Louisville used a huge advantage at the foul line to hold off Nicholls State Thursday night and earn an 85-72 win in its season opener at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

Senior forward Elijah Burns scored a career-high 15 points to help lead a balanced attack for Notre Dame in an 89-62 victory over visiting Chicago State on Thursday.

Senior guard Aaron Jordan scored 19 points to pace five Illinois players in double figures as the Illini opened Brad Underwood's second season as head coach with a 99-60 victory over Evansville on Thursday night in Champaign, Ill.

A big run early in the second half gave Iowa the separation it needed to keep UMKC at bay Thursday night in a season-opening 77-63 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

While Northwestern fans wasted no time enjoying all of the amenities that a $110 million arena renovation delivers, the Wildcats made them wait until the second half to start the celebration as they gradually pulled away for an 82-52 victory over New Orleans on Thursday night in Evanston, Ill.

Sedrick Barefield scored 18 points and Donnie Tillman added 15 points to lead Utah to a 75-61 win over Maine on Thursday night.