Associated Press

Georgetown's Chris Wright shoots a free throw during the No. 19 Hoyas' 46-45 win over Temple.

WASHINGTON -- Whether the games were ugly or pretty, Georgetown found all sorts of ways to lose the close ones last season -- enough to sink the Hoyas down to the NIT.

This year's home opener on Tuesday afternoon was as unwatchable as could be. Georgetown had more fouls (18) and turnovers (16) than made baskets (15), yet the No. 19 Hoyas escaped with a 46-45 win over Temple when Greg Monroe scored the winning basket with 6.5 seconds to play.

"The growth of this team, I think we're definitely not going to lose these games this year," said Monroe, who drove around Lavoy Allen for the decisive layup. "I think everybody's really focused, and everybody understands what they need to do personally and what we need to do as a team to win games like this."

Chris Wright scored 15 points, and Monroe had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Hoyas (2-0), who blew a 12-point second-half lead, shot 36 percent from the field and 3 for 18 from 3-point range.

Allen had 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Owls (1-1), who recovered from an abysmal first half and almost pulled off the upset.

No. 2 Michigan St. 75, Gonzaga 71

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to help the Spartans rally for a win over Gonzaga.

The Spartans (2-0) won their 41st straight game at home against a nonconference team, extending a streak that started after a lost to Duke on Dec. 3, 2003.

Robert Sacre matched a career high with 17 points for the Bulldogs (1-1) despite foul trouble.

No. 10 Tennessee 124, UNC Asheville 49

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Scotty Hopson had a career-high 25 points and the Volunteers set a school record for points in a game with a victory over North Carolina-Asheville.

It was coach Bruce Pearl's 100th win with the Volunteers and the 124 points broke Tennessee's previous single-game record of 121 points.

No. 12 Connecticut 76, Hofstra 67

STORRS, Conn. -- Jerome Dyson scored 23 points and the Huskies rallied for a victory over Hofstra on in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

UConn (3-0) trailed Hofstra 54-45 with 9 minutes remaining but went ahead 59-58 on two free throws by Dyson with 5:20 to go.

The teams then exchanged the lead four times before the Huskies went up for good 63-62 with 4:16 left.

No. 17 Oklahoma 72, Louisiana-Monroe 61

NORMAN, Okla. -- Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and the Sooners notched the 1,500th win in the program's history by beating Louisiana-Monroe.

After dishing out a career-high 11 assists in the Sooners' opener, Warren played his expected role as the team's leading scorer against the Warhawks (1-2). He got to the foul line repeatedly and scored 11 of his points on free throws.

Oklahoma (2-0) struggled early with ULM's zone pressure, but eventually took the lead for good with a 9-0 run with about 14 minutes remaining.

No. 20 Louisville 96, Arkansas 66

ST. LOUIS -- Reginald Delk scored 20 points in a reserve role to double his previous career high and sparked key surges in both halves, helping the Cardinals open with a victory over depleted Arkansas in the Hall of Fame Showcase.

Jared Swopshire added 10 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and Rick Pitino easily bested one of his former players, John Pelfrey, to win in his 750th career game.

No. 23 Illinois 80, Northern Illinois 61

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brandon Paul scored 20 points in the first half, leading Illinois to a victory over Northern Illinois.

Paul, a freshman guard, had 14 of Illinois' first 21 points. He finished 6 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 8 from beyond the arc. Mike Davis dominated the boards, grabbing 17 rebounds and added 14 points for the Illini.

Northern Illinois gave Illinois (2-0) a scare at the end of the half, going on a 14-3 run to close the gap to 49-41.

ACC

No. 9 Duke 101, Charlotte 59

DURHAM, N.C. -- Nolan Smith scored a career-high 24 points in his return to Duke's lineup, and the Blue Devils routed Charlotte in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Jon Scheyer added 20 points and Kyle Singler had 17 for the Blue Devils (3-0), who never trailed, hit 12 3-pointers and shot 52.9 percent.

Duke went up by double figures to stay before Charlotte hit its first field goal and cruised into next week's semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden against the TCU-Arizona State winner.

Shamari Spears had 20 points to lead the overmatched 49ers (2-1).

No. 25 Maryland 71, Fairfield 42

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Eric Hayes scored 14 points, and the Terrapins celebrated their return to the AP poll with a victory over Fairfield.

Landon Milbourne had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Sean Mosley scored 13 for Maryland (2-0). After opening the season with an 89-51 rout of Charleston Southern, Maryland resurfaced in the Top 25 this week for the first time since the end of the 2006-07 season.

The Terrapins took control against Fairfield (2-1) with a 15-0 run in the first half, then pulled away with a 14-4 spurt immediately after halftime.

Boston College 72, St. Francis (N.Y.) 44.

BOSTON -- Boston College coach Al Skinner is looking forward to seeing what his team is really like after a pair of easy matchups.

Tyler Roche scored 19 points, Reggie Jackson had 17 and Boston College tuned up for its upcoming trip to the Paradise Jam tournament with a victory over St. Francis.

The Eagles face Saint Joseph's on Friday in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

"When we planned this, I thought it would help our team find out where we are," Skinner said. "I'd rather [play in the Paradise Jam] than play 20 of these games."

WOMEN

M. Washington 65, Washington and Lee 55

LEXINGTON -- Mary Washington used a 9-0 run late in the second half to pull away for a victory over Washington and Lee in the season opener for both teams.

The Eagles were led by Jenna McRae's 14 points and seven rebounds. Meg Ingram and Becca Bolton scored 16 points apiece to lead the Generals.

-- Staff, wire reports