Craig Austrie and freshman Kemba Walker scored 21 points each and No. 2 Connecticut ran away from host Hartford 99-56 last night, the Huskies' 63rd consecutive win against an instate opponent.

Walker, who started in place of injured A.J. Price, had five rebounds, while Jerome Dyson added 18 points and Jeff Adrien had 12 points and 15 rebounds.

The Huskies (2-0) went on a 33-5 and never looked back. UConn scored 54 of the game's final 66 points.

No. 6 Pittsburgh 82, Miami (Ohio) 53: At Pittsburgh, Jermaine Dixon scored eight points during the Panthers' 16-2 run to start the second half.

No. 11 Purdue 87, E. Michigan 58: At West Lafayette, Ind., Robbie Hummel scored 18 points for the Boilermakers in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

No. 12 Oklahoma 94, Mississippi Valley St. 53: At Norman, Okla., Blake Griffin had 20 points, 19 rebounds and six steals for Oklahoma (2-0) in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

No. 16 Marquette 106, Chicago St. 87: At Milwaukee, Wesley Mat-thews scored 26 points and Lazar Hayward had 21 for Marquette.

No. 21 Davidson 99, James Madison 64: At Norman, Okla., Steph-en Curry had 33 points and nine assists for Davidson (2-0) in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

No. 22 Georgetown 71, Jacksonville 62: At Washington, Greg Monroe delivered 14 points and seven rebounds for Georgetown.

No. 23 Villanova 107, Fordham 68: At Villanova, Dante Cunningham scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Villanova.