Indiana St. 57, St. Joseph's, Ind. 7

Published Sep. 5, 2010 1:45 a.m. ET

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Darrius Gates ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night as Indiana State routed St. Joseph's of Indiana 57-7.

Indiana State rolled up 371 yards on the ground, with Shakir Bell gaining 133 of them. Gates and Bryant Kent each had 22-yard touchdown runs in the first quarter, defensive lineman Rod Hardy ran in from 3 yards and the Sycamores blocked a punt late in the second quarter, with Justin Hilton recovering in the end zone for another score.

Indiana State finished the night with seven rushing touchdowns in its highest-scoring performance since 1999.

Mack Ogletree connected with Scott Chapman on a 61-yard touchdown for the Pumas' only score in the game.