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Nov 7, 2023 By Ap 4 min read

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Terrence Edwards had 24 points and Raekwon Horton made a 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left in overtime, sending James Madison past No. 4 Michigan State for a 79-76 victory. Tyson Walker scored 35 points for Michigan State, but he had the ball poked away from behind in the closing seconds of the season opener. The Spartans shot 36.1% overall. They missed 19 of 20 3-point shots and made just 23 of 37 free throws. Walker made a layup to give Michigan State a four-point lead with 1:26 left in regulation, and it lost the advantage at both ends of the court.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A former college football staffer shared documents with Michigan that showed a Big Ten opponent had spreadsheets of the Wolverines’ signs last year obtained before his team played Michigan. The material relied on intelligence gathered from multiple conference schools that had already played the Wolverines, according to the former staffer. He says he has since given Michigan the material along with screenshots of text-message exchanges with staffers at other Big Ten schools. The alleged actions are potentially in violation of the Big Ten’s sportsmanship policy. Michigan is under NCAA investigation for impermissible scouting.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh offered a quip about the NCAA while answering an unrelated question. His brother is Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. The NCAA is currently investigating the Wolverines for allegedly sending people to opponents’ games to record video that would be used to decode their in-game signals. Jim Harbaugh also served a school-imposed, three-game suspension earlier this season for an unrelated NCAA infractions case. John Harbaugh was asked about fines levied against NFL players for various infractions. He said there’s a process in place that isn’t one-side. He said: “It’s not like the NCAA when they’re just the judge, jury and executioner.”

MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — Chucky Hepburn scored 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting and Wisconsin beat Arkansas State 105-76 in a season opener for the teams. Wisconsin scored 56 points before halftime. A year after averaging 65.3 points per game, the Badgers reached 50 points before halftime for the first time in almost three years not making a 3. Freddy Hicks scored 21 points for Arkansas State.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 28 points and 10 assists and Hannah Stuelke added 22 points as No. 3 Iowa opened the season with a 102-46 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night. Clark, the reigning national player of the year who was a unanimous Associated Press preseason All-American this season, started her senior season by hitting 11 of 17 shots. She has scored in double figures in 91 consecutive games. It was the 44th career double-double for Clark, who added seven rebounds while playing just 24 minutes. Stuelke was 9 of 10 from the field in her first career start.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie got his senior season off to a fast start, scoring 27 points in Northwestern’s 72-61 season-opening victory over Binghamton. Brooks Barnhizer, one of last season’s top reserves, added 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats. He made all 10 of his free throws. Ryan Langborg scored 13 points. Northwestern trailed 39-36 at halftime but held the Bearcats to 22 points in the second half. A jumper by Langborg gave Northwestern its first lead of the second half, 48-47, near the 11-minute mark. The lead was only 52-50 at 6:47 before Binghamton went 4-plus minutes without scoring.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawson Garcia had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Minnesota rode a 46-point first half to a season-opening 80-60 victory over Bethune-Cookman. Garcia was 4-of-10 shooting but made 14 free throws in 16 attempts. He also had six assists. Braeden Carrington scored 13 points and Elijah Hawkins added 10 for the Golden Gophers. A 16-2 run helped Minnesota build a 26-11 lead through the first 9 1/2 minutes and the Gophers went on to lead 46-22 at the break. Jakobi Heady led the Tigers with 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts scored a career-high 20 points and No. 4 UCLA routed Purdue 92-49 in a matchup of future Big Ten opponents. Londynn Jones added 20 points for the Bruins. UCLA never trailed in its season opener. The Bruins led by 18 points at halftime and were up 41 points in the fourth quarter. UCLA is leaving the Pac-12 next season to join the Midwest-based Big Ten. The Boilermakers were led by Caitlyn Harper and Abbey Ellis with 10 points each. Betts shot 9 of 11 from the floor, had seven rebounds and two blocked shots as the tallest player on the floor at 6-foot-7.