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COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : No. 7 Ohio State Rolls to 7th Win in Row, 103-66

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Perry Carter scored 20 points and Jim Jackson added 18 as seventh-ranked Ohio State scored more than 100 points for a school-record sixth time in a 103-66 victory over Tennessee State Monday night at Columbus, Ohio.

The Buckeyes (7-0), who scored more than 100 points five times last season, have opened with seven consecutive victories two other times in the last 30 years.

J.J. Eubanks, playing his first game after transferring from Marshall, scored 30 points for Tennessee State (2-7).

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Ohio State, which plays 12th-ranked Georgetown on Saturday, rolled to a 15-2 lead. REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS MIDWEST

Sophomore Ronnie Schmitz hit a school-record 10 three-point shots and scored 36 points as Missouri Kansas City (7-3) downed Denver, 101-73, at Kansas City. Alex Sund scored 18 points for the Pioneers (4-4). . . . Lewis Geter scored nine of his 32 points during an early first-half run to lead Ohio University (4-3) to an 85-70 victory over Youngstown State (3-4) at Athens, Ohio. . . . Herbert Jones scored 25 points as Cincinnati (5-3) beat St. Francis, 79-68. The Red Flash is 4-3. SOUTH

LaBradford Smith, who scored 24 points, hit a three-point shot and two free throws in the final 2:57 as Louisville (3-1) withstood a comeback by Western Kentucky (2-5) to post an 86-79 victory at Bowling Green, Ky. . . . Dale Davis had 22 points and 21 rebounds, and Ricky Jones had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Clemson (6-2) rolled to a 103-83 victory over South Carolina State (3-4) at Clemson, S.C. . . . Allan Houston scored 25 points and Lang Wiseman added 14, including the deciding layup with seven seconds left, as Tennessee (5-1) held off Virginia Commonwealth (3-4) for a 77-72 victory at Knoxville, Tenn. . . . Sophomore Ervin Johnson had 24 points and 16 rebounds as New Orleans (6-2) routed Florida A&M;, 76-41, at New Orleans. Kenny Davis scored 21 for the Rattlers (2-5). . . . Chuckie White scored 18 points and Colorado State (6-1) made 62% of its shots in a 60-44 victory over Northwestern State (1-7) at Natchitoches, La. . . . Popeye Jones had 17 points and 21 rebounds to lead Murray State (8-2) to a 103-52 victory over Prairie View (1-8) at Murray, Ky., and give Coach Steve Newton his 100th career victory. . . . Chad Gallagher, hobbled by a sprained ankle, scored 23 points as Creighton (3-2) defeated South Alabama (4-3), 89-76, at Mobile, Ala. SOUTHWEST

Darrell Mickens had 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead Houston (7-1) to a 100-57 victory over Centenary (4-5) at Houston. . . . . . . Keith Horne scored 32 points as Texas San Antonio (6-2) beat Nicholls State, 108-89, at San Antonio, Tex. Jason Tucker scored 18 points for Nicholls (1-10). . . . WEST

Luc Longley scored 20 points and Rob Robbins added 10 in a three-minute stretch late in the game to help New Mexico (7-2) pull away to a 98-84 win over North Texas (4-4) at Albuquerque, N.M. . . . Josh Grant scored 19 points and Utah (8-1) scored a 68-52 win over Weber State at Salt Lake City. . . . Marion Maxey scored 17 points and Texas El Paso (6-2), fresh off a victory over then fifth-ranked Georgetown, held off Arkansas Little Rock, 80-77, at El Paso.

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