Navy 66, No. 25 Virginia 58

John Carter Jr. scored 19 points, Sean Yoder added 15 and Navy got its first win over a ranked team since the David Robinson era, stunning No. 25 Virginia 66-58 in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday night.

The Midshipmen beat a team ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 — where Virginia's stay will be brief — for the first time since Robinson led them past Syracuse 97-85 on March 16, 1986.

Facing one of college basketball's top programs over the past decade, Navy was the better team in every respect. The Midshipmen outshot Virginia 45.3% to 41.2%, outrebounded the Cavaliers 35-30, got 10 second-chance points to the Cavaliers' six and had 15 bench points to Virginia's six.

“I just try to concentrate on who we are in our three things: defend, rebound, take care of the ball. And if we win two of the three of those things, we got a chance to win the game,” Navy coach Ed DeChellis said.

East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner led Virginia with 18 points and 10 rebounds, but after the Cavaliers tied the game at 55-all with 8:53 left, they didn't score again for more than 8 1/2 minutes. Another transfer, Armaan Franklin, made a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.

Yoder, meanwhile, scored twice inside and Daniel Deaver had a putback while Virginia went cold, making one of its last 10 shots.

Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett was more concerned with the defensive breakdowns.

“They shot lights out and sometimes we were there, sometimes we weren’t,” he said. “And then any time we broke down, they kind of took advantage.”

Franklin's 3-pointer was his second field goal. The Indiana transfer, coveted for his outside shooting, missed nine of 11 shots and six of seven 3s in his Cavaliers debut.

Carter scored 16 of his points in the first 13 minutes as Navy blistered the Cavaliers from long range, making eight of its first 10 3-point tries. The Mids made two of their next 10 before Carter connected for his fifth with 24 seconds to play. That gave Navy a 64-55 lead and sent fans filing for the exits.

DeChellis was coaching his 299th game with the Midshipmen and said his team's rebounding edge was something he emphasizes every day.

“We're not the most vertical squad in the country,” he said. “I'm a big rebounding guy like in the sense that, you know, if you don’t rebound, you’re not playing. You've got to go rebound. ... I'm old school.”

A hot shooting start in a hostile atmosphere demonstrated that while the Midshipmen lost their best player from last year’s team, their four returning starters play with a confidence borne of experience. Carter and Yoder led the long-distance success, but three others made a 3.

“I credit our players. They just did a great job of handling the pressure,” DeChellis said, noting it was Navy's first game in front of a crowd since 2019.

“We've got some guys with some minutes on them.”

Bennett's signature pack-line defense often struggles early in the season, especially when incorporating new players like Gardner and Franklin. That was especially true early as the Mids made eight 3-pointers in the first 13 minutes.

Bennett said he had this question for his team afterward: “Why did we wait until the second half to lay it down with that kind of effort?”

No. 2 UCLA 95, Cal State Bakersfield 58

Johnny Juzang scored 19 points, one of four starters in double figures for UCLA in its rout of Cal State Bakersfield.

Jules Bernard also had 19 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 14 points and Tyger Campbell had 10.

Justin McCall scored 11 points and Shaun Williams added 10 for the Roadrunners.

UCLA’s fifth starter, Cody Riley, hurt his left knee eight minutes into the game and didn’t return.

No. 3 Kansas 87, Michigan State 74

Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 29 points and No. 3 Kansas beat Michigan State 87-74 in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Remy Martin added 15 points and David McCormack had 10 for the Jayhawks, who returned four starters from last season’s squad that lost to USC in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

A.J. Hoggard scored 17 points and Julius Marble added 13 for the Spartans, who received the most votes outside the Top 25 in the preseason poll.

No. 1 Gonzaga 97, Dixie State 63

Julian Strawther had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Gonzaga beat Dixie State without coach Mark Few.

Few received a three-game suspension after he was cited for drunken driving in September. He will be back when Gonzaga hosts No. 5 Texas on Saturday.

Rasir Bolton added 15 points for Gonzaga, which was undefeated last season before losing to Baylor in the national title game. The Zags extended their school-record 52-game home winning streak.

Cameron Gooden had 15 points and Dancell Leter scored 13 to lead Dixie State.

No. 4 Villanova 91, Mount St. Mary's 51

Collin Gillespie scored 13 points in his first game since suffering a torn MCL in his left knee, and Villanova beat Mount St. Mary's.

Justin Moore hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points for the Big East favorite Wildcats. Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels each added 17.

Malik Jefferson led the Mountaineers with 13 points.

No. 5 Texas 92, Houston Baptist 48

Tre Mitchell scored 13 points coach Chris Beard's Longhorns beat Houston Baptist in his Texas debut.

Courtney Ramey and Andrew Jones each scored 11 points and combined for six of Texas’ 3 pointers.

Za-Ontay Boothman scored 12 points for Houston Baptist.

No. 7 Purdue 96, Bellarmine 67

Sasha Stefanovic made 5 of 6 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Purdue past Bellarmine.

