Guyton Has 26 to Lead No. 11 Indiana

A.J. Guyton and the No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers made quick work of overmatched Boise State Friday at Bloomington, Ind.

Guyton scored a season-high 26 points and the Hoosiers made 30 of 38 free throws in a 90-66 victory in the opening game of the 25th Indiana Classic.

“We took them out of the game early with patience, ball movement and good shots,” Guyton said. “We did a good job of cutting to the basket and hitting guys for easy layups. That’s something we haven’t done as much of in previous games.”

The Hoosiers (9-2), unbeaten in the event’s history, advanced to tonight’s championship game against Bowling Green, a 90-48 winner over Grambling State.

“Guyton was very active with and without the ball,” Indiana Coach Bob Knight said. “He played a good all-around game.”

Indiana reserve William Gladness had 11 points, and Luke Recker had 10 points, three assists and four steals. Roberto Bergersen led Boise State (5-2) with 30 points, 19 in the second half.

No. 9 Purdue 78, Valparaiso 70--Carson Cunningham scored 18 points, including 12 in a row in the second half to lead the Boilermakers in the opening round of the Boilermaker Invitational at West Lafayette, Ind.

“I got a nice little rhythm going. It felt good to finally help my teammates,” said Cunningham, who transferred from Oregon State. “They have been supporting me and I have been struggling. I’m just happy to help with a [win].”

Alan Eldridge finished with 14 points and Greg McQuay added 13 points for Purdue (9-1).

Lubos Barton led Valparaiso (8-2) with 16 points.

OTHER GAMES

Freshman Dahntay Jones scored a career-high 19 points and held Jamel Thomas, the Big East Conference’s leading scorer, to 13 points as Rutgers defeated Providence, 72-67, at Piscataway, N.J. The victory gave Rutgers its first 7-1 start since 1982-83 and its first 2-0 league start since joining the Big East four years ago. Thomas began the game with a 24.9 scoring average for Providence (6-4, 0-2 Big East), but made only five of 13 shots and committed 10 turnovers while being guarded predominantly by Jones. . . . Donnie Carr scored 27 points to lead LaSalle to a 67-59 victory over Eastern Washington (1-5) in the Boilermaker Invitational. The Explorers (2-4) will play Purdue in today’s championship game. . . . Kyle Keyes scored 18 points to lead Montana (3-4) to a 69-62 overtime victory over St. Mary’s at the KGVO-Montana Power Classic at Butte, Mont. Eric Schraeder scored 26 points to lead St. Mary’s (5-4).