COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Hoosiers Get a Timely Lift and Extend Streak

When Indiana needed a lift in the second half Friday night against Iowa State, Calbert Cheaney and Eric Anderson provided it.

Cheaney scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half and Anderson had nine of his 18 during a 19-4 run that enabled the sixth-ranked Hoosiers to beat the Cyclones, 87-76, at Ames, Iowa.

Indiana (10-1) blew a 10-point lead in the first half, fell behind at the start of the second half, but then took control of the game.

The Hoosiers, who extended their winning streak to eight games, made 12 of their first 17 shots in the second half and shot 65.4% over the final 20 minutes.

“I felt we played pretty well in the second half, almost from the beginning right on through,” Indiana Coach Bob Knight said. “We had a little bit better movement, we got the ball into the kind of shot positions we wanted and we were able to play with a little bit more patience once we got an eight- or 10-point lead.”

No. 18 Kentucky 84, Western Kentucky 70--The Wildcats (6-2) made only nine of 36 three-point attempts at Louisville, Ky., but their defense forced 26 turnovers that resulted in 31 points in their first regular-season game against the Hilltoppers (2-6).

The schools had met twice in the NCAA tournament, with Western Kentucky winning, 107-83, in 1971, and Kentucky winning, 71-64, in 1986.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Murray State scored 24 consecutive points to take a 31-6 lead over U.S. International and routed the Gulls, 103-55, in the first round of the Wright State tournament at Dayton, Ohio. The Racers (9-2) were led by Popeye Jones, who scored 18 points and had 20 rebounds. USIU (1-11), which shot 26.5%, was led by Kevin Bradshaw’s 16 points. . . .John Martinez’ short jumper with 17 seconds left gave Wisconsin Green Bay a 57-56 victory over DePaul in the first round of the DePaul tournament at Rosemont, Ill. Stephen Howard’s layup had put the Blue Demons ahead, 56-55, with 58 seconds left.

Trent Forbes made a 15-foot jump shot with four seconds left to break the 11th tie of the game and give Providence a 79-77 victory over Manhattan at Providence, R.I. . . Robert Horry scored eight points in the final 5 1/2 minutes, including a three-point play with 52 seconds left and a foul shot with six seconds left, to help Alabama defeat Tennessee Chattanooga, 62-58, at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Allen Gordon’s two free throws with one second left gave Utah State a 64-63 victory over Air Force in the first round of the USF tournament. Tim Owens made two free throws with 28 seconds left to help USF beat Vermont, 77-73, in the second game. . . Freshman guard Jerry Hogan made a three-point shot with nine seconds left to give Nevada, which trailed by 15 points with 10 minutes to play, a 74-73 victory over Alaska Anchorage at Reno.