COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brian Brown scored seven of his 15 points during a 15-2 run to end the first half as Ohio State opened its season Sunday with a 78-54 victory over Winthrop.

        Boban Savovic added 14 points, Sean Connolly and Brent Darby each had 11 and Will Dudley — in his first career start replacing Johnson — scored 10 for the Buckeyes, who made 53 percent of their shots from the field.

        “We rushed our shots a little bit, but we played well overall,” said Brown, a four-year starter at guard. “Our guards have some experience and we set the tempo.”

        The Buckeyes ran their record to 44-6 in Nationwide Arena's three years.

        “I'm really, really happy with us getting the opportunity to win in the fashion we did,” Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien said.

        WINTHROP (1-1) — Walker 5-9 5-6 16, Stewart 3-4 1-3 7, Harris 2-7 0-0 6, Knox 0-4 0-0 0, Wooten 1-5 3-4 5, Jenkins 0-1 0-0 0, Myers 0-0 0-2 0, Hemphill 1-3 1-2 3, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 6-14 3-5 15, Grant 1-1 0-0 2, Bailey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-50 13-22 54.

        OHIO ST. (1-0) — Williams 3-4 1-2 7, Dudley 5-7 0-1 10, Darby 3-6 3-3 11, Brown 5-11 4-5 15, Savovic 3-10 5-7 14, Fuss- Cheatham 2-3 0-2 4, Connolly 4-6 1-2 11, Radinovic 0-1 1-2 1, Heflin 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Dials 1-1 0-0 2, Sylvester 1-2 0-0 2, Martin 0-0 1-2 1, Marinchick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 16-26 78.

        Halftime—Ohio St. 42, Winthrop 26. 3-point goals—Winthrop 3-18 (Harris 2-6, Walker 1-3, Wooten 0-1, Hemphill 0-2, Knox 0-3, Lewis 0-3), Ohio St. 8-14 (Savovic 3-6, Darby 2-2, Connolly 2-3, Brown 1-3). Fouled out— None. Rebounds—Winthrop 30 (Lewis 7), Ohio St. 31 (Williams 5). Assists—Winthrop 5 (Wooten, Jenkins 2), Ohio St. 20 (Brown 6). Total fouls—Winthrop 19, Ohio St. 19. Technical fouls—Brown. A— 13,957.

        No. 22 Indiana 65,
       Charlotte 61
       

        CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tom Coverdale scored 18 points and hit two free throws with 16 seconds left as Indiana overcame a slow start.

        Indiana made just 9 of 27 shots in the first half, but hit 15 of 19 free throws in the second to win its fourth straight season opener. Jared Jeffries had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Newton added 12 points, and George Leach blocked four shots.

        INDIANA (1-0) — Jeffries 4-13 4-7 13, Newton 4-8 4-4 12, Coverdale 6-13 4-4 18, Fife 1-2 0-0 3, Hornsby 1-5 2-3 4, Moye 1-4 2-3 4, Leach 2-4 4-6 8, Perry 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-51 20-27 65.

        CHARLOTTE (1-1) — Nash 6-9 0-0 15, Stephens 2-7 2-2 6, Williams 0-4 2-2 2, Brown 4-10 0-0 1, Thomas 5-14 0-0 13, Johnson 4-11 2-5 10, Reed 0-3 0-0 0, Niparavicius 0-2 0-0 0, Basden 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 22-64 8-11 61.

        Halftime—Charlotte 31, Indiana 25. 3-point goals—Indiana 5-14 (Coverdale 2-5, Jeffries 1-1, Fife 1-1, Hornsby 1-5, Perry 0-1, Moye 0-1), Charlotte 9-23 (Nash 3-4, Brown 3-7, Thomas 3-11, Niparavicius 0-1). Fouled out— Stephens. Rebounds—Indiana 38 (Jeffries 11), Charlotte 43 (Nash, Johnson 6). Assists—Indiana 10 (Coverdale 4), Charlotte 11 (Brown 4). Total fouls—Indiana 13, Charlotte 21. A—9,105.

        No.11 Virginia 85,
       E. Tennessee St. 62

        CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Adam Hall scored 19 points and Virginia pulled away for its second straight victory.

        EAST TENNESSEE ST. (1-1) — Fields 5-10 1-1 12, Wadood 3-8 6-6 12, Wade 5-12 0-0 11, Huffstetler 2-5 4-4 8, Toliver 3-6 0-0 6, Seels 2-3 1-2 5, Lawson 2-6 0-0 5, Childress 1-8 0-0 3, Decoster 0-4 0-0 0, Potter 0-2 0-0 0, Anthony 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 12-13 62.

        VIRGINIA (2-0) — Mason 6-13 4-4 20, Hall 4-13 9-10 19, Watson 4-9 6-6 14, Williams 3-4 7-9 13, Mathis 2-5 1-6 5, Young 2-3 0-0 4, Harper 1-5 2-2 4, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Rogers 1-1 0-0 2, Jenifer 0-1 1-2 1, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Dowling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 31-41 85.

        Halftime—Virginia 42-31. 3-Point goals—E.Tenn St. 4-12 (Fields 1-1, Lawson 1-2, Wade 1-2, Childress 1-3, Wadood 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Toliver 0-2), Virginia 6-15 (Mason, Jr. 4-9, Hall 2-3, Young 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled out—Toliver, Watson. Rebounds— E.Tenn. St. 31 (Fields, Wadood 6), Virginia 47 (Watson 13). Assists—E.Tenn. St. 12 (Childress 3), Virginia 10 (Jenifer 4). Total fouls—E.Tenn. St. 28, Virginia 16. A—7,141.

