N. Iowa blows out NIU, 75-45

Jordan Eglseder scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Northern Iowa to a 75-45 win Friday over Northern Illinois in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The 7-foot-1 sophomore center dominated the post in his first collegiate start, helping the Panthers (1-0) outrebound Northern Illinois 48-30 and hold the Huskies to 33 percent shooting.

Michael Patton and Ryan Paradise each scored 7 points to lead Northern Illinois (0-1), which trailed 40-18 at half.

Michigan 82, Radford 55: DeShawn Sims scored 23 points to help host Michigan beat Radford in its season-opener. The win marked a successful debut for coach John Beilein, who took over at Michigan this season after compiling a 104-60 record in five seasons at West Virginia.

Iowa 58, Idaho St. 43: Justin Johnson scored a career-high 21 points, freshman Jeff Peterson added 12, and host Iowa beat Idaho State, giving coach Todd Lickliter his first win with the Hawkeyes.

Kansas 107, La.-Monroe 78 Sherron Collins scored 22 points and fueled a 17-2 run early in the second half and No. 4 Kansas swamped Louisiana-Monroe 107-78 to win its 35th consecutive home opener.

The Jayhawks (1-0) waltzed to a 47-35 halftime lead and then quickly turned it into a romp when the Warhawks' two top scorers, Tony Hooper and Lance Brasher, went to the bench with four fouls.

Tennessee 80, Temple 63: JuJuan Smith scored 15 points and Ramar Smith added 14 as No. 7 Tennessee opened the season with a victory over visiting Temple.

JuJuan Smith was 5-for-9 from the field for Tennessee (1-0), which reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time last season.

Washington St. 68, E. Washington 41: Aron Baynes scored 15 points and No. 10 Washington State beat Eastern Washington in the season opener before a sellout crowd of almost 12,000 that reflected the new buzz around a once-moribund program.

Washington State, which a few years ago was averaging less than 3,000 fans per game, opened a season ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in its history, after going 26-8 last season.

Duke 121, N.C. Central 56: Freshman Taylor King scored 20 points while fellow rookie Kyle Singler added 15 to lead 13th-ranked Duke past visiting North Carolina Central, the Blue Devils' eighth straight season-opening victory.

Nolan Smith, a third freshman, added 16 points for the Blue Devils, who led 26-5 in the opening 7½ minutes.

Texas A&M 73, McNeese St. 50: Freshman DeAndre Jordan scored 12 points and Josh Carter had 14 to lead 16th-ranked Texas A&M to a victory over McNeese State for its eighth straight win in a home opener.

Jordan started and wowed the crowd with 4 two-handed dunks, grabbed 2 rebounds and had a block.

Arkansas 67, Wofford 45: Patrick Beverley found his shooting touch in the second half, making two 3-pointers that helped No. 19 Arkansas pull away for a victory over visiting Wofford in John Pelphrey's first game as Razorbacks coach.

The Razorbacks led 30-26 at halftime despite going scoreless for the game's first five minutes.

Pitt. 103, Houston Baptist 62: Sam Young and DeJuan Blair overwhelmed former NAIA power Houston Baptist from the start with a quick and decisive burst of fast-break dunking and rebounding, and No. 22 Pittsburgh cruised to a season-opening victory.

Pitt opened up leads of 13-0 and 30-10 in the first half.

Stanford 111, Harvard 56: Drew Shiller scored 18 points, and No. 23 Stanford beat Harvard in the Basketball Travelers Classic in Stanford, Calif.

Kansas St. 94, Sacramento St. 63: Freshman Michael Beasley had 32 points and a Big 12 Conference-record 24 rebounds for No. 25 Kansas State.