By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
MICHIGAN ROMPS
No. 3 Wolverines are all over Binghamton
spt ap Michigan
Michigan guard Trey Burke goes up for a basket as Binghamton forward Taylor Johnston (22) trails during an NCAA basketball game on Tuesday at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. - photo by The Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Trey Burke scored 19 points and freshman Nik Stauskas added 12 to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 67-39 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night.
The Wolverines (10-0) are off to their best start since their national title season of 1988-89, and this win was every bit the mismatch it was expected to be. The Bearcats (2-9), coming off a 22-point loss to Bryant, led 10-8 before the Wolverines went on a 19-2 run.
It was 34-14 at halftime.
Jordan Reed was Binghamton’s only player in double figures with 11 points. He also had eight rebounds.
The Wolverines were favored by 37½ points, but they got off to a slow start, allowing the Bearcats to match them in the early going. Rayner Moquete’s 3-pointer off a Michigan turnover put Binghamton up two, but the lead was short lived.
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s three-point play 23 seconds later put the Wolverines back ahead, and Stauskas and Hardaway made it 21-12 with back-to-back 3-pointers.

NO. 10 ILLINOIS 65, NORFOLK ST. 54
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brandon Paul scored 14 points and D.J. Richardson overcame a shoulder injury to add 11, helping Illinois hold off Norfolk State.
The Illini (11-0), coming off a win at Gonzaga that helped move them into the top 10, were sluggish against the Spartans. Illinois came in shooting 46 percent but hit just 35 percent Tuesday.
Rashid Gaston scored 12 points and Pendarvis Williams added 11 for Norfolk State (6-6), which led for much of the first half.
Richardson left late in the first half with a badly bruised shoulder but returned. His layup with just under two minutes remaining put the Illini up 56-51 and they held on for the win.