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When the freshmen looked nervous, No. 3 Texas had the luxury of a strong senior class to take control and lead the way.
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Dexter Pittman scored 21 to lead the Longhorns to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday in Austin.
Those two had flirted with going to the NBA after last season, but returned to play with one of the nation's top freshman classes.
Texas coach Rick Barnes sprinkled the freshmen through the lineup and the start was a bit ragged. Freshman J'Covan Brown started at point guard and finished with 13 points, but had no assists and five turnovers. Two of the turnovers came in the first 2 minutes.
UC IRVINE (1-1): Losonsky 2-7 0-0 4, Wise 2-10 1-2 5, Atkinson 5-9 0-0 10, Moore 2-9 1-2 6, Hunter 3-11 0-0 6, Flowers 0-4 1-2 1, Strings 2-3 0-0 5, Rembert 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Folker 1-2 1-4 3, Wild er 0-1 2-2 2, Simek 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 17-62 6-12 42.
TEXAS (1-0): James 7-9 5-6 21, Pittman 10-11 1-3 21, Brown 4-11 2-2 13, Mason 1-1 0-0 2, Ward 1-6 0-0 2, Bradley 4-7 2-4 10, Johnson 1-3 1-1 3, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Balbay 1-4 0-0 2, Wangmene 1-2 0-0 2, H ill 0-0 1-2 1, Dick 0-0 0-0 0, Hamilton 5-8 1-3 12. Totals 35-62 13-21 89.
Halftime—Texas 42-21. 3-Point Goals—UC Irvine 2-10 (Strings 1-1, Moore 1-1, Scott 0-1, Flowers 0-2, Hunter 0-5), Texas 6-13 (Brown 3-6, James 2-2, Hamilton 1-3, Balbay 0-1, Ward 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UC Irvine 30 (Atkinson, Moore 5), Texas 49 (James 15). Assists—UC Irvine 8 (Hunter, Moore, Wise 2), Texas 18 (Balbay 6). Total Fouls—UC Irvine 16, Texas 15. A—11,229.
Top 25
No. 6 NC 88, Valparaiso 77
VALPARAISO (0-2): Johnson 3-11 1-1 7, Rogers 0-3 0-0 0, Little 1-6 0-0 2, Wood 12-19 0-1 30, McPherson 7-14 2-2 20, Witt 0-3 0-0 0, Kurth 1-1 0-2 3, Kenney 3-6 2-2 8, Buggs 0-1 0-0 0, Broekhoff 2-2 2-2 7, Mil osevic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 7-10 77.
NORTH CAROLINA (3-0): Graves 3-7 0-0 8, Thompson 8-14 4-4 20, Davis 6-6 4-5 16, Ginyard 2-3 0-1 5, Drew II 4-9 2-2 13, Henson 2-4 0-2 4, Zeller 3-4 6-7 12, Strickland 1-3 0-0 2, Watts 0-1 2-4 2, D.Wear 1-1 0-0 2, T.Wear 2-4 0-0 4, McDonald 0-1 0-4 0. Totals 32-57 18-29 88.
Halftime—North Carolina 38-31. 3-Point Goals—Valparaiso 12-27 (Wood 6-10, McPherson 4-6, Broekhoff 1-1, Kurth 1-1, Milosevic 0-1, Buggs 0-1, Kenney 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Little 0-2, Rogers 0-3), North Carolina 6-15 (Drew II 3-5, Graves 2-6, Ginyard 1-2, Strickland 0-1, Henson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Valparaiso 23 (Johnson 5), North Carolina 42 (Thompson 8). Assists—Valparaiso 14 (Johnson, Witt 4), North Carolina 24 (Drew II, Ginyard 6). Total Fouls—Valparaiso 23, North Carolina 15. Technical—Thompson. A—17,020.
Big 12
Iowa St. 72, Chicago St. 50
CHICAGO ST. (1-1): Wall 6-14 4-4 19, C.Montgomery 1-10 3-3 5, Lofton 1-3 3-4 5, Kasamba 2-8 0-0 4, Young 3-7 2-3 8, Scott 1-4 0-0 3, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Windham 0-5 2-4 2, Martin 2-3 0-0 4, Kielbasa 0-0 0-0 0. Tot als 16-56 14-18 50.
IOWA ST. (2-0): Gilstrap 2-11 7-9 11, Staiger 2-6 0-0 6, Garrett 2-4 2-2 6, Brackins 2-12 3-4 7, Hamilton 3-5 2-2 8, Buckley 1-2 0-0 3, Colvin 2-4 0-2 4, Boozer 1-1 1-4 4, Christopherson 4-6 2-2 12, Dorr 0- 0 0-0 0, Vanderbeken 3-3 2-5 11, Pomlee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 19-30 72.
Halftime—Iowa St. 31-19. 3-Point Goals—Chicago St. 4-9 (Wall 3-5, Scott 1-2, Kasamba 0-2), Iowa St. 9-16 (Vanderbeken 3-3, Christopherson 2-4, Staiger 2-5, Buckley 1-1, Boozer 1-1, Gilstrap 0 -1, Brackins 0-1). Fouled Out—Hamilton, C.Montgomery. Rebounds—Chicago St. 38 (C.Montgomery 8), Iowa St. 44 (Gilstrap 15). Assists—Chicago St. 5 (Scott 2), Iowa St. 14 (Garrett 5). Total Fouls—C hicago St. 25, Iowa St. 16. A—13,260.
