College Hoops Roundup: Zags open with win

By Associated Press     Nov 12, 2007

Spokane, Wash. – Freshman Austin Daye scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help No. 14 Gonzaga open its season by beating Montana, 77-54, on Sunday.

Gonzaga (1-0) largely smothered the Montana offense, and coach Mark Few was able to give plenty of minutes to his bench players.

Montana (1-1), expected to be one of the top contenders in the Big Sky Conference, got into a hole early because of poor shooting and never threatened.

No. 22 Pittsburgh 69, Saint Louis 58

Pittsburgh – Levance Fields and DeJuan Blair each scored 16 points to help Pittsburgh hand Rick Majerus his first loss as coach of the Billikens.

Blair also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The Panthers (3-0) completed a sweep of three games at the Hispanic College Fund Basketball Challenge.

No. 23 Stanford 67, UC Santa Barbara 48

Stanford, Calif. – Anthony Goods scored 10 straight points during one first-half stretch and finished with 23, and Stanford beat UC Santa Barbara to win the Basketball Travelers Classic.

Goods also grabbed six rebounds, and Robin Lopez added 12 points, two blocks and two steals for the unbeaten Cardinal, off to their first 3-0 start since beginning 26-0 in 2003-04.

No. 13 Oregon 80, Pacific 64

Eugene, Ore. – Tajuan Porter scored 28 points, and Malik Hairston added 20 points to help Oregon defeat Pacific in the World Vision Invitational tournament.

Maarty Leunen had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Bryce Taylor also scored 10 points for the Ducks (2-0).

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