Final
Indiana runs past North Carolina Central 81-58
Dec 20, 2009 - 3:59 AM BLOOMINGTON, Ind.(AP) -- Maurice Creek had 29 points to lead the Indiana Hoosiers in an 81-58 victory over North Carolina Central on Saturday night.Creek, a 6-foot-5 guard, finished 12 of 17 from the field, including five 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds. He entered the game as the Big Ten's top freshman scorer at 17.3 points per game. He scored a career high 31 in a loss to No. 3 Kentucky on Dec. 12.
Christian Watford had 11 points and Tom Pritchard scored eight for the Hoosiers (5-5), who moved within a game of their win total from last season. Indiana has two games left before its Big Ten Conference opener against Michigan Dec. 31.
C.J. Wilkerson led the Eagles (2-9) with 22 points.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 33 25 58
INDIANA 36 45 81 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL - C.J. WILKERSON 22, DWAYNE SIMS 11,
NICK CHASTEN 6
INDIANA - MAURICE CREEK 29, CHRISTIAN WATFORD 11,
TOM PRITCHARD 8
Dec 19 10:32 PM - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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NORTH CAROLINA CENTR 33 33
INDIANA 36 36 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL - C.J. WILKERSON 12, DWAYNE SIMS 8,
MICHAEL GLASKER 5
INDIANA - CHRISTIAN WATFORD 11, MAURICE CREEK 9,
DEREK ELSTON 5
Dec 19 9:23 PM
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