Texas Tech 64, Ore. St. 60
OREGON ST. (1-2): S.Tarver 5-7 7-8 17, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Schaftenaar 5-10 1-1 13, J.Tarver 0-1 0-0 0, Haynes 3-10 0-1 7, Cunningham 0-4 2-2 2, Hampton 0-1 0-0 0, Burton 5-8 5-6 15, Brandt 1-2 3-4 6, Deane 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-45 18-22 60.
TEXAS TECH (3-0): Roberts 3-3 0-0 6, Cohadarevic 4-5 0-0 8, Singletary 5-8 4-5 15, Tairu 6-11 4-5 19, Roberson 2-8 3-3 8, Reese 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 1-2 0-0 3, Lewandowski 0-1 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-3 0-0 2, Okorie 1-10 0-0 3. Totals 23-52 11-13 64.
Halftime—Texas Tech 30-24. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 4-12 (Schaftenaar 2-5, Brandt 1-2, Haynes 1-3, Johnson 0-1, J.Tarver 0-1), Texas Tech 7-17 (Tairu 3-5, Singletary 1-1, Davis 1-1, Okorie 1- 4, Roberson 1-5, Reese 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oregon St. 35 (Burton 9), Texas Tech 23 (Jenkins 4). Assists—Oregon St. 5 (J.Tarver 3), Texas Tech 11 (Roberson 5). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 18, Texas Tech 17. A—7,860.
Baylor 71, Hartford 69
HARTFORD (0-2): Burton 2-8 8-10 14, Sabia 5-10 0-0 14, Minor 0-1 0-0 0, Torres 1-5 1-2 3, J.Zeglinski 8-19 0-0 23, Barkers 6-11 2-2 14, Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Maciel 0-0 0-0 0, Brothers 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-54 12- 16 69.
BAYLOR (2-0): Udoh 8-11 4-6 21, Jones 3-6 1-3 7, Lomers 2-4 0-0 4, Walton 1-4 1-2 3, Dunn 11-27 1-2 29, Ellis 0-0 1-2 1, Acy 3-5 0-0 6, Dennis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 8-15 71.
Halftime—Hartford 40-34. 3-Point Goals—Hartford 13-33 (J.Zeglinski 7-16, Sabia 4-8, Burton 2-7, Torres 0-2), Baylor 7-18 (Dunn 6-16, Udoh 1-1, Jones 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Hartford 2 6 (Torres 7), Baylor 38 (Jones, Udoh 7). Assists—Hartford 17 (Torres 12), Baylor 10 (Walton 5). Total Fouls—Hartford 15, Baylor 14. A—5,026.
Missouri Valley
Bradley 74, Idaho St. 69
IDAHO ST. (0-2): Monroe 6-11 1-1 13, Busma 1-4 0-0 2, Morgan 8-18 1-2 18, Gilchrest 7-13 5-6 19, Carson 4-8 0-0 8, Little 2-3 0-1 4, Baldwin 0-0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 1-6 0-0 3, Tatum 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-64 7- 10 69.
BRADLEY (1-1): Egolf 2-3 0-1 4, McCain 0-2 0-0 0, Maniscalco 3-11 4-6 13, Roberts 4-5 3-3 12, Warren 5-10 4-6 16, Dunson 5-8 2-2 16, Simms-Edwards 4-5 3-4 12, Knezevic 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 1-2 1, Singh 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 23-46 17-25 74.
Halftime—Bradley 32-31. 3-Point Goals—Idaho St. 2-13 (Morgan 1-5, Kilpatrick 1-5, Gilchrest 0-3), Bradley 11-22 (Dunson 4-6, Maniscalco 3-8, Warren 2-5, Simms-Edwards 1-1, Roberts 1-2). Foule d Out—None. Rebounds—Idaho St. 36 (Monroe 11), Bradley 26 (Warren 6). Assists—Idaho St. 9 (Gilchrest 4), Bradley 14 (Maniscalco, McCain 4). Total Fouls—Idaho St. 24, Bradley 15. A—9,019.
Big 12 Women
Texas A&M 95, No. 6 Duke 77
DUKE( 1-1): J.Thomas 9-28 4-4 26, Christmas 2-6 0-0 4, Mitchell 4-7 1-2 9, Cheek 2-12 4-4 8, K.Thomas 3-3 1-1 7, Hopkins 1-1 2-3 4, Scheer 0-5 0-0 0, Jackson 1-7 2-2 4, Rogers 2-2 0-0 4, Vernerey 2-7 7- 8 11. Totals 26-78 21-24 77.
