PITTSBURGH Page's 19 points pace Panthers in 52-38 win

Junior guard Carl Krauser sat out with a groin injury.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Julius Page picked up the slack for injured guard Carl Krauser by scoring 19 points and No. 16 Pittsburgh matched the best start in school history with a 52-38 victory over New Hampshire on Saturday night.
Krauser, Pitt's leading scorer with a 15.6-point average, did not play because of a groin injury.
Page, held to a total of 15 points in Pitt's previous two wins, made five 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first half as Pitt took a 28-13 lead. He came into the game averaging 12.9 points, second to Krauser.
Chris Taft had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Panthers (12-0), who matched the 1929-30 team for the best start in school history.
Hot at home
Pitt has won 32 consecutive home games, the longest active streak in Division I, and is 26-0 at the Petersen Events Center.
It was not immediately known when Krauser was hurt or how much time he would miss because of the injury. He was replaced by freshman Antonio Graves, who made his first start.
Krauser, the MVP of last week's Holiday Hoops Tournament, has either led or tied for the scoring lead in eight games and he leads Pitt in assists and is tied for the team lead in steals.
Krauser watched the first half from the bench in a warm-up suit. He didn't return after hobbling to the locker room at halftime.
Wildcats overmatched
Krauser's absence was hardly noticed as Pitt manhandled an overmatched New Hampshire team that was 5-of-26 from the field in the first half and opened the second half by making one of its first 12 shots.
Blago Janev scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Wildcats (3-6).
Pitt also was without starting center Toree Morris, who missed the game because he was in his native Tennessee attending to undisclosed family matters. Morris had started the first 11 games.
New Hampshire played without its top scorer, center Ben Sturgill, who leads the America East in field goal percentage and is 10th in scoring. He has a fractured foot that will keep him out for a month.