Freshman Anthony leads UNC past Notre Dame
New Mexico State women open season Thursday
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Cole Anthony didn’t need much time to make his mark on the North Carolina record book.
Anthony set the school record for scoring by a freshman in his debut, finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds while leading the ninth-ranked Tar Heels past Notre Dame 76-65 in their opener Wednesday night.
With his father — former UNLV and NBA guard Greg Anthony — in the stands, the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason freshman of the year broke Rashad McCants’ 17-year-old scoring record by a freshman in his first game and finished 12 of 24 from the field with six 3-pointers.
“It’s cool, I’m going to — not celebrate, but be happy about it a little bit tonight, give myself a little pat on the back,” Anthony said. “But we’ve got practice tomorrow. We’ve got to lock back in. We’ve got a game on Friday.”
Anthony scored 15 points during a 29-13 second-half run that put the Tar Heels in control.
Prentiss Hubb scored a career-high 22 points, T.J. Gibbs added 19 and John Mooney finished with 10 for the Fighting Irish. They led 37-32 just under 2 minutes into the second half. No. 11 VIRGINIA 48, SYRACUSE 35:
In Syracuse, N.Y., Mamadi Diakite scored 12 points, Jay Huff added 11 points and 12 rebounds and Virginia shut down Syracuse.
The Cavaliers became the first NCAA champion to start the next season with a true road game since UCLA in 1967-68 at Purdue. The Cavaliers have a 12-game winning streak in ACC openers and are 11-0 in ACC openers under head coach Tony Bennett.
Elijah Hughes had 14 points for Syracuse. No. 18 OHIO STATE 64, CINCINNATI
56: In Columbus, Ohio, Kyle Young had a career-high 14 points and 13 rebounds for Ohio State.
Young, a junior forward, made 6 of 7 shots from the floor and the Buckeyes rallied in the second half to spoil John Brannen’s Cincinnati coaching debut.
D.J. Carton added nine points and five rebounds for Ohio State, and Kaleb Wesson had eight points and 11 rebounds. Jarron Cumberland and Keith Williams each had 13 points for Cincinnati. No. 21 ARIZONA 91, NORTHERN ARIZONA 52: In Tucson, Zeke Nnaji scored 20 points in his college debut for Arizona.
Stone Gettings added 13 points and Nnaji hit 9 of 12 shots. The Wildcats led by 22 at halftime, shot 54% and had a 42-14 advantage in the paint.
Cameron Shelton led Northern Arizona with 17 points. No. 23 PURDUE 79, GREEN BAY 57:
In West Lafayette, Ind., graduate transfer Jahaad Proctor scored 26 points and Eric Hunter Jr. added 15 to help Purdue pull away from Green Bay.
The Boilermakers have won seven straight season openers, 18 in a row at Mackey Arena and 20 consecutive home games against non-conference foes.
Kameron Hankerson led the Phoenix with 15 points. Freshman Amari Davis and JayQuan McCloud each scored 10 for Green Bay (0-1) as coach Linc Darner returned to his alma mater. SAN JOSE STATE 79, HOFSTRA 71:
In Hempstead, N.Y., Rich Washington scored 23 points and Craig LeCesne had a double-double as San Jose State topped Hofstra in a season opener.
LeCesne had 19 points and 11 rebounds for San Jose State, which won only four games last season. Seneca Knight added 13 points and eight rebounds. Brae Ivey had 10 points for the Spartans.
After Hofstra led 61-53 with 7 minutes to go San Jose State closed with a 26-10 run, at one point making seven consecutive field goals in a 12-0 spurt.
Eli Pemberton had 23 points for the Pride. Jalen Ray added 13 points. Desure Buie had 13 points and seven assists.
Women
NMSU: New Mexico State opens its season at home against UC Riverside Thursday at 6 p.m.
UC Riverside is 0-1 after giving the New Mexico Lobos a tough fight for three quarters in an 80-70 loss in Albuquerque Tuesday. NMSU lost at Riverside 65-64 last season.
The Aggies have won five straight regular-season WAC championships and are picked by the league’s coaches and media to win their sixth in a row this season.
No. 14 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 80, NORTH CAROLINA AT&T 44:
In Raleigh, N.C., Jada Boyd had a double-double in her first collegiate game, classmate Jakia Brown-Turner scored 14 points and North Carolina State rolled to a win over North Carolina A&T.