Durham, n.c.
Cameron Reddish finished with 25 points and a third freshman — RJ Barrett — had 23 while Williamson added six blocked shots and four assists for the Blue Devils (2-0).
Playing five days after routing No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, they shot 49 percent but couldn’t shake the Black Knights until the final 10 minutes, finally pulling away with an 11-0 run keyed by 3-pointers from Barrett and Reddish.
No. 5 Virginia 76George Washington 57
Charlottesville, Va.
Guy scored 17 in the first half, matching the Colonials’ total, as Virginia (2-0) opened a 42-17 lead at the break. He and Jerome had outscored the Colonials 27-26 when they both got an extended break midway through the second half with Virginia comfortably ahead.
No. 10 Michigan State 106Florida Gulf Coast 82
East Lansing, Mich.
The Spartans (1-1) were barely challenged in their home opener and rebounded comfortably from a season-opening loss to Kansas. Michigan State led 59-35 at halftime on the strength of a dominating performance on the boards. Cassius Winston contributed 14 points and eight assists for the Spartans, and Matt McQuaid scored 12 points.
No. 17 Florida State 80, Tulane 69
New Orleans
Tulane was buoyed by the debut of freshman Kevin Zhang, who scored 24 points, including 10 points during a mid-second-half surge that briefly pulled the Green Wave as close as 62-56.
No. 18 Mississippi St. 77Hartford 59
Starkville, Miss.
Tyson Carter added 14 points for Mississippi State (2-0), and Aric Holman had 12 points and eight rebounds. Nick Weatherspoon had 10 points.
No. 20 TCU 79, Oral Roberts 62
Fort Worth, Texas
The Horned Frogs (2-0) were sluggish opening the season as a ranked team for the first time in 20 years, trailing by as many as 11 points before rallying to beat Cal State Bakersfield.
No. 4 Baylor 65No. 23 Arizona State 59
Fort Defiance, Ariz.
Baylor (3-0) got the Showdown at the Rez off to an ugly start, repeatedly turning the ball over while falling into an 11-point first-half hole.
The Bears fought their way back in the third quarter and used a 12-0 run to build a 55-47 lead midway through the fourth.
No. 2 UConn 85, Ohio State 53
Storrs, Conn.
Crystal Dangerfield had 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 and Megan Walker chipped in with 15 as the Huskies won their season opener for the 23rd straight year.
Carly Santoro had 20 points for Ohio State (1-2), which had to replace all five starters and its top six scorers from last season’s Big Ten championship team.
It was clear early the Buckeyes were overmatched in this game.
No. 7 STANFORD 115, IDAHO 71
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Alanna Smith had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Stanford totaled its most points since 1994.
The Cardinal (2-0) had their fifth-highest point total ever and most since tying a school record with 122 against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 10, 1994.
Kiana Williams also scored 19 points and had nine assists as Stanford kept pace with the sharp-shooting Vandals (1-1) from long-range by matching the school record with 16 3-pointers.
Gina Marxen scored 22 points to lead Idaho.
No. 9 MARYLAND 82, DAYTON 71
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored 22 points, freshman Taylor Mikesell added 15 and Maryland won for the second time in three days, beating Dayton.
Blair Watson and Shakira Austin had 14 points apiece for Maryland.
After routing Coppin State 93-36 in the opener, the Terrapins (2-0) got a tougher fight from the resilient Flyers, who were 13 of 30 from beyond the arc.
Redshirt junior Julia Chandler led Dayton (1-1) with 23 points. Lauren Cannatelli added 12 points and junior guard Jayla Scaife, the team’s leading returning scorer, scored 10 for the Flyers.
No. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA 94, ALABAMA STATE
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Te’a Cooper scored 17 points in her South Carolina debut to lead in the Gamecocks’ season opener.
Cooper, who sat out last season after transferring from Tennessee, had 15 points by halftime as the Gamecocks built a 60-20 cushion. South Carolina’s Bianca Jackson and top freshman recruit Destanni Henderson each scored 13 points against the Hornets (0-2). The Southwestern Athletic Conference team is coached by Jackson’s mother, Freda Freeman-Jackson.
