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(STATS) -- Chattanooga didnt end the regular season in familiar fashion, but a dominating performance to open the FCS playoffs was similar to recent years.Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield accounted for three touchdowns and safety Montrell Pardue scored on a 99-yard fumble return to lead a 45-10 blowout of Weber State in the first round at Finley Stadium.Chattanooga (9-3) advances to play a second-round matchup at No. 5 seed Sam Houston State (11-0) next Saturday. Sam Houston is ranked No. 1 in the STATS FCS Top 25.Its a really good win for us and our program here, Mocs coach Russ Huesman said. Theres so many unknowns when youre playing teams youre not familiar with … Im really proud of our guys and our football team.The Mocs lost three of their final five games in the regular season, finishing in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference. But for the third straight year, they opened the playoffs with a dominating win of at least 21 points.In Chattanoogas first-ever game against Weber State, Bennifield, a left-handed junior, threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Alphonso Stewart and rushed for one as Chattanooga built a 31-0 lead. Senior running back Derrick Craine carried the ball 20 times for a game-high 160 yards and a touchdown.Weber State (7-5), the third-place finisher in the Big Sky Conference, turned the ball over five times in its first playoff appearance since 2009. None was bigger than tight end Andrew Vollerts fumble just outside the Chattanooga goal line late in the second quarter, which Pardue picked up and raced down the field for a touchdown and 23-0 Mocs lead.Chattanooga had another defensive touchdown in the fourth quarter when Trevor Wright scored on a 41-yard interception return.We wanted to come out aggressive and build off what we did against Alabama (a 31-3 loss) last week, linebacker Nakevion Leslie said. We wanted to play physical and start the playoffs right. Cheap Air Max Plus Wholesale . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Air Max Plus Uk . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. 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And the Timberwolves showed just how much further along they are in the rebuilding process.Andrew Wiggins had 35 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to lead the Timberwolves to a 110-86 victory over the 76ers.Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Gorgui Dieng added 12 points and 10 boards for the Wolves (4-7). The Wolves shot 50.6 percent and avoided the poor third quarter that had plagued them this season.I think that theyre a lot further ahead for all the obvious reasons, and its not a lack of respect or disservice to our guys at all, Sixers coach Brett Brown said. This group that youre looking at played with each other all last year, many, many, many, many games together.Joel Embiid had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes after sitting out the front end of Philadelphias back-to-back on Wednesday night. Dario Saric led the way with 16 points, but the 76ers lost their 21st straight road game.Theyre young and theyre still going to get better, and thats where weve got to get to, Embiid said. When you learn how to play with each other, its easier to play.Wiggins made 14 of 20 shots, including 3 of 6 3-pointers. The Wolves had been outscored by a league-worst 91 points in 10 third quarters this season, but they led by 28 at halftime on Thursday night, rendering a minus-1 in this game moot.At times last year I would drift to the corner and stay there, Wiggins said. Im just being more active. My awareness is higher. Im doing more.In a matchup of two of the best young big men in the league, Towns blew past Embiid to throw down a ferocious dunk in the fourth quarter to get the crowd on its feet. He made 12 of 18 shots.TIP-INS76ers: The last time the Sixers won a road gamee was Jan.dddddddddddd 20 at Orlando. ... Nik Stauskas had 13 points and five rebounds. ... Philly scored just 33 points on 31 percent shooting, tied for its lowest scoring output of the season.Timberwolves: Wiggins entered the game leading the NBA in 3-point shooting at 55 percent. ... F Shabazz Muhammad (sore right knee) and G/F Brandon Rush (right big toe) were both out again.NERVOUS FANSEmbiid missed the first two seasons after being drafted because of foot problems, and even in visiting arenas there is an audible gasp every time the 7-foot center falls to the court. He got tangled with Ricky Rubio early in the first quarter and appeared to be clutching his left ankle as he went to the bench. He was able to return in the second quarter, much to the relief of NBA fans everywhere.He waited so long to actually play and now hes dominating, said Wiggins, who was college teammates with Embiid at Kansas. Hes playing short minutes, but hes still getting numbers and playing really good.Embiid hit the deck again in the fourth when Wolves forward Adreian Payne threw him down while wrestling for a rebound. Payne was given a technical foul.GOOD CROWDThe Wolves announced attendance of 16,866, easily the largest of the year. It came one game after the arena was half-empty for a game against Charlotte. The low attendance early has been a troubling sign for an organization that was hoping to turn the corner this season.The Wolves targeted this game and select others to cluster their group tickets in hopes of padding attendance. They also offered season ticket holders two free additional tickets to the game to try to get more fans, which have been slow to spend their money this season thanks to Minnesotas 3-7 start, out to the game.UP NEXT76ers: Head back home to host Phoenix on Saturday.Timberwolves: Hit the road after a four-game home stand to face Memphis for the third time already this season. ' ' '