Seton Hall stuns No. 5 UConn 75-60 in Big East opener

NEWARK, N.J.>> Kadary Richmond had 23 points and eight steals, Dre Davis added 17 points and Seton Hall used suffocating defense to stun No. 5 UConn 75-60 on Wednesday night for its biggest victory in three years.

The win in the Big East Conference opener for both teams was the third straight for Seton Hall (8-4) and snapped a three-game winning streak for the Huskies (10-2). UConn previous loss was a 69-65 setback at No. 2 Kansas.

NO. 11 NORTH CAROLINA 81, NO. 7 OKLAHOMA 69>> RJ Davis scored 23 points, Armando Bacot added 14 points and eight rebounds and No. 11 North Carolina handed seventh-ranked Oklahoma its first loss of the season.

The Sooners’ loss leaves No. 3 Houston, No. 20 James Madison and No. 25 Ole Miss as the only unbeaten teams in Division I basketball.

NO. 21 DUKE 78, NO. 10 BAYLOR 70>> Jared McCain scored 21 points and reserve forward Ryan Young was right in the middle of the decisive surge down the stretch as No. 21 Duke beat No. 10 Baylor Madison Square Garden.

RayJ Dennis had 17 points and Ja’Kobe Walter 15 for the Bears (9-2).

VILLANOVA 68, NO. 12 CREIGHTON 66, OT>> Eric Dixon made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in overtime to finish his 32-point night and Villanova held off No. 12 Creighton in the Big East opener for both teams.

The Bluejays (9-3) led by double digits until midway through the second half before Villanova (8-4) rallied to tie it and force overtime.

NO. 15 GONZAGA 100, JACKSON STATE 76>> Graham Ike scored 22 points in 17 minutes, Braden Huff added 17 points off the bench, and No. 15 Gonzaga ran away in the second half for a win over Jackson State.

The Zags (9-3) rebounded from their loss to No. 5 UConn last Friday.

No. 3 N.C. State routs Old Dominion 87-50

NORFOLK, Va.>> Madison Hayes scored 17 points to lead six players in double figures and No. 3 North Carolina State ran away from Old Dominion 87-50 on Wednesday night.

Aziaha James, from nearby Virginia Beach, added 16 points and Zoe Brooks had 11 assists as the Wolfpack (12-0) capped the fifth unbeaten nonconference schedule in its history and its third 12-0 start in the past 11 seasons under coach Wes Moore.

NO. 5 TEXAS 104, UTRGV 51>> Rori Harmon scored 12 points and became the fastest Texas player to reach 500 assists and the fifth-ranked Longhorns cruised to a 104-51 win over UT Rio Grand Valley.

NO. 7 LSU 80, COPPIN STATE 48>> Angel Reese scored 26 points in a victorious return to her hometown of Baltimore, and LSU beat Coppin State.

NO. 9 STANFORD 92, UC DAVIS 52>> Hannah Jump became Stanford’s career 3-point leader when she hit from deep in the first quarter, and Kiki Iriafen had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Stanford powered past Northern California neighbor UC Davis.

The Cardinal (10-1) moved Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer seven victories from becoming the winningest college coach ever.

NO. 10 BAYLOR 61, PROVIDENCE 36>> Bella Fontleroy scored 14 points, Sarah Andrews added 12 points and Baylor routed Providence in the West Palm Beach Classic.

NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 84, SOUTHERN 52>> Ayoka Lee continued her red-hot shooting pace and scored 20 points to lead No. 12 Kansas State to victory over Southern.

Lee made 8 of 10 shots She has made 46 of 59 shots (78%) over the past four games and has scored 108 points in that stretch.

NO. 17 UCONN 111, TORONTO METROPOLITAN 34>> Aaliyah Edwards scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in her homecoming, leading UConn over Toronto Metropolitan.

NO. 19 LOUISVILLE 59, NO. 23 WASHINGTON 51>> Olivia Cochran scored 14 points, Nyla Harris added 11 and No. 19 Louisville beat No. 23 Washington.

NO. 20 GONZAGA 81, ARIZONA 69>> Yvonne Ejim scored 21 of her 27 points in the first half, Brynna Maxwell scored 14 of her 17 in a dominant third quarter and Gonzaga defeated Arizona in the Jerry Colangelo Classic.

NO. 21 FLORIDA STATE 110, ALABAMA STATE 45>> Ta’Niya Latson’s 23 points led six players in double figures and Florida State coasted to a win over Alabama State.

The 110 points tied for the third most in Florida State history, behind the 114 in 1991 and 113 in 2022.

NO. 25 TCU 96, OMAHA 56>> Sedona Prince scored 26 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Madison Conner added 19 points and No. 25 TCU beat Omaha 96-56, the Horned Frogs’ record 12th-straight win. — The Associated Press