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No Upsets in BBall Openers

Posted Nov 10, 07 6:39 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – The second-ranked UCLA men's basketball team made quick work of the Portland State Vikings last night, winning 69-48. The much-anticipated debut of Kevin Love helped the Bruins surge to a 36-17 halftime lead; Love ended up with 22 points and 13 rebounds, reports the AP. In other Top-25 openers:

  • No. 21 Stanford came within one point of doubling hapless Harvard's score, finishing 111-56.
  • McNeese State started strong but No. 16 Texas A&M came back to win 73-50.
  • No. 19 Arkansas bested Wofford 67-45 after failing to score for the first five minutes.
  • No. 10 Washington State trounced Eastern Washington 68-41.

Source Associated Press

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UCLA's Russell Westbrook steals the ball from Portland State's J.R. Moore during the first half of a basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)   (Associated Press)
Stanford's Peter Prowitt (55) takes a shot over Harvard's Pat Magnarelli (33) in the first half of a college basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)   (Associated Press)
Wofford's Tim Johnson, right bottom, and Arkansas' Charles Thomas, top right, Patrick Beverley, left front, and Sonny Weems, left back, battle for possession of the ball during the second half of a college...   (Associated Press)
Texas A&M's Donald Sloan, left, shoots the ball as McNeese State's John Ford watches during the first half of a basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
Washington States's Derrick Low brings the ball up against Eastern Washington's Milan Stanojevic during the first half of a basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Ingrid Barrentine)   (Associated Press)
UCLA's Josh Shipp runs onto the court during player introductions before UCLA's basketball game against Portland State on Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)   (Associated Press)
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