Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on a stripe show Saturday at Kapalua, Hawaii, each of them posting an 11-under 62 at the vulnerable Plantation Course that threatened to turn The Sentry into a two-man show in the PGA Tour opener.

Matsuyama had a shot at tying the course record with a long eagle attempt from just short of the 18th green. He took two putts for birdie to maintain the one-shot lead he had over Morikawa at the start of the day.

Morikawa holed a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 closing hole for his 62. He briefly took the lead on the front nine by starting 5 under in five holes, including a 25-foot eagle putt on the fifth hole during a display of sublime shotmaking.

Matsuyama caught him on the next hole and they were tight the rest of the way.

The 11 birdies for Matsuyama are the most he has made in a round on the PGA Tour. He was at 27-under 192, a 54-hole record on the Plantation course at Kapalua.

It was reminiscent of 2022, when Cameron Smith set the tournament record — and PGA Tour record to par — at 34-under 258. The conditions were abnormally calm that year, and this year wasn’t much different.

There was barely any wind on the western edge of Maui, and the Plantation course was built for fierce wind out of any direction. This became target practice for the world’s best players, particularly on a course with the widest fairways on the PGA Tour.

Three years ago, Smith and Jon Rahm were tied for the lead five shots clear of everyone else. Matsuyama was one ahead of Morikawa. Thomas Detry was next at 22-under 197, one ahead of Sungjae Im, who also had a 62.

The average score was 67.49, another record since this tournament moved to Kapalua in 1999.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100, in Lexington, Ky., handing the Gators their first loss of the season.

The Gators (13-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) had cut an 80-69 Kentucky lead to 89-87 on Walter Clayton Jr.’s free throws with 4:40 remaining, but Lamont Butler hit a 3 as the shot clock wound down and added two free throws to help the Wildcats (12-2, 1-0) hang on.

Clayton scored 33 points, 12 of those in Florida’s 18-9 run before Butler’s 3 with 3:42 left. Alijah Martin scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half to rally Florida after Kentucky took a 52-42 halftime lead.

ARIZONA 72, NO. 16 CINCINNATI 67: Jaden Bradley had 15 points, including two free throws that helped the Wildcats (8-5, 2-0 Big 12) clinch a win over the Bearcats (10-3, 0-2) in Cincinnati. Carter Bryant added 14 points and Caleb Love scored 12 for Arizona.

NO. 1 TENNESSEE 76, NO. 23 ARKANSAS 52: Chaz Lanier scored 29 points to lead the Volunteers (14-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) over the Razorbacks (11-3, 0-1) and help them tie for the best start to a season in program history. The Volunteers are tied with the 1922-23 team for the best start, according to the school.

NO. 3 IOWA STATE 74, NO. 25 BAYLOR 55: Keshon Gilbert had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cyclones (12-1, 2-0 Big 12) over Bears (9-4, 1-1) in the Cyclones’ Big 12 home opener.

NO. 5 ALABAMA 107, NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 79: Mark Sears scored 22 points and had 10 assists and the host Crimson Tide (12-2) dominated in every way over the previously unbeaten Sooners (13-1) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

NO. 2 AUBURN 84, MISSOURI 68: Johni Broome scored 24 points, had 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, and the Tigers (13-1) opened Southeastern Conference play with win over visiting Missouri (11-3).

NO. 4 DUKE 89, SMU 62: Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Blue Devils (12-2, 4-0), playing without ill coach Jon Scheyer, extended their winning streak to eight games against the Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer Cowboys (11-3, 2-1) in Dallas.

SMU saw its seven-game winning streak snapped.

NO. 13 TEXAS A&M 80, TEXAS 60: Zhuric Phelps had 18 points and Pharrel Payne added 15 to lead the Aggies (12-2) as the visiting Longhorns (11-3) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools.

NO. 19 GONZAGA 96, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 58: Graham Ike scored 27 points, Khalif Battle added 26 and the Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0 West Coast Conference) rolled over the Lions (9-7, 1-3). Gonzaga has won 13 straight over LMU on the Lions’ home floor. Will Johnston had 18 points and Jevon Porter 17 for LMU.

TENNIS

Sixth-ranked Elena Rybakina defended her former coach Stefano Vukov after he was provisionally suspended by the WTA as the governing body investigates a potential breach of its code of conduct.

Rybakina said this week that Vukov is rejoining her team but the WTA suspension means the Croat won’t be accredited to enter player-only areas including practice courts and training areas.

The 2022 Wimbledon champion told a press conference in Sydney that Vukov “never mistreated me” in their years working together.

“The only thing I can say is, he never mistreated me. I respect him for everything he did from the very beginning when I was (ranked No.) 200 all the way what we did,” Rybakina, 25, said.

Her current coach is Goran Ivanisevic as they prepare for the Australian Open.

“I’m working with Goran. I’m happy (with) the way we (are) working now for a couple of weeks,” Rybakina said.

She said she’s adding Vukov “because I know (him) for six years, and there is a lot of things we can do outside of the court too.”

“Of course I’m not really happy with the situation. I’m not happy with the comments which I see, especially from the people who are on the tour. It’s active coaches, commentators. I don’t think it’s fair.”

Vukov told The Athletic that he “never abused anyone.”

In a statement, the WTA confirmed that Vukov “is currently under a provisional suspension pending an independent investigation into a potential breach of the WTA code of conduct.”

WINTER SPORTS

Boston University’s Cole Eiserman broke a second-period tie and the defending champion United States beat Czechia 4-1 to advance to the world junior hockey championship game in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Americans will face Finland — a 4-3 overtime winner over Sweden in the first semifinal — for the title tonight. Finland beat the United States 4-3 in overtime in group play.

Boston College teammates Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault each had a goal and an assist for the Americans. Minnesota’s Oliver Moore also scored, and Michigan State’s Trey Augustine made 26 saves.

Olympic champion Sara Hector of Sweden won her second women’s World Cup giant slalom of the season as Italian Federica Brignone fell in the first run at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

Hector, who was fastest in the first run, finished 1.42 seconds ahead of Lara Colturi, 18, of Albania, to move atop both the GS and overall standings.