-9 1-4 11, Skinner 3-6 2-2 8, Stepp 4-12 2-2 13, Morrison 4-11 4-4 12, Raivio 0-1 0-0 0, Floyd 0-0 0-0 0, Knight 2-6 2-3 6, Mallon 3-5 0-0 6, Fox 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 30-67 19-25 82.

Halftime-Gonzaga 36-33. End of Regulation-Tied 71-71. 3-Point goals-Georgia 9-27 (Wilkins 3-6, Wright 3-11, Hayes 1-1, Newman 1-1, Sikes 1-3, Stukes 1-3, Prah 0-1, Wehunt 0-3), Gonzaga 3-20 (Stepp 3-8, Mallon 0-1, Raivio 0-1, Knight 0-2, Skinner 0-2, Bankhead 0-3, Morrison 0-3). Fouled out-Daniels, Violette. Rebounds-Georgia 40 (Wilkins, Hayes 7), Gonzaga 41 (Turiaf 9). Assists-Georgia 7 (Wright 3), Gonzaga 14 (Stepp 8). A-10,830.

No. 18 Wake Forest 86, Yale 61

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Jamal Levy led four Wake Forest players in double figures with 19 points.

WAKE FOREST (3-0)-Downey 3-7 0-0 7, Levy 8-13 2-2 19, Williams 6-12 0-0 12, Gray 5-12 2-2 15, Paul 3-6 1-1 8, Ingram 2-3 0-0 5, Vytas 3-6 4-5 10, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Joyce 1-2 0-0 3, Feather 0-0 0-0 0, Strickland 1-3 3-3 5, Benken 0-1 0-0 0, Buck 0-0 0-0 0, Visser 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 33-66 12-15 86.

YALE (3-2)-Minoff 2-5 1-1 5, Vitelli 1-5 0-0 2, Martin 7-9 1-2 15, Draughan 3-7 5-7 11, Gamboa 2-6 1-2 6, Hughes 2-2 3-6 8, Simon 0-0 0-0 0, Gaffield 0-1 2-2 2, Shumate 0-0 0-0 0, Lovett 1-3 0-0 2, Kaplan 3-4 2-2 8, Upshaw 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 21-43 17-24 61.

Halftime-Wake Forest 41-27. 3-Point goals-Wake Forest 8-18 (Gray 3-7, Downer 1-3, Levy 1-1, Paul 1-2, Ingram 1-2, Joyce 1-2, Vytas 0-1), Yale 2-12 (Hughes 1-1, Gamboa 1-3, Lovett 0-1, Minoff 0-2, Vitelli 0-2, Draughan 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Wake Forest 35 (Levy 7 ), Yale 24 (Dominick 5). Assists-Wake Forest 15 (Paul 7), Yale 13 (Gamboa 5). A-4,031.

No. 24 Oklahoma State 84, Pepperdine 82

STILLWATER, Okla. - Tony Allen hit the go-ahead free throw with 2.5 seconds left and Joey Graham rebounded Allen's miss on the second attempt and made a free throw to help No. 24 Oklahoma State hold off Pepperdine.

PEPPERDINE (1-2)-McGowan 6-11 1-2 15, Turner 4-8 6-8 15, Pinegar 3-6 1-2 8, Davis 8-9 2-5 21, Acker 3-9 4-4 10, Johnson 5-14 0-0 13. Horning 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-59 14-21 82.

OKLAHOMA ST. (3-0)-McFarlin 4-7 4-6 12, Miller 2-4 3-4 7, Lucas 3-12 2-2 11, Bobik 5-9 1-2 12, Allen 7-14 3-7 17, J.Graham 5-10 2-5 12, S.Graham 2-5 0-0 5, Weatherspoon 2-4 2-2 6, Monds 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-66 17-28 84.

Halftime-Oklahoma St. 41-39. 3-point goals-Pepperdine 10-26 (Davis 3-3, Johnson 3-9, McGowan 2-5, Turner 1-2, Pinegar 1-3, Acker 0-2, Horning 0-2). Oklahoma St. 5-18 (Lucas 3-9, Bobik 1-3, S.Graham 1-3, Allen 0-3). Fouled out-McGowan, Acker, Weatherspoon. Rebounds-Pepperdine 33 (Pinegar 9), Oklahoma St. 45 (McFarlin 12). Assists-Pepperdine 9 (Davis 5), Oklahoma St. 14 (Allen 5). Total fouls-Pepperdine 23, Oklahoma St. 23.