DU DROPS ITS SEASON OPENER

Evan Leonard’s 19 points led five UC Irvine players in double-figure scoring Sunday in an 83-69 victory over Denver.

Eyassu Worku scored 12 points for UC Irvine (1-1), while Tommy Rutherford, John Edgar Jr. and Justin Wertner each had 10. Rutherford also hauled in 11 rebounds to get his second career double-double.

The game was the season opener for Denver, which received 13 points and 10 rebounds from Daniel Amigo. Joe Rosga led the Pioneers in scoring with 15 points. Elvin Rodriguez contributed 11 points and Jake Krafka grabbed 10 rebounds.

HIGHLIGHTS

Trevor Lyons and Pervis Louder scored 13 points apiece as Air Force defeated Texas State 65-57 in the season opener for the teams. … Allonzo Trier scored 30 points as No. 3 Arizona overpowered Maryland-Baltimore County for a 103-78 win. … Hamido Diallo scored 16 points and No. 5 Kentucky held off Vermont 73-69. …

D.J. Vasiljevic scored 16 points, leading No. 12 Miami to an 89-55 victory over Navy. … Deng Adel had 20 points, and freshmen Darius Perry and Jordan Nwora combined to score 22 in the second half to rally No. 16 Louisville past George Mason 72-61 and win David Padgett’s debut as the Cardinals’ interim coach. … Myles Powell scored 18 points and Angel Delgado added 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, leading No. 23

Seton Hall to a 75-65 win over Monmouth in their NIT Tip-Off matchup.

Women

Solid runs in the third and fourth quarters helped propel North Carolina to an 87-80 overtime win over Colorado, denying the Buffaloes their chance for a season-opening weekend sweep. … Northern Colorado improved its record to 2-0, defeating Denver 71-63. The Pioneers fell to 1-1. … Crystal Dangerfield scored 24 points to help top-ranked UConn rout No. 10 Stanford 78-53. … Lashann Higgs scored 18 points as No. 2 Texas opened its season with an impressive 95-59 victory over

… Kalani Brown scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, helping crush

100-54.