UT Arlington 62, CSU Bakersfield 60
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –(UTA Media Relations) Jordan Reves made a layup and blocked a shot in the closing seconds as UT Arlington opened the season with a dramatic 62-60 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Friday night at the Icardo Center.
"Very thankful. It's a great win on the road against a very good Bakersfield team," UT Arlington coach Scott Cross said. "Our guys played extremely hard. We would have liked to execute better, but to be able to get a win when you're not playing your best is a testament to the guys."
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Texas State 86, Fordham 76
San Marcos, Texas –(Texas State Media Relations) Five Bobcats scored in double figures to lead Texas State past Fordham, 86-76 tonight at Strahan Coliseum. The victory gave Texas State its seventh-straight season opening win at home to start the 2012-13 season off on a high note.
In his Texas State debut, junior transfer Joel Wright registered a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Senior forward Matt Staff collected 17 points and nine rebounds. With a pair of blocked shots tonight, Staff improved his career total to 58 to tie for fourth all-time on the Texas State charts. Corey Stern chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds in his Bobcat debut, while guards Vonn Jones and Wesley Davis had 10 points apiece.
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Texas A&M 71, Louisiana Tech 59
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -(LA Tech Media Relations) Raheem Abbleby led all players with 20 points but Texas A&M used a 10-2 run in the second half to pull away from Louisiana Tech for the 71-59 victory in both teams season opener Friday night at Reed Arena.
Brandon Gibson scored 13 points and Cordarius Johnson added 10 points for Louisiana Tech (0-1). Texas A&M (1-0) was led by Elston Turner’s 15 points while Fabyon Harris scored 14 for the Aggies.
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Iona 65, Denver 58
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -(DU Media Relations) University of Denver junior forward Chris Udofia (Irving, Texas) scored 20 points, but the Pioneers could not overcome a first half offensive outburst by Iona, falling 65-58 on Friday night at Hynes Athletic Center.
"It was a tale of two halves. It's disappointing but understandable," head coach Joe Scott said. "We've got one senior and two juniors. When you've got a young team, you need to have a quick learning curve, especially on the road against an NCAA Tournament team. We showed our youth in the first half, and in the second half we showed that we can be a good team. We need to learn from this and move on."
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Morgan State 71, UTSA 59
NORFOLK, Va. —(UTSA Media Relations) Senior Kannon Burrage scored a game-high 18 points, but Morgan State shot 53.8 percent in the first half en route to a 71-59 victory on Friday in the opening game of this weekend's season-opening Liberty Tax Classic.
Burrage was joined in double figures by senior Michael Hale III, who was 4-of-8 from the 3-point line and finished with 15 points, as the Roadrunners fell to 21-11 all-time in season openers.
Meanwhile, Anthony Hubbard posted a double-double of 17 points and 15 rebounds to pace the Bears. DeWayne Jackson added 15 points, while Justin Black chipped in with a dozen.
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Wright State 80, Idaho 70
MOSCOW, Idaho –(UI Media Relations) University of Idaho men’s basketball suffered a loss in a home opener for the first time under head coach Don Verlin on Friday in an 80-70 setback against Wright State at Memorial Gym.
Idaho (0-1) committed 13 turnovers, missed 10 free throws and couldn’t get the defensive stops it needed against Wright State (1-0). The Raiders put the Vandals under pressure early, built a double-figure lead before halftime and never looked back in the win.
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New Orleans 72, New Orleans 68
New Orleans, La.—(SJSU Media Relations)James Kinney picked up his scoring from where he left off last season, leading the Spartans in scoring with 23 points, but missed free throws and dunks and foul problems contributed to San Jose State’s 72-68 loss at New Orleans Friday night.
Kinney led all scorers with his 23 points. He was 10-of-16 from the field including 3-for-6 from three-point range. He added five rebounds, three assists and three steals in 37 minutes played.
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