No. 11 TENNESSEE 97, PRESBYTERIAN 49
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Evina Westbrook had 20 points and seven steals, both career highs, and Tennessee withstood the absence of Rennia Davis to rout Presbyterian on Sunday.
Davis, the Lady Vols’ top returning scorer and rebounder, was wearing a walking boot on her left foot as she watched game from the bench. The sophomore forward averaged 12 points and 7.6 rebounds last season.
Freshman Shamani Stafford scored 20 points to lead Presbyterian (0-1).
No. 14 GEORGIA 85, WINTHROP 39
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Taja Cole led a balanced attack with 14 points and added a career-high 11 assists for her first double-double to lead Georgia to a win over Winthrop.
Caliya Robinson and Kaila Hubbard added 13 points apiece for the Bulldogs (2-0), Gabby Connally and Jenna Staiti scored 12 each and Caitlin Hose 10.
Winthrop, coached by two-time Olympian, four-time All-American, Hall-of-Famer and the first woman to ever play for the Harlem Globetrotters Lynette Woodard, shot just 21 percent (14 of 66) and had 19 turnovers.
Georgia scored 14 straight points and turned that into a 22-2 run to close the first quarter for a 24-6 lead. The middle two quarters were close but in the fourth quarter the Bulldogs had a 27-5 advantage.
The Eagles (0-2), who lost to Wisconsin in their opener, shot 2 of 16 in the opening quarter and 2 of 15 in the fourth.
No. 17 N.C. STATE 78, KENT STATE 61
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grace Hunter and Aislinn Konig scored 15 points apiece and North Carolina State used a strong start to defeat Kent State.
Kiara Leslie had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her sixth career double-double as the Wolfpack started 2-0 for the ninth-straight season. Konig was 5 of 6 from 3-point range, where the Wolfpack went 13 of 23 (56.5 percent) and shot 55 percent (29 of 53) overall.
Megan Carter led the Golden Flashes (0-2) with 22 points and seven rebounds.
NO. 20 TEXAS A&M 73, JACKSONVILLE 53
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored 22 to lead Texas A&M.
N’dea Jones added 11 points and 14 rebounds, and Ciera Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (2-0). Kiara Meeks had 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting for Jacksonville (1-1).
NORTHWESTERN 84, No. 21 DUKE 58
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam scored 21 points and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah added 11 points and 17 rebounds to power Northwestern past Duke in the Blue Devils;’ season opener.
Pulliam made just 6 of 21 shots from the floor, but made all eight of her free-throw attempts and added five rebounds and four assists for the Wildcats, who were playing their first regular-season game at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Jordan Hamilton hit three 3-pointers on her way to 18 points, and Abi Scheid also had 18 for the Wildcats (2-0).
Leaonna Odom topped the Blue Devils with 14 points and 14 rebounds, but she had eight of Duke’s 24 turnovers.
No. 24 CALIFORNIA 75, PENN STATE 58
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kristine Anigwe had 24 points and 22 rebounds for her second career 20-20 game, and California beat Penn State.
Jaelyn Brown scored 11 of her 16 points in the second half and Asha Thomas had 11 for California (2-0). Siyeh Frazier led Penn State (1-1) with 17 points.
No. 25 MIAMI 75, HARTFORD 62
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Emese Hof scored 21 points, Beatrice Mompremier had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Miami beat Hartford to advance to the semifinals of the preseason WNIT.
Miami used a 27-point third quarter to take control, with Endia Banks scoring the first five points of a 10-3 run to close the quarter for a 56-46 lead. Hartford was within seven points with four minutes left in the fourth, but Mompremier scored six straight to seal it.
Banks had 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Miami (2-0). The Hurricanes dominated the paint, outscoring Hartford 48-12.
The Hurricanes beat Stephen F. Austin 81-60 in their home opener on Friday, trailing for just 14 seconds, and the Hawks topped Morgan State in its tournament debut.
Sierra DaCosta made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Hartford (1-1), which was picked second in the America East preseason poll.