STANFORD, Calif. – Ross Schraeder scored 19 points and UC Irvine used an impressive shooting performance and hustle to shock No. 13 Stanford 79-63.
Shamar Armstrong scored six straight points in the final 3:19, and the Anteaters took advantage of a significant height advantage to pound the ball inside at every opportunity against a Stanford squad missing starting forward Matt Haryasz after he sprained his ankle in practice Friday.
(1) Duke 84, Davidson 55
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – J.J. Redick started a rally late in the first half and finished with 29 points, leading top-ranked Duke over Davidson.
Redick shot 10-for-18, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range as the Blue Devils (3-0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip-Off and beat Davidson in its season opener.
Hawaii 84, (4) Michigan State 62
HONOLULU – Hawaii made a short side trip a long day for No. 4 Michigan State.
Matt Lojeski and Julian Sensley each scored 20 points for the Rainbow Warriors in an 84-62 victory that ended the Spartans’ streak of season-opening wins at 28.
Michigan State, the first member of the preseason Top Ten to lose this season, was hampered by poor shooting and leg cramps.
(6) Oklahoma 68, Samford 41
NORMAN, Okla. – Kevin Bookout scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Neal added 15 points on five 3-pointers to help No. 6 Oklahoma beat Samford.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 22-5 run and led 49-22 after Nate Carter’s reverse layup with 9:59 to play.
Taj Gray’s only basket of the first half was a dunk that gave the Sooners a 27-17 halftime lead.
, scored Oklahoma’s first six points of the second half and Carter – who left the game briefly in the first half with an injury – also scored six points in the run.
He finished with 10 points.
(7) Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville.
, which – except for an exhibition game Sunday – will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who’s also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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