Low-scoring Illini get by Hoosiers

Deron Williams couldn't get one shot to fall. A lot of his passes, though, were right on target.

Williams had assists on Illinois' first seven baskets and finished with 11 as the top-ranked Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday in Champaign, Ill. It was the lowest-scoring game of the season for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which held the Hoosiers to their second-lowest output of the season.

"We got a 'W,' That's all I care about," said Williams, who was 0-for-7 from the field. His only point was a free throw with 2:15 remaining. "I just didn't shoot the ball well. I still got my teammates involved. That's what I try to do."

James Augustine scored 16 points and Luther Head had 13 for the Illini, who should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week. Dee Brown added 12 points and Roger Powell Jr. had 10.

The Illini let a 20-3 run to start the game evaporate as the Hoosiers outscored them 17-6 over the final 8:15 of the first half to trail 26-20.

"It was probably the worst thing to happen," Illini coach Bruce Weber said of the big early lead. Head got into foul trouble and some spotty play from reserves caused the Illini to struggle against Indiana's zone defense.

"We weren't sharp that's for sure," Weber said. "You're not going to play perfect all the time. You wish you could but we didn't."

Illinois and No. 5 Boston College (20-0) are the only unbeaten teams remaining in Division I.

Illinois' previous low was a 67-45 win over Cincinnati on Dec. 31.

NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA 81, FLORIDA ST. 60: At Tallahassee, Fla., North Carolina's Rashad McCants scored 16 points, including a dunk that ignited a 25-6 run down the stretch.

Raymond Felton added 14 points for the Tar Heels (19-2, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot just 40 percent but committed only nine turnovers for the second straight game.

Von Wafer had 14 points for Florida State (11-11, 3-6), which rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to within 49-48 on Diego Romero's 3-pointer with 14:16 left. The Tar Heels went up 74-54 as the Seminoles went scoreless for more than 7 minutes.