Virginia opens season with rout
Trey Murphy III scored 21 points a day after learning he was cleared to play and fellow transfer Sam Hauser added 19 points as No. 4 Virginia opened the season Wednesday with an 89-54 rout of Towson.
Jay Huff added 14 points for the Cavaliers, who led by 23 points at halftime.
Nicolas Timberlake scored 19 points for Towson, which was a late replacement after Maine withdrew Tuesday.
The game was the first in an 11-day event dubbed “Bubbleville,” which includes several tournaments and individual games being played inside the Mohegan Sun resort casino in Connecticut.
NO. 5 IOWA 97, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 67 >> Luka Garza had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa beat visiting North Carolina Central.
Garza, the Big Ten player of the year last season and the lone unanimous selection on the preseason AP All-America team, had his 17th consecutive game of 20 points or more.
NO. 8 ILLINOIS 122, NORTH CAROLINA AT&T 60 >> Ayo Dosunmu scored a careerhigh 28 points, freshman Adam Miller also scored 28 and Illinois rolled at home.
NO. 10 KENTUCKY 81, MOREHEAD STATE 45 >> Brandon Boston Jr. had 15 points and seven rebounds, Devin Askew and Terrence Clarke each added 12 points and Kentucky cruised at home.
Starting with 10 new faces, the Wildcats were solid in their first real action together.
NO. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 83,
EASTERN MICHIGAN 67 >> Foster Loyer made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 20 points to lead Michigan State at home.
The Spartans closed the first half with a 26-8 run after trailing the Eagles by two points midway through the first half.
NO. 16 NORTH CAROLINA 79,
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 60 >> Freshman Caleb Love scored 17 points, and North Carolina ran off 17 straight second-half points to win in a largely empty home arena.
NO. 17 HOUSTON 89, LAMAR 45 >> Marcus Sasser scored 25 points, Tramon Mark added 22 points and eight rebounds and Houston beat Lamar.
NO. 18 ARIZONA STATE 94, RHODE ISLAND 88 >> Remy Martin scored 26 points, and freshman Marcus Bagley made three key free throws in the final minute to lead the Sun Devils in the Empire Classic in Uncasville, Connecticut.
NO. 23 OHIO STATE 94, ILLINOIS STATE 67 >> Justice Sueing scored 19 points and Ohio State scored the first 22 points en route to a rout at home.
NO. 25MICHIGAN96, BOWLING GREEN 82 >> Chaundee Brown scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half of his Michigan debut, and the Wolverines won at home.
Women
OPENER CALLED OFF FOR NO. 9 UCLA >> The season-opening women’s game between Cal State Fullerton and No. 9 UCLA was called off. There was an 80-minute delay before the game was called. Fullerton was awaiting results from its COVID-19 tests from last Friday.