Jaedon LeDee scored a career-best 27 points and also collected 10 rebounds to lead No. 17 San Diego State to an 83-57 victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton in the season opener for both teams on Monday night. Micah Parrish added 17 points, six rebounds, four steals and made five 3-pointers, matching his career best for treys that he set for Oakland University during the 2021-22 season. The Aztecs outscored the Titans 46-22 in the

Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier combined for 42 points as No. 21 Southern California defeated Kansas State 82-69 in the season opener for both teams on Monday in Las Vegas. Ellis had 24 points and eight rebounds. Collier, the consensus No. 1-ranked recruit in the class of 2023, had 18 points and six assists before fouling out. After Kansas State scored the first six points of the second half to cut its deficit to four

Gabe Madsen led a balanced scoring effort with 20 points in Utah’s 101-66 victory Monday over Eastern Washington at Salt Lake City in the season-opening game for both teams. Cole Bajema, a transfer from Washington, finished with 17 points for the Utes. Rollie Worster tallied 15 points and eight assists for Utah, while Ben Carlson, Brandon Carlson and Keba Keita each had 11 points. Madsen made 8 of 11 shots from the field and was

Six players scored in double figures Monday night as No. 23 Saint Mary’s opened its season with a 107-28 nonconference rout of Division II Stanislaus State in Moraga, Calif. Mason Forbes came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points and grab seven rebounds for the Gaels. Aidan Mahaney added 15 points and five of the team’s 22 assists. Rory Hawke came off the bench to net 13 points in just 10 minutes. Joshua

Sophomore guard Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 18 points as No. 12 Arizona dominated Morgan State 122-59 for one of the highest-scoring games in school history in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz. Boswell, making his first career start as he steps into the lineup for departed Kerr Kriisa, made 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range to lead a powerful, balanced attack that placed eight scorers in double

Ali Abdou Dibba scored 15 points and Hunter Jack Madden added 14 as Abilene Christian notched a 64-59 upset of Oklahoma State on Monday night in the season opener for both teams at Stillwater, Okla. Airion Simmons contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds for Abilene Christian, which is no stranger to handing an upset to a Big 12 program. The Wildcats defeated Texas 53-52 in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Bryce Thompson

Ole Miss newcomer Allen Flanigan finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Rebels opened the Chris Beard era by pulling away in the second half to beat Alabama State 69-59 on Monday night in Oxford, Miss. Leading the Hornets of the Southwestern Athletic Conference team by just one point with 12:49 remining, Ole Miss outscored them 24-15 the rest of the way. Flanigan, who played four years at Auburn before transferring to Ole

Sean Pedulla finished with 15 points and 10 assists to guide Virginia Tech to a 100-55 victory over visiting Coppin State in the opening game for both teams Monday in Blacksburg, Va. Lynn Kidd contributed 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to notch the first double-double of his career for the Hokies, who are coming off a 19-15 season. Hunter Cattoor contributed 13 points and Tyler Nickel 12 points and seven rebounds as the