TEXAS A&M (1-0): Buchanan 0-0 0-0 0, White 2-4 0-0 4, Elonu 4-11 2-2 10, Smith 6-10 5-8 19, Colson 6-10 3-5 17, Carter 4-6 4-7 14, Bellock 0-0 0-0 0, Windham 0-1 0-0 0, Baker 0-0 1-2 1, Adams 8-13 5-7 24, Co llins 0-0 0-0 0, Pratcher 0-0 0-0 0, Assarian 2-2 0-0 4, Limbaha 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-58 20-31 95.
Halftime—Texas A&M 45-35. 3-Point Goals—Duke 4-20 (J.Thomas 4-14, Mitchell 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Christmas 0-1, Scheer 0-3), Texas A&M 9-15 (Adams 3-4, Smith 2-3, Carter 2-3, Colson 2-4, White 0- 1). Fouled Out—Mitchell. Rebounds—Duke 46 (J.Thomas 9), Texas A&M 41 (Buchanan 7). Assists—Duke 12 (J.Thomas 3), Texas A&M 25 (Colson 10). Total Fouls—Duke 26, Texas A&M 22. A—6,866.
No. 8 Tenn. 74, No. 7 Baylor 65
BAYLOR (0-1): Medlock 4-8 2-4 10, Griner 3-8 9-10 15, Jones 5-13 10-10 21, Condrey 0-1 0-0 0, Griffin 2-5 0-1 5, Hayden 1-3 1-2 3, Madden 2-6 2-2 6, Washington 1-2 1-1 3, Field 1-2 0-0 2, Chandler 0-2 0- 0 0. Totals 19-50 25-30 65.
TENNESSEE (1-0): Spani 1-7 0-0 2, Johnson 3-7 3-3 9, Cain 6-12 3-3 15, Bjorklund 4-13 2-4 13, Stricklen 8-21 9-10 25, Bass 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-6 0-0 4, Manning 1-3 0-0 2, Smallbone 0-0 0-0 0, Brewer 2-2 0- 2 4, Dupree 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-73 17-22 74.
Halftime—Baylor 26-24. 3-Point Goals—Baylor 2-12 (Griffin 1-3, Jones 1-7, Hayden 0-1, Medlock 0-1), Tennessee 3-19 (Bjorklund 3-8, Bass 0-1, Dupree 0-1, Spani 0-3, Stricklen 0-6). Fouled Out— Cain. Rebounds—Baylor 39 (Medlock 13), Tennessee 42 (Stricklen 14). Assists—Baylor 11 (Griffin 5), Tennessee 11 (Stricklen 5). Total Fouls—Baylor 23, Tennessee 22. A—12,824.
No. 21 Ga. 62, No. 13 OU 51
OKLAHOMA (1-1): Stevenson 3-9 1-2 9, Robinson 4-9 1-1 9, Thompson 4-12 0-0 8, Hand 5-18 0-0 13, Olajuwon 5-12 0-0 10, Roethlisberger 1-3 0-0 2, Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Hartman 0-0 0-0 0, McFarland 0-1 0-1 0. Total s 22-64 2-4 51.
GEORGIA (1-0): Houts 5-11 0-0 11, Mitchell 3-11 3-3 9, Rhoden 0-1 0-0 0, Phillips 7-9 1-2 15, Robinson 4-9 4-7 12, Armstrong 0-4 0-0 0, James 5-14 4-5 15, Hassell 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 12-17 62.
Halftime—Georgia 22-18. 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma 5-21 (Hand 3-10, Stevenson 2-6, Robinson 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Roethlisberger 0-2), Georgia 2-11 (James 1-3, Houts 1-4, Mitchell 0-4). Fouled Out—N one. Rebounds—Oklahoma 41 (Thompson 13), Georgia 41 (Phillips 12). Assists—Oklahoma 11 (Robinson 8), Georgia 9 (Robinson 3). Total Fouls—Oklahoma 17, Georgia 14. A—4,567.
OSU 70, No. 19 Ga. Tech 64
GEORGIA TECH (1-1): Ardossi 4-9 5-6 13, Goodlett 4-9 13-16 21, Bennett 2-15 2-2 6, Walthour 0-7 0-0 0, Foster 2-3 4-4 8, Taylor 0-3 0-0 0, Adams 6-8 0-0 12, Regins 1-3 2-2 4, Blain 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19- 58 26-30 64.
OKLAHOMA ST. (2-0): Cunningham 8-12 3-4 20, Robinson 5-6 4-6 14, Keller 0-2 0-0 0, Garrison 2-7 0-0 5, A.Riley 7-21 7-10 24, Blair-Mobley 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Young 0-0 0-2 0, L.Riley 0-1 0-0 0, Jeffrie s 0-1 0-0 0, Byford 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 24-54 17-26 70.
Halftime—Oklahoma St. 33-26. 3-Point Goals—Georgia Tech 0-13 (Blain 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Walthour 0-4, Bennett 0-6), Oklahoma St. 5-14 (A.Riley 3-8, Garrison 1-3, Cunningham 1-3). Fouled Out—Adam s, Byford, Foster. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 39 (Ardossi 8), Oklahoma St. 38 (Robinson 12). Assists—Georgia Tech 11 (Ardossi 3), Oklahoma St. 13 (A.Riley 7). Total Fouls—Georgia Tech 25, Oklahoma St . 22. A—NA.
