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Bloomington, Ind. • James Blackmon Jr. made five 3-pointers, scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Robert Johnson added 16 points, as No. 6 Indiana sailed to a 100-78 victory over UMass Lowell on Wednesday.
Blackmon made four 3-pointers and scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half of Indiana's regular season home opener.
The Hoosiers (2-0) had to overcome a slow, sloppy start. Indiana outscored UMass Lowell (1-2) 32-15 over the final 8:24 of the first half. Indiana shot 60 percent from the field (21 of 35) in the first half. The Hoosiers found scoring opportunities with sound passing, scoring 23 of their field goals off an assist.
Big men OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant contributed to Indiana's onslaught. Anunoby scored 15 points and Bryant added nine.
The Hoosiers outrebounded UMass Lowell 46-24. The 19 offensive rebounds helped the Hoosiers score 15 second-chance points.
No. 21 Rhode Island 79, Brown 72 • In Kingston, R.I., Jared Terrell scored 18 points and E.C Matthews added 17 as Rhode Island won in Round Two of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.
Hassan Martin added 12 points and Kuran Iverson had 11 as the Rams (3-0) defeated the Bears (1-2).
Rhode Island built a 36-21 lead late in the first half but Steven Spieth keyed a rally that enabled the Bears to pull within 41-33 at halftime.
The Rams scored 20 points off 13 Brown turnovers.
No. 17 Saint Mary's 110, Prairie View A&M 72 • In Moraga, Calif., Emmett Naar had 16 points and 11 assists to pace seven scorers in double figures and Saint Mary's beat Prairie View A&M. Naar shot 7 of 9 from the field. He scored eight points in the first 5 minutes of the second half. —
Wednesday's scores
• No. 6 Indiana 100, UMass-Lowell 78
• No. 17 Saint Mary's 110, Prairie View A&M 72
• No. 21 Rhode Island 79, Brown 72
• No. 25 California vs. UC Irvine, late