USF takes control early, hammers UC Davis
Less than 15 seconds into USF’s opener at UC Davis on Tuesday night, the Aggies’ Matt Neufeld scored the game’s first basket. That was the last time the Dons trailed.
USF scored the next 15 points and proceeded to humble the Aggies 76-42.
Three USF players — Charles Minlend (16 points), Jordan Ratinho (14) and Matt McCarthy (11) — scored in double figures. No Davis player scored more than eight points.
The Dons also owned a 43-28 edge in rebounds.
USF plays its home opener against Maine on Saturday afternoon.
NATIONAL MEN No. 4 Duke beats No. 2 Kentucky
#4 Barrett Duke scored 118, #2 33 Kentucky points and 84: Zion RJ Williamson added 28 in their first college games, leading the Blue Devils in the season-opening Champions Classic in Indianapolis. It was the most lopsided defeat in head coach John Calipari’s tenure at Kentucky and marked the eighth time in 10 meetings the Blue Devils have beaten the Wildcats. Both Barrett and Williamson surpassed Marvin Bagley III’s program record for points by a freshman in his debut at 25. Cam Reddish added 22 points and Tre Jones had six, giving Duke’s freshmen a combined 89 points. Keldon Johnson scored 23 points to lead Kentucky. Reid Travis, a graduate transfer from Stanford, added 22 for the Wildcats. #1 Kansas 92, #10 Michigan St. 87: In the opening game of the Champions Classic, Quentin Grimes scored 21 points in his college debut and Dedric Lawson added 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Jayhawks. The Spartans were led by Joshua Langford with 18 points and Kenny Goins with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Spartans fell to 4-21 against No. 1 teams. #3 Gonzaga 120, Idaho State 79: Rui Hachimura scored 33 points and Zach Norvell Jr. added 23 points for the host Bulldogs, who have the highest preseason ranking in school history. #5 Virginia made six 73, three-pointers Towson 42: Ty on Jerome his way to 20 points and De’Andre Hunter had 13 and 10 rebounds for the host Cavaliers, who were playing for the first time since they made history by becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament, a 74-54 loss to Maryland-Baltimore County. #6 Tennessee 86, Lenoir-Rhyne 41: Jordan Bone scored 18 points and Kyle Alexander added 16 for the host Volunteers against Division II LenoirRhyne. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes lettered for three seasons at Lenoir-Rhyne, located in Barnes’ hometown of Hickory, N.C. #7 Nevada 86, BYU 70: Caleb Martin scored all 21 of his points in the second half and Jordan Caroline tied a career high with 16 rebounds for the host Wolf Pack. #8 N. Carolina 78, Wofford 67: Luke Maye had 24 points and the visiting Tar Heels prevailed against Wofford, which beat Carolina last year. #9 Eric Villanova Paschall scored 100, Morgan 26 points, State Phil 77: Booth had 17 and the host Wildcats opened their national championship defense with a win. Villanova returned to the refurbished Pavilion, which closed for a season for a $65 million face-lift and forced the Wildcats to play a season in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. #11 Auburn 101, S. Alabama 58: Jared Harper had 20 points, 13 assists and six three-pointers to lead the host Tigers, who have their highest preseason ranking since 1999. Chuma Okeke scored 20 points and had nine rebounds and five assists. #14 Payton remaining Oregon Pritchard, from 84, the Portland the Ducks’ only player 2017 State Final 57: Four team, scored 22 points in Eugene. Oregon’s five-star freshman center, 7-foot-2 Bol Bol, the son of former Warriors center Manute Bol, struggled with foul trouble early in his debut but finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes. #16 Syracuse 66, E. Washington 34: Oshae Brissett had 20 points and eight rebounds and the host Orange held the Eagles to 22 percent shooting. Eastern Washington’s output was the lowest since the Carrier Dome opened in 1980. #17 Florida State 81, Florida 60: P.J. Savoy scored 20 points with five three-pointers for the host Seminoles. #19 Michigan 63, Norfolk St. 44: Jon Teske had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as the host Wolverines gave John Beilein his 800th career coaching victory. Before the game, the Wolverines raised Final Four and Big Ten championship banners earned by last season’s team. #21 UCLA 96, Fort Wayne 71: Kris Wilkes scored a career-high 27 points, 7-foot-1 center Moses Brown had a double-double in his collegiate debut and the host Bruins opened their 100th season of basketball with a win. #22 Clemson 100, The Citadel 80: Marcquise Reed had 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as the host Tigers reached 100 points for the first time in nine years. #23 LSU 94, SE Louisiana 63: Naz Reid had 17 points to lead six players in double figures for the host Tigers. #24 Purdue 90, Fairfield 57: Carsen Edwards scored 30 points and made seven three-pointers for the host Boilermakers. #25 Washington 73, W. Kentucky 55: Noah Dickerson scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, Jaylen Nowell added 17, and the host Huskies rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit. ASU 102, Cal State Fullerton 94: Freshman Luguentz Dort had 28 points and nine rebounds, helping the Sun Devils win in double overtime. Kyle Allman had 35 points and Khalil Ahmad 31 for the Titans. Oregon St. 72, UC Riverside 59: Tres Tinkle had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the host Beavers. USC 83, Robert Morris 62: Shaqquan Aaron scored 20 points and Nick Rakocevic had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the host Trojans.
WOMEN Oregon’s Ionescu has triple-double
#3 Oregon 115, Alaska-Fairbanks 36: Miramonte-Orinda alum Sabrina Ionescu picked up her 11th tripledouble — an ongoing NCAA record — and Satou Sabally scored 23 points for the visiting Ducks. Ionescu had 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. #23 ASU 81, Incarnate Word 43: Jamie Ruden scored 15 points as the host Sun Devils cruised. S.F. State 73, San Jose State 66: Taimane Lesa-Hardee had 20 points and Jhaina Stephens added 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Division II Gators upset the host Spartans. SJSU was led by Cydni Lewis’ 14 points. Santa Clara 98, Sonoma State 38: Tia Hay had 21 points, five rebounds and four steals to lead the host Broncos. More scored Top the post 25: first Kalani Preseason four points Brown AP for (13 AllAmerica fourthranked points) season Baylor, by scoring which the opened first 24 the points on visiting the way Nicholls to a 100-39 State . ... victory Asia Durr over scored 33 points to help No. 5 Louisville win 102-80 at Western Kentucky and get head coach Jeff Walz his 300th career win . ... Teaira McCowan scored 24 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead No. 6 Mississippi State to an 88-53 win over visiting Southeast Missouri.