Zach Edey added 16 points, Isaiah Thompson had 15 points, Brandon Newman 14 and Jaden Ivey 11 for the Boilermakers.

C.J. Fleming and Dylan Penn each scored 14 points for Bellarmine.

No. 11 Illinois 71, Jackson State 47

Jacob Grandison scored a career-high 20 points as short-handed Illinois opened the season by rolling past Jackson State.

Sophomore Coleman Hawkins had a career-high 13 points and eight rebounds for the Illini, who were without star center Kofi Cockburn (three-game suspension). Andre Curbelo, Trent Frazier and Austin Hutcherson were also sidelined.

Jayveous McKinnis and Jonas James scored 11 points apiece for Jackson State.

No. 12 Memphis 89, Tennessee Tech 65

Emoni Bates scored 17 points in his collegiate debut, Jalen Duren and Lester Quinones added 15 apiece and Memphis beat Tennessee Tech.

Memphis shot 55.6% for the game.

Mamoudou Diarra led Tennessee Tech with 11 points.

No. 13 Oregon 83, Texas Southern 66

Will Richardson scored 20 points to lead Oregon past Texas Southern.

De’Vion Harmon added 15 points and Jacob Young had 14 for the Ducks, who led by as many as 23 points in the second half.

John Walker III led the Tigers with 19 points and PJ Henry had 10.

No. 14 Alabama 93, Louisiana Tech 64

Keon Ellis scored 18 points and Jaden Shackelford added 17, leading Alabama to a rout of Louisiana Tech.

Top freshman recruit JD Davison came off the bench for his college debut but had a big impact in just 13 minutes. He had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. Juwan Gary had 12 points and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes.

Keaston Willis led Louisiana Tech with 16 points.

No. 15 Houston 83, Hofstra 75 (OT)

Marcus Sasser scored 25 points, Taze Moore added 12 and Houston rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat Hofstra in overtime.

Sasser scored 19 points after the half as the Cougars outscored Hofstra 34-13 over the final 8 1/2 minutes and overtime.

Kyler Edwards had 10 points and 11 rebounds and J’Wan Roberts chipped in eight points and 15 rebounds for Houston. The Cougars extended their home winning streak to 26 games.

Zach Cooks scored 26 points and Aaron Estrada added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Pride.

No. 16 Arkansas 74, Mercer 61

JD Notae scored 30 points as Arkansas rallied past Mercer.

Arkansas was down eight points at halftime but went on a 14-2 run to start the second half.

Kamar Robertson and James Glisson III scored 12 points each for Mercer.

No. 17 Ohio State 67, Akron 66

Zed Key hit a layup with less than a second left to lift Ohio State past Akron.

Ali hit a step-back 3-pointer and a foul shot to put Akron up 66-65 with 6 seconds left in a game that was tied six times in the second half.

The Buckeyes inbounded the ball after a timeout, and freshman Malaki Branham got it inside to Key, who banked it in to seal the win.

E.J. Liddell led Ohio State with 25 points and 11 rebounds but fouled out on Ali’s late 3-pointer. Key had a career-high 14 points.

Ali had 17 points and K.J. Walton scored 16 for the Zips.

No. 18 Tennessee 90, Tennessee-Martin 62

Kennedy Chandler and Santiago Vescovi each scored 20 points, leading Tennessee past Tennessee-Martin.

Chandler, regarded as the top high school point guard in the country last year, shot 7 for 10 from the field and had four assists.

KK Curry scored 15 points to lead the Skyhawks.

No. 19 North Carolina 83, Loyola (Md) 67

Caleb Love scored 22 points and North Carolina led the whole way in Hubert Davis’ coaching debut.

Brady Manek, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma, poured in 20 points as one of college basketball’s storied programs launched a new era.

Davis replaced the retired Roy Williams in April after spending seven seasons on Williams’ staff.

Jaylin Andrews scored 17 points to lead Loyola.

No. 21 Maryland 83, Quinnipiac 69

Eric Ayala scored 13 points, surpassing 1,000 for his career, and Maryland beat Quinnipiac.

Qudus Wahab added 17 points for the Terrapins, who led by 16 at halftime.

Maryland won its 45th consecutive home opener and improved to 28-2 against current members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Matt Balanc scored 25 points and Tyrese Williams added 19 for Quinnipiac.

No. 22 Auburn 77, Morehead State 54

Wendell Green Jr. scored 19 points and fellow transfer K.D. Johnson added 12 points off the bench to lead Auburn past Morehead State.

Freshman Johni Broome had 12 points and eight rebounds for Morehead State.

No. 23 St. Bonaventure 75, Siena 47

Kyle Lofton and Jaren Holmes scored 17 points apiece and No. 23 St. Bonaventure overcame a sluggish start to beat Siena.

Aiden Carpenter and Jayce Johnson each scored 10 for the Saints.