Rice ex carries Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Egor Koulechov scored 34 points, hitting six 3-pointers in his Florida debut, to lead the eighth-ranked Gators to a 116-74 victory against Gardner-Webb in the team’s season opener Monday night.

Koulechov, a graduate transfer from Rice, broke the school record for most points in a debut. He added five rebounds and five assists.

BAYLOR 70 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 46

Manu Lecomte scored 23 points, and the No. 25 Bears pulled away from the visiting Islanders.

Baylor (2-0) was down 20-19 late in the first half before scoring eight straight points to go ahead to stay. Terry Maston finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor.

Joseph Kilgore led the Islanders (1-1) with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

TCU 100 TENNESSEE TECH 63

Desmond Bane made six 3-pointers while scoring 24 points as the Horned Frogs overwhelmed the Golden Eagles at Fort Worth.

OREGON 100 PRIAIRIE VIEW A&M 67

Troy Brown had 17 points as the Ducks pulled away to their nation’s best 44th consecutive home victory. Zachary Hamilton led the Panthers (0-2) with 23 points.

ELSEWHERE

Shaquille Morris had 18 points and 10 rebounds in just 22 minutes to lead No. 6 Wichita State past visiting College of Charleston 81-63. … Sophomore Jarron Cumberland scored 20 points for the second time in his career, and No. 12 Cincinnati’s fullcourt pressure forced 22 turnovers in a 102-51 win over Western Carolina at Highland Heights, Ky. … Bonzie Colson had 27 points as No. 13 Notre Dame shook off a choppy opening half to roll past Mount St. Mary’s 88-62 in the Irish’s home opener. … Jordan Murphy had 23 points and 14 rebounds as No. 14 Minnesota rallied in the second half to win at Providence 86-74.

SOUTH CAROLINA 94 MARYLAND 86

A’ja Wilson had a career-high 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the defending NCAA champion and fourth-ranked Gamecocks withstood a late charge by the No. 15 Terrapins to escape with a win at College Park, Md.