Williams, UNC Prevail
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Williams scored 12 points after starting the season by missing his first 10 shots, and No. 7 North Carolina dominated the first half to beat Stanford 90-72 on Monday night in its home opener.
Cameron Johnson had 17 points to lead four players in double figures for the Tar Heels (3-0), who shot 60 percent in the first half and took a 52-26 lead on Luke Maye’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Stanford (2-1) got no closer than 15 points after halftime. KZ Okpala scored 16 to lead the Cardinal.
No. 25 BUFFALO 62
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 53
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Montell McRae and Jeremy Harris each scored 11 points as Buffalo pulled away from Southern Illinois in the second half.
Davonta Jordan had nine points and five assists for the Bulls (3-0), who entered the Top 25 for the first time in school history Monday following a 99-94 overtime win at West Virginia on Friday night.
CJ Massinburg added seven points and a team-high six rebounds for Buffalo. Massinburg had 43 points and 14 rebounds in the victory at West Virginia.
Kavion Pippen led Southern Illinois (0-2) with 18 points.
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No. 1 Irish raise 2018 banner
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale overcame poor shooting to finish with 21 points and lead four players in double figures as No. 1 Notre Dame pulled away from Penn in the second half on the way to a 75-55 victory.
Jessica Shepard had 17 points, Brianna Turner 16 and Jackie Young 12 as Muffet McGraw’s Irish (2-0) overcame Ogunbowale’s 6-for-19 shooting effort and 18 total turnovers after raising their 2018 NCAA championship banner in the Purcell Pavilion.
Turner added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and Notre Dame outrebounded Penn 45-34.
Ashley Russell had 15 points and Kendall Grasela 10 to lead the Quakers (1-1).
NO. 11 TEXAS 64, NORTH TEXAS 54
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Lashann Higgs scored 20 points to reach 1,000 in her career in a matchup of a longtime coach and her mentor.
Higgs entered needing 16 points to become the 44th player in school history to reach the career milestone.
North Texas coach Jalie Mitchell played for the Mean Green when current Texas coach Karen Aston was an assistant at the school. Aston later served one year as UNT’s head coach in 2011-12, tripling the team’s win total from the previous year. Mitchell was as an assistant for Aston at both North Texas (2011-12) and Texas (2012-15).
This was the first meeting between the two head coaches.
Texas (2-0) scored the opening seven points of the game and it was 23-11 at the end of the first quarter. Texas (2-0) led 34-21 at halftime.
Terriell Bradley led North Texas (1-1) with 18 points.
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