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Former champions Spain and Italy eased to comfortable 4-0 wins over weak opponents in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Saturday.A Spain side missing several players due to injury tacked on some late goals to trounce Macedonia while Italy eased up after a first-half barrage at Liechtenstein to remain tied atop Group G with 10 points each.Ireland seized control of Group D with a 1-0 win over Austria, while rivals Wales and Serbia drew 1-1 after a dramatic end in Cardiff.Croatia led Group I after Marcelo Brozovic scored twice in a 2-0 win over Iceland.Only the group winner automatically secures a spot for the World Cup in Russia. The second-place team must go through a playoff to make it to the 2018 tournament.Here is a look at each European qualifying group in play on Saturday:GROUP GMacedonia made a promising start to the match in Granada but went behind for good in the first half when Darko Velkovskis headed clearance landed in his own net.Victor Vitolo Machin scored Spains second goal to put the result beyond doubt, and Nacho Monreal and substitute Artiz Aduriz rounded off the win late.Spain was without the injured Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos and Jordi Alba.We were without several players, but its true that their absences create opportunities, Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said. We have players with talent, attitude and ambition and they showed that tonight.Italy was led by forward Andrea Belotti, who opened and completed the quartet of goals just before halftime at Liechtenstein. In between his strikes, Ciro Immobile and Antonio Candreva scored.Israel moved into third place with nine points after winning 3-0 at 10-man Albania in a match played under tight security. Media reports alleged a group of 15 persons arrested in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, planned an attack during the game.Albania has six points, and Macedonia and Liechtenstein zero.GROUP DJames McCleans 48th-minute goal in Vienna earned Ireland a third victory in four matches, and left fourth-place Austria facing an uphill task.Hours later, Gareth Bale put Wales ahead against Serbia with his 26th international goal and came close to sealing victory when he struck the base of the post with a shot in the 85th. The Serbians went up the other end of field and equalized 50 seconds later, with Aleksandar Mitrovic glancing a header in off the post.You get close one end and they go the other end and score. Very disappointing, said Bale, who was two goals off Ian Rushs national record.Ireland has 10 points, Serbia eight, Wales six, and Austria four.In the groups other game, a 1-1 draw left Georgia with two points and Moldova with one.Group IForced to play in an empty arena because of numerous cases of spectator unrest, Croatia took the lead early when Brozovic curled in a shot from outside the box.Brozovic got another in stoppage time as Croatia largely dealt well with the Iceland counterattack that caused so many problems for top teams at the European Championship.Croatia has 10 points, ahead of Ukraine with eight after it edged Finland 1-0 at home thanks to Artyom Kravetss first-half goal.Kosovos difficult start to its first major qualifying competition continued with defeat away to Turkey 2-0.Iceland was third with seven points, Turkey had five, while Finland and Kosovo have one each. Elgton Jenkins Womens Jersey . 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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana States Brenton Scott wanted to show everyone that hes just as good as his twin brother.And just as capable of leading his team to a big upset.Scott broke a tie by making the first of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points Wednesday night as the Sycamores snapped a nine-game losing streak against ranked teams with a 72-71 upset over No. 16 Butler.I just wanted to show how good a player I am and that I can help this team win games, he said after celebrating fans stormed the court. The last two years, we havent won a lot. But now that Im stepping into a bigger leadership role, I wanted to prove a point and make a statement.If the big boys of Indiana college basketball didnt know it then, they certainly do now: The Scott brothers are a pretty good tandem.Two weeks ago, Bryson Scott scored 18 points to help IPFW pull off one of the most stunning upsets of the season, 71-68 over then No. 3 Indiana.After watching that game and the commotion that surrounded it, Brenton Scott wanted to match his brothers milestone win. But Brenton Scott one-upped his brother by scoring more points, finishing with nine rebounds, three assists and two steals to knock Butler (8-1) from the unbeaten ranks.Matt Van Scyoc made six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, both career-highs, as the Sycamores (5-4) won their third straight overall, snapped a four-game losing streak in the series and handed coach Greg Lansing a school-record fifth career win over a Top 25 team. He had been tied with Bill Hodges, who coached Larry Bird, and the late Royce Waltman.Hes going to keep trying (to drive) even if they stop him, Lansing said, referring to Scott. Brenton doesnt have to go all the way, though. Hes got a pretty good pull-up jumper.Plus a few other tricks that made it difficult for the Bulldogs to keep up with him.Andrew Chrabascz had 18 points for Butler and Tyler Lewis added 15 on a night that got away from the Bulldogs fast.They fell behind a little more than 5 minutes into the game because of woeful shooting. They didnt lead again until Tyler Wideman scored on an alley-oop pass with 13:41 left in the game. When the 113-2 spurt ended, the Bulldogs had their biggest lead of the night, 48-42.ddddddddddddBut the Sycamores rallied with five straight points and after blowing two chances to take the lead, finally tied the score on Scotts 3 with 6:27 to play and took the lead for good with a 7-0 run to make it 62-57 with 3:52 to play.Butler tied the score at 71 with 11.1 seconds to go, Scott didnt call time out. He took the ball, drove hard to the basket, drew a foul and made the first of two free throws before watching Butlers desperation heave hit nothing but air.Weve obviously got a long way to go, Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann said. Ive been saying that for a while now and nobody wanted to believe me. But you saw that tonight, weve got a long way to go.BIG PICTUREButler: Holtmann wasnt happy with Saturdays victory . And he certainly wont be pleased with Wednesdays response. The Bulldogs trailed most of the first half, didnt shoot well until late, turned the ball over too much, committed silly fouls and got outrebounded. Thats not the usual Butler way, the Bulldogs must get better in a hurry.Indiana State: If Wednesday nights game showed anything, its that Indiana State may be better than expected -- and could create some noise in the Missouri Valley Conference this season.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LARRYThe most famous Indiana State alum, Larry Bird, didnt attend the game. But he certainly wasnt a forgotten man, either. The school used its Twitter feed to wish Bird a happy 60th birthday. The Indiana State baseball team, whom Bird played two games for before a collision with a catcher ended his days in that sport, also honored Bird with a post that was retweeted nearly 300 times before the game.UP NEXTButler: After a surprise loss, the Bulldogs face another daunting challenge when No. 22 Cincinnati comes to town Saturday.Indiana State: The Sycamores will try to prove they can continue playing good basketball when they host Western Kentucky on Sunday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . ' ' '