Hawaii snaps MSU's season-opening skein

The No. 4 Spartans had won 28 straight season-opening games.
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HONOLULU -- Hawaii made a short side trip a long day for No. 4 Michigan State.
Matt Lojeski and Julian Sensley each scored 20 points for the Rainbow Warriors in an 84-62 victory that ended the Spartans' streak of season-opening wins at 28.
Michigan State, the first member of the preseason Top Ten to lose this season, was hampered by poor shooting and leg cramps. The Spartans stopped off on Oahu on the way to Maui Invitational that starts Monday and will see them play three games in as many days.
It was the biggest home win for the Rainbow Warriors (1-0) since they beat No. 2 Kansas in the finals of the 1997 Rainbow Classic. And the crowd of 8,802 got louder as the lead got larger.
UC Irvine 79, No. 13 Stanford 63
STANFORD, Calif. -- Ross Schraeder scored 19 points and UC Irvine used an impressive shooting performance and hustle to shock Stanford.
Shamar Armstrong scored six straight points in the final 3:19, and the Anteaters took advantage of a significant height advantage to pound the ball inside at every opportunity against a Stanford squad missing starting forward Matt Haryasz after he sprained his ankle in practice Friday.
Darren Fells added 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks for UC Irvine (2-1), which beat Stanford for the first time in six meetings between the schools.
Dan Grunfeld scored 18 of his 29 points in the first half, making an impressive season debut after his breakout junior season was shortened because of a knee injury.
No. 1 Duke 84, Davidson 55
DURHAM, N.C. -- J.J. Redick started a rally late in the first half and finished with 29 points, leading top-ranked Duke over Davidson.
Redick shot 10-for-18, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range as the Blue Devils (3-0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip-Off and beat Davidson in its season opener.
It's the 19th straight victory for Duke in the series, and the 28th in 29 outings in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Davidson's only victory in Durham came in coach Mike Krzyzewski's second season.
Shelden Williams missed a triple-double by one blocked shot. He finished with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and nine blocks.
No. 6 Oklahoma 68, Samford 41
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kevin Bookout scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Neal added 15 points on five 3-pointers to help Oklahoma beat Samford.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 22-5 run and led 49-22 after Nate Carter's reverse layup with 9:59 to play.
No. 7 Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
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