to a 70-48 victory. Preseason All-America Russ Smith led Louisville with 21 points and five assists. His new backcourt mate Chris Jones added 12 points and five assists. Louisville raised its third national championship banner before the game. -- No. 11 Ohio State beat Morgan State 89-50. Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 18 points and Shannon Scott scored a career-high 16 points. LaQuinton Ross had 14 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds in the victory. The Buckeyes improved to 93-18 in home openers and 89-22 in season debuts. -- Sam Dower's 21 points and career-high 17 rebounds paced No. 15 Gonzaga to a 100-76 season-opening win over Bryant. Dyami Starks posted a career-high 35 points for Bryant. -- No. 16 Wichita State cruised to a 93-50 win in theirseason opener against Emporia State. Cleanthony Early paved the way for the Shockers with 21 points and Ron Baker added 17 in the win. Wichita State was 25 of 33 from the free throw line while Emporia State was 8 of 11. -- Cameron Bairstow had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Alex Kirk added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 New Mexico to an 88-52 season-opening win over Alabama A&M.

NBA-SCHEDULE Pacers set mark (AP) -- Paul George scored 24 points to help Indiana improve the NBA's only undefeated record by beating the Brooklyn Nets 96-91. The Pacers increased the best start in franchise history to 7-0. Indiana has the longest winning streak to open an NBA season since both the Lakers and New Orleans