Buffalo upsets No. 13 West Virginia in overtime 99-94

No. 2 Kentucky bounces back, beats Southern Illinois 71-59

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov 10, (AP): C.J. Massinburg had 43 points and 14 rebounds as Buffalo pulled off another big upset against a power program, stunning No. 13 West Virginia 99-94 in overtime Friday night.

Jeremy Harris added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls in the season opener for both teams. Buffalo grabbed attention last March when the 13th-seeded Bulls blew out No. 4 seed Arizona 89-68 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

This time, the Bulls (1-0) rallied with a late 15-4 surge to force overtime before outscoring the Mountaineers 15-10 in the extra period.

It was the first time West Virginia (0-1) lost its home opener since a 91-84 defeat against Northeastern in 2003.

Jayvon Graves added 14 points for Buffalo, and Nate Perkins scored 10 off the bench.

Lamont West led West Virginia with 22 points and nine rebounds. James “Beetle” Bolden scored a career-high 21. Kentucky 71, Southern Illinois 59

In Lexington, Kentucky, Keldon Johnson and Immanuel Quickley each scored 15 points, Nick Richards grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds and Kentucky rallied in the second half for the win.

The Wildcats (1-1) bounced back from Tuesday night’s 118-84 shellacking remained winless against Top 25 opponents since moving to Division I in the late 1990s.

Auburn 88, Washington 66 In Auburn, Alabama, Chuma Okeke had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Samir Doughty scored 18 as the Tigers (2-0) raced to an 18-point halftime lead and pushed it to 30 in their first home win over a ranked nonconference team in nearly 48 years.

Jared Harper and Bryce Brown both scored 13 points for the Tigers. Harper also had five assists. Center Austin Wiley saw his first action in more than a season, scoring five points in 13 minutes.

Jaylen Nowell had 16 points for Washington. Nahziah Carter also scored 16 off the bench. Noah Dickerson had 12 points before fouling out midway through the second half, and David Crisp scored 10 points for the Huskies. Kansas State 56, Kennesaw State

41 In Manhattan, Kansas, Barry Brown and Makol Mawien each scored 15 points, Dean Waded added 13 and Kansas State stumbled through a season-opening win.

The Wildcats won their 24th consecutive non-conference game at Bramlage Coliseum despite playing without Xavier Sneed, who tweaked an ankle in practice Thursday and coach Bruce Weber held him out as a precaution.

Kosta Jankovic had 10 points to lead the Owls (1-1), who committed 21 turnovers and were no match athletically for their Big 12 foe. Oregon 81, Eastern Washington

47 In Eugene, Oregon, freshman Bol Bol had 23 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double in as many games as Oregon rode its stifling defense to the win.

Paul White and Ehab Amin each added 11 points, and Payton Pritchard had 10 points and eight assists.

Oregon’s largest lead was 42 points late in the second half.

Cody Benzel led Eastern Washington (0-2) with 16 points. Virginia Tech 87, Gardner-Webb

59 In Blacksburg, Virginia, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Isaiah Wilkins scored 21 points apiece as Virginia Tech won its opener.

Kerry Blackshear Jr added 12 points for the Hokies, who allowed GardnerWebb to keep it close until after halftime.

Nate Johnson scored 17 points to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs (0-2), who crept within four points less than five minutes into the second half. Mississippi State 95, Austin Peay

67 In Starkville, Mississippi, Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 21 points, Nick Weatherspoon added 19 as Mississippi State won its opener.

Tyson Carter scored 12 points and Abdul Ado added 11. Aric Holman had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Mississippi State shot nearly 58 percent from the field. UCLA 91, Long Beach State 80 In Los Angeles, Moses Brown had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and UCLA pulled away in the second half for the win.

It was the freshman’s second straight double-double for the Bruins (2-0). Kris Wilkes added 17 points.

Deishaun Booker finished with a career-high 31 points for Long Beach State in its season opener.

Clemson 71, NC Central 51 In Clemson, North Carolina, David Skara scored 16 points and Clemson opened with two straight wins for the 17th time in 18 years.

Aamir Simms had 14 points and Shelton Mitchell 11 for Clemson. The team’s leading scorer last season, Marcquise Reed, was held to six points on 1-of-7 shooting. Clemson started the game by hitting its first eight shots against the Eagles (0-1). LSU 97, UNC-Greensboro 91 In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Naz Reid scored 29 points and Tremont Waters had 21 points and 10 assists for LSU in the win.

The Tigers (2-0) led by 16 points with seven minutes remaining in the game, but needed to withstand a late rally by the Spartans. Skylar Mays and Waters each made a pair of foul shots in the final seconds to preserve the victory for LSU. The Tigers made 28 of 31 foul shots in the game. Ja’vonte Smart added 13 points.