Tristen Newton poured in 22 points as all five starters scored in double figures to propel No. 6 UConn to a 107-67 victory over Stonehill on Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn. Newton made 7 of 11 shots from the field and finished with seven rebounds and five steals for the Huskies (2-0), who have started their national title defense with back-to-back victories. Stephon Castle supplied 17 points and eight boards, while Donovan Clingan (16 points),

Noah Thomasson scored 21 points and Jabri Abdur-Rahim poured in 17 points as Georgia won its home opener, defeating Wake Forest 80-77 courtesy of a late defensive stand Friday night in Athens, Ga. Russel Tchewa had 11 points and Silas Demary Jr. and RJ Melendez both had 10 points for the Bulldogs (1-1). Kevin Miller scored 22 points for Wake Forest (1-1). Andrew Carr posted 18 points and eight rebounds, Hunter Sallas had 13 points

Donovan Williams scored a game-high 23 points Friday night and Pacific canned 13 of 26 3-point attempts to register an 87-79 nonconference win over Cal in Berkeley, Calif. The Tigers (1-1) outscored the Golden Bears (1-1) by 21 points from behind the arc and put five players in double figures. Judson Martindale added 15, while Burke Smith came off the bench to net 12 points. Moe Odum chipped in 11 and Tyler Beard contributed 10

UCLA used a 24-2 second-half run to extend its nation-leading home-court winning streak to 27 games with a 68-50 defeat of Lafayette on Friday in Los Angeles. The Bruins (2-0) never led in the first half, then fell behind by nine points early into the second half on Eric Sondberg’s 3-pointer and a pair of Justin Vander Baan free throws. Seven quick UCLA points — five of which came from Lazar Stefanovic, part of his

Isaac Jones’ 18 points led four players in double figures on Friday night as Washington State led nearly wire-to-wire in an 83-65 nonconference win over Prairie View A&M in Pullman, Wash. Jones added 11 rebounds, while Oscar Cluff came off the bench for 17 points, making all five of his field goals and going 7 of 8 at the foul line, as the Cougars (2-0) canned nearly 54 percent of their field goal attempts. Myles

Lawson Lovering scored 18 points, Branden Carlson added 16 and Utah (2-0) used a massive first half to earn an 82-53 victory over visiting UC Riverside (1-1) on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Cole Bajema chipped in 13 points, Ben Carlson contributed 11 off the bench and reserve Rollie Worster dished out seven assists to go with six points to help lift the Utes. Keba Keita also reached double figures with 10 points. Isaiah

Max Abmas scored 19 points and Dylan Mitchell added 14 points and 11 rebounds as No. 18 Texas shrugged off a slow start and rolled to an 86-59 win over Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns (2-0) led by nine points at halftime and were up just 57-50 with 10:13 to play but then forged a 27-2 run to dispel any notion of a comeback for Delaware State (0-2). Mitchell and Abmas

B.J. Mack converted a layup with 20 seconds left Friday night and South Carolina edged Virginia Tech 79-77 in the Hall of Fame Series in Charlotte, N.C. The Hokies (1-1) had a chance to force overtime or win the game but Sean Pedulla, who finished with a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds to go along with five assists, was tied up by Jacobi Wright and turned the ball over with two seconds left. It

Chase Hunter sank two free throws with three seconds remaining to give Clemson a 77-76 win over UAB on Friday in the first round of the Asheville (N.C.) Championship. Trailing by nine points with just under seven minutes remaining, the Tigers (2-0) rallied to advance to the championship game on Sunday. They will meet Davidson, which defeated Maryland 64-61 on Friday. Eric Gaines had a semi-open look from 3-point range in the last second, but