AUSTIN, Texas -- Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday. Dexter Pittman added 21 points for the Longhorns (1-0).

Freshman J`Covan Brown started at point guard for Texas and finished with 13 points but had no assists after several early turnovers. Brown and Jordan Hamilton hit 3-pointers to spark a 21-0 Texas run in the first half.

North Carolina 88,

Valparaiso 77

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to lead sixth-ranked North Carolina.

Ed Davis added a career-high 16 points for the Tar Heels (3-0), who didn`t look sharp yet still earned their third straight double-digit victory to open the season. North Carolina led just 38-31 at halftime, but scored on 12 of 13 possessions to build a 24-point lead midway through the second half against the 0-2 Crusaders.

West Virginia 83,

Loyola, Md. 60

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Da`Sean Butler scored 26 points and No. 8 West Virginia used two second-half runs to pull away.

Washington 111,

Portland State 55

SEATTLE -- Quincy Pondexter scored 20 of his career-high 29 in the first half, and No. 14 Washington overwhelmed Portland State.

Texas Tech 64,

Oregon State 60

LUBBOCK, Texas -- David Tairu scored 19 points to lead Texas Tech past Oregon State in the Duel in the Desert tournament.

Kansas State 82,

Western Illinois 50

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Jamar Samuels scored 19 points as Kansas State cruised past Western Illinois. Denis Clemente added 13 points for the Wildcats (2-0).

Baylor 71, Hartford 69

WACO, Texas -- Ekpe Udoh hit a turnaround jumper from 18 feet at the final buzzer to cap a second-half comeback that lifted Baylor over Hartford. Udoh, who finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, made the game-winner from the right wing while being hounded by a pair of defenders.

Iowa State 72,

Chicago State 50

AMES, Iowa -- Marquis Gilstrap grabbed 15 rebounds and scored all 11 of his points in the second half in helping Iowa State roll to its second straight easy victory.

Denver 75,

Ark.-Pine Bluff 56

DENVER -- Brian Stafford had a game-high 19 points and Andrew Hooper added 18 to lead Denver over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Oregon 68,

Colorado State 55

EUGENE, Ore. -- Tajuan Porter scored a game-high 23 points and Oregon held off Colorado State to win the BTI Tip-Off Tournament. Colorado State (2-1) forward Andy Ogide scored all of his team-high 15 points in the first half on 7-of-9 shooting.

Northern Colorado 73,

Southern Utah 51

HONOLULU -- Will Figures scored 15 points to lead Northern Colorado to a win over Southern Utah at the Rainbow Classic. Figures, who shot 6 of 9 from the field, had 13 points by halftime.