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Iowa beats Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 behind Payton Sandfort's 20 points, 11 rebounds
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven assists to help Iowa beat Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 on Monday night in a season opener. Owen Freeman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Iowa. Pryce Sandfort had 13 points, and...
Key has 14, Dayton takes down Saint Francis (Pa.) 87-57
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Zed Key scored 14 points to help Dayton defeat Saint Francis (Pa.) 87-57 on Monday night in a season opener. Key added six rebounds and three blocks for the Flyers. Enoch Cheeks scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds. Javon Bennett shot 5 for 12, including 3 for...
Asa Newell scores 26 points to tie Georgia's program record for a freshman in his debut
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Asa Newell scored 26 points to tie Dominique Wilkins' record for a Georgia freshman in his debut and the Bulldogs held off Tennessee Tech 83-78 on Monday night. Newell made Georgia's first field goal — and its last. Tennessee Tech had a chance to cut its...
Syracuse avoids scare escaping NEC-member Le Moyne for 86-82 win
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Reserve Jyare Davis scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Donnie Freeman added a double-double and Syracuse fought off Le Moyne in a 86-82 win on Monday night in the season opener for both teams Chris Bell scored 20 points for Syracuse, J.J. Starling...
UCF opens season with court-storming 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M
Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M on Monday night. Johnson had five assists, including the pass to Benny Williams that helped put the...
Gilbert scores 17 points, Lipsey adds 16 as No. 5 Iowa State routs Mississippi Valley State 83-44
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Keshon Gilbert scored 17 points and Tamin Lipsey added 16 as No. 5 Iowa State routed Mississippi Valley State 83-44 on Monday night for its 28th straight home win. Saint Mary's transfer Joshua Jefferson added 10 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first...
Zach Hicks scores 22 to lead Penn State to 108-66 victory over Binghamton in season opener
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Zach Hicks scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures and Penn State breezed to a 108-66 victory over Binghamton on Monday night in a season opener. Hicks sank 9 of 12 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Nittany...
Hill, Pass lead balanced scoring and NC State routs South Carolina Upstate 97-66
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Marcus Hill and Breon Pass scored 14 points each and North Carolina State cruised past South Carolina Upstate 97-66 in a season opener on Monday night. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored 13 points and Ben Middlebrooks had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the...
Mayo scores 19 as No. 1 Kansas beats Howard 87-57 in season-opener
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo, a grad transfer from South Dakota State, had 19 points in his Kansas debut and the top-ranked Jayhawks beat Howard 87-57 on Monday night in the season-opener for both teams. Kansas led 46-19 at halftime and its biggest lead was 38 points. ...
Pat Kelsey era debuts at Louisville with defensive showcase in 93-45 win over Morehead State
LOUISVILLE, Ky, (AP) — Kasean Pryor scored 18 points and grabbed a 12 rebounds and Louisville used a stifling half-court defense to earn a 93-45 win over Morehead State on Monday night in Pat Kelsey's debut as the Cardinals head coach. Louisville held Morehead State to just 23.1%...
