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Myles Rice’s long-awaited Washington State debut lived up to the billing. After redshirting the past two seasons, last year while receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the point guard scored 13 points as the host Cougars defeated Idaho 84-59 on Monday in the Battle of the Palouse. Rice and the Cougars will play host to Prairie View A&M on Friday night. “It was kinda surreal,” Rice said of his first collegiate game. “It’s been two years

It was the type of season opener that might have been expected for Virginia Tech on Monday night. Five players scored in double figures during a 100-55 rout of Coppin State in Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech steps up a few levels in class on Friday night when it travels to Charlotte for a nonconference game with South Carolina that is part of the Hall of Fame Series. Junior Sean Pedulla led the Hokies in scoring

Clemson will look to keep things rolling on Friday after securing a dominant victory to open their season. On Monday night, senior P.J. Hall led the Tigers (1-0) with 20 points while Ian Schieffelin added 16 points and a team-leading seven rebounds. RJ Godfrey and Chase Hunter were the only other Tigers to reach double digits in scoring en route to a 78-56 win over Winthrop. “He’s good, man,” Clemson head coach Brad Brownell said

Stanford will attempt to accomplish a feat it was unable to complete each of the last three seasons when the Cardinal host Sacramento State in a nonconference game Friday night. The Cardinal (1-0) got a combined 61 points from returners Maxime Raynaud (23), Michael Jones (20) and Brandon Angel (18) when it opened the season with an 88-79 home win over Cal State Northridge on Monday. Raynaud also had a game-high 15 rebounds. But Stanford

Oregon’s N’Faly Dante is coming off a historic 21-rebound effort heading into Friday’s home opener with Montana in Eugene, Ore. Dante’s rebounding production in the Ducks’ 82-71 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday was the most for an Oregon player since Gerald Willett had 21 against Duquesne in the 1974-75 season. The Oregon record for rebounds is 32, by Jim Loscutoff against Brigham Young in 1955. “I was just trying to do what I

Following a disappointing campaign in 2022-23, Villanova appeared to be a much-improved team in its season opener Monday. The 22nd-ranked Wildcats hope to build off that initial victory Friday when they host Le Moyne in nonconference action. Under first-year coach Kyle Neptune, Villanova struggled last season to the tune of a 17-17 record (with a first-round loss in the NIT). The Wildcats, who won two national championships under previous coach Jay Wright, wound up missing

Missouri coach Dennis Gates wanted to give his players a tougher nonconference challenge to test them early during his second year with the Tigers. “There’s a lot of great teams, great coaches that we face,” Gates said. That process begins Friday when Missouri (1-0) hosts Memphis (1-0) at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. Memphis finished 26-9 last season and reached the NCAA Tournament. It opened this season with a 94-77 victory over Jackson State. Jaykwon

After taking care of business in their opener on Monday, the Butler Bulldogs wrap up their first week of the season as they welcome in the visiting Southeast Missouri State Redhawks on Friday night. The Bulldogs took down Eastern Michigan 94-55 on Monday night at home. After leading by just eight at halftime, a 60-29 second half put the game well out of reach. Six Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by 18 from Jahmyl

The Colorado Buffaloes got a wakeup call in the first half of their season opener. They led Towson by just four points at intermission but came out strong in the second half to win by 18. Now that the early season schedule has its attention, Colorado (1-0) will host Grambling in Boulder on Friday night. The Buffaloes were led by their veterans, who were somewhat passive in the first half but picked it up after

In its season-opening, 30-point win over Central Michigan, Oklahoma attempted 30 free throws, the Sooners’ third-highest total in three seasons under coach Porter Moser. Heading into a Friday game against Mississippi Valley State in Norman, Okla., Moser said getting to the foul line has been a point of emphasis. “With those new rules, it’s intentional,” Moser said. “We’re trying to smash the paint, create contact in the paint because they’re calling it. We have more