No. 10 Vols rout ECU, 105-66

Scott Hopson is making himself right at home outside the 3-point arc. No. 10 Tennessee is making itself at home in the Virgin Islands.

Hopson hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points Friday, and the Volunteers rolled to a 105-66 rout of East Carolina in the first round of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Tennessee (3-0) plays DePaul (2-0) in the second round Sunday. The Blue Demons upset NCAA Tournament participant Northern Iowa 60-52 earlier in the day. Northern Iowa (1-1) will play ECU today.

East Carolina (1-3), led by Brock Young's 15 points, managed just one field goal over the final 12:01 to trail 43-27 at intermission.

Also Friday

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No. 2 Michigan State 75, Toledo 62: Draymond Green had 15 points to lead a balanced attack as Michigan State improved to 37-0 at home in November in coach Tom Izzo's tenure.

The Spartans (3-0) won their 42nd straight game at home against a nonconference opponent, extending a streak that started after a loss to Duke on Dec. 3, 2003.

No. 5 Villanova 71, No. 18 Dayton 65: Corey Fisher scored 18 points to lead Villanova past Dayton in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan.

Villanova (4-0) scored its last nine points on free throws after Dayton closed to 62-60 with 2:23 left. Taylor King had 14 points and nine rebounds for Villanova.

Luke Fabrizius led the Flyers (2-1) with 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

No. 7 Purdue 74, South Dakota St. 63: E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points as Purdue beat South Dakota State in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

Robbie Hummel added 14 points despite missing much of the action because of foul trouble, and JaJuan Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (2-0). who will play St. Joseph's on Sunday night.

Clint Sargent led the Jackrabbits (2-1) with 16 points.

No. 15 Ohio St. 76, No. 13 California 70: Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, as Ohio State won the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic in New York.

The Buckeyes (3-1) used a 21-3 run spanning halftime to take a 52-28 lead with 15:40 to play.

The Bears (2-2) took advantage of Ohio State's sudden ballhandling problems to get within 63-57 with 5:09 left, but Turner scored eight of the Buckeyes' next 10 points. Jerome Randle had 26 points for California.

No. 15 Michigan 77, Houston Baptist 55: Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to help host Michigan beat Houston Baptist (0-4)

Harris and Sims each had 12 points during a decisive 29-13 run at the end of the first half that put Michigan (2-0) in front for good.

Area Men

Florida International 83, N.C. Central 73: Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International over visiting N.C. Central.

Phil Gary added 18 points and six assists for the Golden Panthers (2-3), while Antoine Watson contributed 14 points and six assists. The Eagles (1-3) were led by Vincent Davis with 23 points and nine rebounds. C.J. Wilkerson added 21 points.

Top 10 women

No. 1 UConn 87, Holy Cross 34: Maya Moore scored 21 points, Tina Charles added 18, and Connecticut coasted to its 42nd straight victory against host Holy Cross (2-2) for coach Geno Auriemma's 699th career win.

The Huskies (3-0) have won their first three games by an average of 49.3 points after going 39-0 last season.

No. 10 Texas 96, North Texas 52: Kat Nash scored 20 points, and host Texas shook off a blowout loss to Connecticut by beating winless North Texas (0-3).

Ashley Gayle finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks (for Texas (2-1). She also tried to dunk on a fast break in the second half but missed.

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