Zeigler, Lanier each score 19 points to lead No. 12 Tennessee over Louisville 77-55

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler each scored 19 points and No. 12 Tennessee held Louisville to 27% shooting in a 77-55 rout on Saturday.

The Volunteers (2-0), who shot 57%, outrebounded the Cardinals 40-26 (28 defensively) and outscored them 40-10 in the paint in the first meeting between the schools since 2018.

Tennessee led 10-0 after five minutes and several times by at least 20 points, pulling away for the last time after Louisville (1-1) closed within 47-38 early in the second half.

Zeigler made 7 of 13 from the field, including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. Lanier went 7-of-15 shooting and 3 of 6 from long range as Tennessee made 10 of 19 (53%) on 3s.

No. 3 UCONN 92, NEW HAMPSHIRE 53

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Alex Karaban had 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots to help No. 3 UConn beat New Hampshire.

Karaban scored four of the final six points of the first half as UConn (2-0) took a 35-24 advantage into the break. The only returning starter for the two-time defending national champions had a pair of early 3-pointers in the second half to give UConn some breathing room against the Wildcats.

Solo Ball finished with 14 points for UConn. Tarris Reed Jr. had 11 points and seven rebounds and Liam McNeeley had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Sophomore forward Jayden Ross missed UConn’s season-opening win over Sacred Heart with an ankle injury. He had 14 points in 22 minutes.

Anthony McComb III led New Hampshire (1-2) with 17 points. Sami Pissis had 15 points and Trey Woodyard added 11 points for the Wildcats.

No. 11 AUBURN 74, No. 4 HOUSTON 69

HOUSTON (AP) — Tahaad Pettiford had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, Johni Broome added 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 11 Auburn beat No. 4 Houston.

Chaney Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Auburn (2-0). On Friday, the flight carrying the Tigers was grounded shortly after takeoff after two players got into a fight onboard.

Broome scored 16 points and Pettiford had 15 in the second half.

L.J. Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp each had 13 points for Houston (1-1), J’Wan Roberts had 12 points and seven rebounds and Joseph Tugler and Milos Uzan each scored 10.

No. 8 BAYLOR 72, No. 16 ARKANSAS 67

DALLAS (AP) — Jayden Nunn had 16 points while Norchad Omier had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as eighth-ranked Baylor bounced back from a season-opening blowout loss and held on to beat No. 16 Arkansas.

The Bears (1-1) never trailed five nights after their 101-63 loss to sixth-ranked Gonzaga. There were three ties in their second game, and Nunn hit go-ahead baskets each time. His 3-pointer with 15:46 left put them ahead to stay.

Arkansas (1-1) was within 70-67 when freshman Boogie Fland, who finished with 17 points and seven assists, hit a long 3-pointer with 24 seconds left. Baylor then managed to break the press and freshman V.J. Edgecombe made two free throws.

Adou Thiero, among four transfers who came with new Razorbacks coach John Calipari from Kentucky, had 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting in the matchup of former Southwest Conference rivals at the home of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.

Jeremy Roach added 13 points for Baylor, while Edgecombe had 11 and Robert Wright 10.

No. 10 ARIZONA 102, OLD DOMINION 44

TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Tobe Awaka had 18 points and 15 rebounds and No. 10 Arizona dominated inside the paint and on the boards in a nonconference win over Old Dominion.

Awaka, a junior forward who transferred from Tennessee, was 8 of 10 from the field and had eight of Arizona’s 24 offensive rebounds, its most in a game since 2005. Freshman Carter Bryant had 12 points and center Henri Veesaar added 10 points with nine boards for the Wildcats (2-0).

Devin Ceaser scored 12 points for Old Dominion (0-2), which shot 31.6% and missed 11 of 17 free throw attempts. It was the most lopsided loss in school history for the Monarchs, topping a 111-65 defeat to Florida Christian in 1956.

No. 23 KENTUCKY 100, BUCKNELL 72

LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Koby Brea came off the bench to score 20 points, including six three-pointers, and Jaxson Robinson added 14 as No. 23 Kentucky overwhelmed Bucknell.

The Wildcats (2-0) were cold from three-point range early in the first half, but Brea and Kerr Krissa each hit threes within 30 seconds to open up a 20-7 Kentucky lead with 13:08 left in the first half.

The Bison (2-1) were led by Ian Motta’s 18 points as the team shot just 39.7%. Josh Bascoe added 15 points.

Amari Williams added 13 points, Andrew Carr had 11 and Otega Owens had 10 points for Kentucky. Williams also had 14 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Krissa had 12 assists.

The Associated Press