KENTUCKY RUNS PAST IN-STATE FOE LOUISVILLE

KY.» Shai LEXINGTON, Gilgeous-Alexander came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points, PJ Washington added 16 and No. 16 Kentucky used several runs to blow out rival Louisville 90-61 on Friday in the annual showdown for Bluegrass supremacy.

Seeking to regroup after last week’s 83-75 loss to unranked UCLA, the Wildcats used a 20-6 run to close the first half. Their 24-11 surge over 8:41 built a 67-38 lead that eventually reached 32, a gap helped by 57 percent second-half shooting.

Gilgeous-Alexander finished 9-of-16 from the field to top his previous best of 15 points against Monmouth this month. Washington helped with 10 points down the stretch in the first half for a 41-27 lead that expanded as Kentucky earned its biggest series win since a 76-46 rout in the 1999-2000 season.

HIGHLIGHTS

Keenan Evans scored 18 points, freshman Zhaire Smith added 15 in his Big 12 debut and No. 22 Texas Tech rolled past 18thranked Baylor 77-53 in the conference opener. Jarrett Culver finished with 13 points and Niem Stevenson had 11 points and a gamehigh five assists for the Red Raiders in the first meeting out of 135 with both of these longtime conference rivals ranked. Mark Vital scored 12 points for the Bears, who were missing Big 12 rebounding leader Jo LualAcuil because of a left foot sprain. … Devonte’ Graham had 23 points and eight assists, converting six 3-point baskets, for No. 11 Kansas in a 92-86 win over Texas in the Big 12 opener for both teams. … Nick Ward had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan State rolled to a 111-61 victory over Cleveland State, the third straight game for the Spartans with over 100 points. … Teddy Allen scored 15 points, leading six West Virginia players in double figures as the seventh-ranked Mountaineers rallied to an 85-79 victory over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both teams. The Cowboys, the nation’s No. 2 free-throw shooting team entering the game, went just 11-of-19 from the line in the second half. … Andre Spight led six players in double figures with 21 points as Northern Colorado beat Eastern

Washington 88-75.

Women

BOULDER» Colorado trailed by as many as 35 points and lost 72-47 to Arizona State in the Pac-12 opener for the teams.

Sophia Elenga came off the bench to lead the Sun Devils (10-3) with 17 points. ASU led 21-7 after one quarter, 37-14 at halftime and 62-27 after three quarters.

Janea Bunn led CU (9-3) with 12 points.

HIGHLIGHTS

Brittany McPhee scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help Stanford post a 76-65 upset of No. 11 UCLA in a Pac-12 Conference opener. … Ruthy Hebard and Sabrina Ionescu each scored 25 points to lead No. 10 Oregon to an 89-56 victory over Washington State. … Marie Gulich scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half and No. 17 Oregon State opened Pac-12 play with a 75-63 win over Washington. … Kristine Anigwe had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 20 California rolled to its seventh straight win, beating Southern California 76-64.