AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points on 9-for-9 shooting from the field and No. 7 Texas opened its season with a 109-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
The Sooners were a 28.5-point favorite entering the night. Their loss is the second-largest upset in Division-I history in the past three decades.
— Jacob Dar scored 20 points as Rice beat Dallas Christian 100-55 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.
— Jojo Wallace scored 21 points as Sacred Heart began the season with a 111-44 victory over Coast Guard on Monday.
— Bryan Ndjonga’s 18 points helped Stony Brook open the season with a 97-47 victory over SUNY-Old Westbury on Monday.
— Junjie Wang had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Massachusetts beat Troy 71-60 on Monday night in a season opener.
— D.J. Shine’s 20 points helped West Florida open its season with a 127-42 victory over Southeastern Baptist on Monday.
(AP) — Andrej Stojakovic and Stefan Vaaks each scored 20 points Monday night as No. 3 Illinois opened its season with a 120-45 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Before the season head coach Brian Dutcher pointed to the play of his three starting guards as a key for the Aztecs’ aspirations.
— C.J. Luster II scored 21 points as UNC Wilmington beat Mount Olive 101-65 on Monday in both teams' season openers.
— Christian Barnes scored 12 points as South Carolina State defeated Morris 94-55 in its opener Monday.
— Felix Kossaras scored 14 points off the bench in his opener Monday as George Washington defeated Navy 91-39.
— Eltramon Smith Jr. scored 24 points as Georgia Southern beat Ball State 67-55 in a season opener on Monday.
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(AP) — Tre White scored 22 points, top recruit Tyran Stokes added 15 in his Kansas debut, and the No. 17 Jayhawks overcame early stretches of sloppy offense and porous perimeter defense to beat Fordham 95-65 in their season opener Monday night.
Kentucky forward Milan Momcilovic impressed in his first game as a Wildcat. Momcilovic scored a game-high 24 points in Kentucky’s 85-57 win over Manhattan. The Iowa State transfer knocked down six of his nine three-point attempts.
LAS VEGAS — UNLV defeats NAU, 89-77, in Las Vegas at Thomas & Mack Center on November 3, 2026 and Kalin Sipes was there to capture the following TST Images.
Despite not having David Mirkovic available, No. 3 Illinois still rolled to a 120-45 win over Fairleigh Dickinson to open the season on Monday.
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(AP) — Jayden Reid scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead Memphis to an 80-76 win over No. 18 Iowa State on Monday night in the teams' season opener.
— Josh Hubbard scored 25 points, King Grace added 23 off the bench, and Mississippi State defeated Tennessee Tech 106-88 on Monday night in both teams' season opener.
— Kanon Catchings scored 16 points, and Blue Cain added 15 as Georgia opened its season with a 78-62 win over North Carolina Central on Monday.
— Dior Johnson scored 41 points, including 10 in overtime, and UCF outlasted Florida Gulf Coast 96-95 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.