Top 25 basketball roundup Saturday’s games

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No. 11 Butler 73, Davidson 62

INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and Willie Veasley added 15 to lead Butler. The Bulldogs (1-0) rallied twice from 10-point deficits in the first half, then used a late run to seal it. Davidson (0-1) was led by Ben Allison with 13 points. Though Butler protected its highest preseason ranking in school history, it certainly didn’t play its usual style. In the first half, the Bulldogs were in foul trouble, committed seven turnovers and were just 7 of 22 from the field after 16 1/2 minutes.

No. 15 Michigan 97, N. Michigan 50

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Manny Harris recorded the second triple-double in school history and Michigan routed Division II Northern Michigan in the season opener for both teams. Harris had 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to match the feat accomplished by Gary Grant against North Carolina in the 1987 NCAA tournament. Harris was taken out of the game after recording his 10th assist on a 3-point basket that gave Michigan a 84-41 lead with 8:15 to play. DeShawn Sims added 22 points for Michigan, while true freshman Matt Vogrich scored 15 points with a 5-for-5 performance from behind the 3-point line. Marc Renelique had 11 points for the Wildcats, who trailed by as many as 50 points.

No. 17 Oklahoma 95, Mount St. Mary’s 71

NORMAN, Okla. — Steven Pledger scored 21 points and Oklahoma’s much-heralded freshman class lifted the Sooners to a victory over Mount St. Mary’s. Another freshman, Keith “Tiny” Gallon, had 18 points and 15 rebounds, while sophomore Willie Warren added 15 points and a career-high 11 assists for his first double-double for Oklahoma, which has won 23 of its last 25 season openers.

No. 21 Dayton 90, Creighton 80

DAYTON — Chris Johnson had a double-double, and Chris Wright led a second-half surge that carried Dayton to a victory over Creighton in an opening matchup of teams that won 27 games apiece last season. Dayton, ranked in the preseason poll for the first time since 1967, overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half and regrouped, pulling away in the closing minutes.

No. 22 Georgia Tech 100, Florida A&M 59

ATLANTA — Iman Shumpert scored 18 points and capped a decisive run in the first half, and Georgia Tech showed off its freshmen in its win over Florida A&M. Derrick Favors, the biggest name in Georgia Tech’s heralded freshman class, started and had 10 points and eight rebounds. Another freshman, Brian Oliver, had 12 points, all in the second half.

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No. 1 Connecticut 105, Northeastern 35

STORRS, Conn. — Tina Charles scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as top-ranked Connecticut began the defense of its sixth national title. Charles, who pulled down her 1,000th career rebound in the first half, was one of six Huskies in double figures.

Associated Press