        No. 12 Memphis 97,
       Northwestern St. 69

        MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dajuan Wagner scored 26 points, 19 in the second half, for Memphis.

        It was the third straight game that Wagner, the heralded freshman led the Tigers in scoring.

        NORTHWESTERN ST. (0-2) — Lynch 3-9 2-4 10, McRae 3-6 3-4 9, Fischer 3-7 3-3 9, Polk 0-5 0-0 0, Byars-Dawson 4-8 0-0 10, Wilson 2-2 2-2 6, Duplessis 0-2 3-6 3, Edwards 1-4 2-2 4, Ross 0-0 0-0 0, Netterville 1-1 0-0 3, Bradley 0-1 2-2 2, Roberts 4-7 3-4 13. Totals 21-52 20-27 69.

        MEMPHIS (3-0) — McFadgon 1-6 7-9 9, Wise 7-9 4-8 18, Massie 2-8 3-4 7, Burks 5-8 0-1 11, Wagner 11-21 0-0 26, Rice 5-7 2-2 14, Barron 1-4 2-4 4, Root 0-1 0-0 0, Diarra 1-2 2-2 4, Barclay 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 35-71 20-30 97.

        Halftime—Memphis 41-32. 3-Point goals—NW St. 7-23 (Byars-Dawson 2-3, Lynch 2-4, Roberts 2-5, Netterville 1-1, McRae 0-1, Fischer 0-1, Duplessis 0-1, Edwards 0-3, Polk 0-4), Memphis 7-17 (Wagner 4-7, Rice 2-3, Burks 1-1, Massie 0-1, Barron 0-1, Root 0-1, McFadgon 0-3).ebounds—NW St. 30 (Lynch 7), Memphis 45 (Wise 11). Assists— NW St. 15 (Byars-Dawson 4), Memphis 22 (Burks 8). Technical— Northwester State bench. A— 12,242.

        No. 21 Syracuse 103,
       Binghamton 56
       SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Preston Shumpert tied a career high with 36 points and DeShaun Williams added 15 for Syracuse.

        BINGHAMTON (1-1) — St. Fort 4-9 1-5 9, Baker 0-2 2-4 2, Ooms 2-4 0-2 5, Watson 1-7 0-0 3, Daws 2-9 0-0 6, Wright 2-3 3-3 9, Wohl 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 0-2 1-2 1, Hannan 0-2 0-0 0, Green 2-4 2-3 7, Ocitti 2-7 4-4 8, Billings 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 17-53 15-25 56.

        SYRACUSE (3-0) — Warrick 3-4 1-4 7, Shumpert 13-18 5-6 36, Forth 1-6 3-4 5, Duany 4-5 2-2 11, Williams 6-13 1-2 15, Pace 4-5 3-3 12, Kouwe 0-1 0-0 0, Herron 0-1 1-2 1, Thues 1-4 0-0 2, Cole 3-3 0-0 6, McNeil 2-2 0-0 4, Celuck 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 38-64 18-25 103.

        Halftime—Syracuse 48, Binghamton 28. 3-Point Goals—Binghamton 7-21 (Baker 0-1, Ooms 1-2, Watson 1-3, Daws 2-7, Wright 2-3, Washington 0-1, Hannan 0-1, Green 1-1, Ocitti 0-2), Syracuse 9-16 (Shumpert 5-9, Duany 1-1, Williams 2-4, Pace 1-1, Thues 0-1). Fouled out—Billings. Rebounds—Binghamton 34 (St. Fort, Ocitti 7), Syracuse 36 (Warrick 7). Assists—Binghamton 11 (Green 5), Syracuse 17 (Williams, Thues 4). Technical fouls— None. Total Fouls—Binghamton 23, Syracuse 21.
       No. 17 Boston College 82,
       Boston University 65
        BOSTON — Kenny Walls made five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 21 points.

        The longtime hockey rivals are located less than three miles apart, but hadn't met on the basketball court since Jan. 30, 1981.
        BOSTON U. (1-2) — Grochowalski 2-5 5-6 10, Collins 4-9 2-4 12, Butt 3-7 0-0 6, Fitzgerald 1-3 3-6 5, Turner 1-5 0-0 2, Seymour 2-5 2-2 8, Carr 3-8 2-3 11, R.Bell 1-5 4-6 6, Kudlacz 0-1 0-0 0, Dhondt 0-2 2-2 2, Rodriguez 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 18-52 21-31 65.

        BOSTON COLLEGE (1-0) — Agbai 3-6 4-5 10, Walls 6-11 4-4 21, Doornekamp 2-3 0-2 4, T.Bell 4-11 1-2 11, Sidney 4-13 3-4 12, Hadjisotirov 0-2 1-2 1, Watson 3-5 5-10 11, Zoellner 1-2 2-2 4, Ross 3-4 1-2 8. Totals 26-57 21-33 82.

        Halftime—Boston College 47, Boston U. 26. 3-Point goals—Boston U. 8-17 (Carr 3-4, Collins 2-3, Seymour 2-4, Grochowalski 1-2, Butt 0-1, Turner 0-1, R.Bell 0-1, Dhondt 0-1), Boston College 9-18 (Walls 5-8, Bell 2-4, Ross 1-2, Sidney 1-3, Hadjisotirov 0-1). Fouled out—Doornekamp, Ross. Rebounds—Boston U. 40 (Collins 11), Boston College 35 (Sidney 7). Assists—Boston U. 8 (Collins 3), Boston College 13 (Sidney 8). Total fouls—Boston U. 26, Boston College 23. A—5,528.

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