BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Marshall Strickland came off the bench to score 20, Bracey Wright added 19 and Pat Ewing Jr. produced the first double double of his career in Indiana's 77-57 victory over Morehead State Tuesday night.
It was Indiana's largest victory margin of the season and came just three days after Mike Davis endured his worst loss as the Hoosiers' coach.
Davis, angered at the Hoosiers' 80-41 loss to No. 2 Kentucky Saturday, promised changes - and he made them. Indiana (5-4) used three new starters - Ewing, A.J. Moye and Ryan Tapak - and each had a hand in the team's big turnaround.
Ewing finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Moye had 14 points and Tapak ran the Hoosiers' offense almost flawlessly. Indiana had just three turnovers in the first half and 13 for the game.
Ricky Minard scored 26 to lead Morehead State (4-4).
OHIO STATE 69, E. ILLINOIS 50: Embarrassed by a loss Saturday to Seton Hall, coach Jim O'Brien shook up his lineup against the visiting Panthers. And it worked. Velimir Radinovic scored 16 and nine other Buckeyes (6-4) scored in the rout. Ohio State was coming off a 75-59 loss at Seton Hall. And O'Brien was so disappointed with the effort, he threw out a lineup against Eastern Illinois (1-7) that included Radinovic, three former walk-ons and a seldom-used big man, Matt Marinchick. Radinovic, is a senior captain and regular starter. But the others had a combined 19 games this season in which they had not played at all.
NOTRE DAME 79, QUINNIPIAC 62: Chris Quinn made his first six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 25 points for the host Irish (5-3). Torin Francis had 19 points and 11 assists and Torrian Jones added 10 points and seven rebounds as Notre Dame posted its largest margin of victory. For Quinnipiac (2-6), it was consecutive big losses to a Big East team. The Bobcats were beaten 88-55 by Connecticut on Dec. 13. Quinn, who had scored his previous career-high of 19 against American on Sunday, also had career highs for 3-pointers (six), 3-point attempts (8), field goals (eight) and field-goal attempts (11).
RHODE ISLAND 96, CHARLOTTE 90 (OT): Dawan Robinson scored 31, including five in the final 36.7 seconds of regulation for the host Rams (8-2). Charlotte (6-3) led 80-75 with less than a minute remaining in regulation. But Robinson hit a pair of free throws, then a 3-pointer with a man in his face to tie the score at 80-80 with 26.5 seconds to play.
LSU 67, TULANE 48: Jaime Lloreda posted his fourth double double for the host Tigers (7-0). Lloreda had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and teammate Darrel Mitchell had a career-high 19 points. Wayne Tinsley, who scored 12, led the Green Wave (5-3).
UTAH 77, COLORADO 57: Nick Jacobson scored 21 and Andrew Bogut had 13 rebounds for the Utes (8-3). Tim Frost and Richard Chaney had 13 points apiece for Utah, which outscored Colorado 47-25 in the second half. The Buffaloes (6-2), had a 15-game home winning streak snapped. They were led by David Harrison's 18.
EAST CAROLINA 77, HAMPTON 53: Derrick Wiley scored 15 to lead the host Pirates (6-1). Erroyl Bing added 13 and Belton Rivers and Gabriel Mikulas each posted 11 for ECU. Bing and Mikulas had eight rebounds apiece. Hampton (3-8) was held to 35-percent shooting from the field. It has 27 turnovers.
TULSA 84, TEXAS STATE 46: Jason Parker scored 18 points and four other players reached double figures for the host Golden Hurricane (4-4). Parker, a 6-2 senior who averages 18.3, had season highs in assists (6) and steals (4) and had nine rebounds. Seneca Collins hit a career-high 14 points for Tulsa.
VIRGINIA TECH 80, WILLIAM & MARY 54: Bryant Matthews scored 22 of his game-high 32 in the first half to pace the host Hokies (7-3).
IOWA STATE 68, XAVIER 61: Curtis Stinson had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four steals to keep the host Cyclones (7-0) unbeaten.
