KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeWayne Brown II scored 17 points and had 17 rebounds, Terrence Hill Jr. also scored 17, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Wofford 90-59 on Tuesday night to open the season.

Tyler Lundblade scored 12, Troy Henderson finished with 10 points and the Vols (1-0) shot 52.3% from the field.

Wofford (0-1) was led by Cam Lowe with 14 points and as a team shot 31% from the field. Cutter Sisk and Cris Arias added 10 each.

Tennessee led by three at halftime but outscored Wofford 56-28 in the second half to pull away. The Vols used a 36-10 run across the first 14 minutes of the second half after a sluggish first half.

A 3-point play from Hill was all Tennessee got for an almost eight-minute stretch in the first half, leading to a 6-0 Wofford run. Wofford outrebounded the Vols going into halftime, but Tennessee led 34-31 at the break.

The Vols took a step forward after exhibition losses to Xavier and Duke, both of which were by double digits.

After three straight Elite Eight finishes, coach Rick Barnes retooled Tennessee’s lineup by adding eight transfers, the top seven of whom averaged a collective 15.3 points a game last season. However, what was missing in the exhibitions was defense, which has been a focal point in the days leading up to the start of the season.

Wofford is coming off a 19-13 season. The last time Wofford and Tennessee met was in the NCAA Tournament’s first round in 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. The second-seeded Vols won 77-62.

NO. 9 VIRGINIA 89, DREXEL 60

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thijs De Ridder had 24 points and had nine rebounds, Sam Lewis added 20 points, and Virginia beat Drexel.

Johann Grunloh added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers, who went 10 for 29 from 3-point range. Lewis hit four of those 3-pointers. Virginia, which has early season tests against Arkansas (Sunday) and Maryland (Nov. 13) looming, went 15 for 19 at the free-throw line.

The Commodores committed 14 turnovers, including six by point guard Chance Mallory.

Latief Lorenzano-White and reserve Ladricus Pittman led Drexel with 11 points. Dillon Tingler scored 10 off the bench.

De Ridder scored 12 points in the first 2:22 of the game. Virginia jumped to a 25-4 lead and went to the locker room ahead 51-27 at the half.

But the damage had been done in the opening minutes of this game.

NO. 12 ARKANSAS 106, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 61

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 23 points and Arkansas routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Wilkinson, a Georgia transfer, scored nine points, all on 3-pointers, during Arkansas’ 25-0 run to start the game after UAPB made the first basket.

The Golden Lions had eight turnovers and just seven shot attempts during that drought that ended at the 11:28 mark.

Freshmen Jordan Smith Jr added 20 points, Abdou Toure had 12 and Miikka Muurinen scored 10 in their collegiate debuts.

Smith and Muurinen, the top two recruits in coach John Calipari’s eight-man signing class, both started. Smith had four rebounds and three steals to go with his 20 points. Of the 13 players who saw time for Arkansas, 12 scored, including all the freshmen who accounted for 65 of the team’s 106 points.

Jalen Tatum led UAPB with 16 points.

NO. 20 ALABAMA 96, SAM HOUSTON STATE 74

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — London Jemison and Drew Fielder scored 15 points apiece as Alabama beat Sam Houston in the season opener for both teams.

Alabama played without Aden Holloway, who is serving a five-game suspension following his March arrest on drug charges that were later dismissed.

Freshman Tarris Bouie scored 13 points in his college debut and Amari Allen added 12 for the Crimson Tide.

Jacobe Coleman scored 16 points for Sam Houston (0-1). Justin Begg scored 13, Zion Pipkin added 11 points and made 3 of 4 3-pointers for the Bearkats.

Alabama missed its first seven 3-point attempts, but found its offense through its defense, finishing with 17 steals and 10 blocks while forcing 23 turnovers.

Jemison made all four of his first-half shots, including two 3-pointers, as Alabama took a 40-29 lead into halftime. Coleman scored 10 points and Pipkin added eight to keep Sam Houston close.

The Crimson Tide opened the second half on a 9-2 run and stretched the lead to 30 points on Fielder’s layup with 12:40 remaining. Bouie scored six points during that stretch, converting a three-point play and hitting a contested 3-pointer late in the shot clock.

NO. 23 KENTUCKY 85, MANHATTA 57

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead Kentucky to a win over Manhattan.

The Iowa State transfer was 6 of 9 on 3-pointers in his debut for the Wildcats (1-0), who got 12 points from Zoom Diallo and 11 from Alex Wilkins.

Kentucky won its fifth consecutive season opener, including three straight under coach Mark Pope.

Novak Manojlovic and Kevin Kearney led Manhattan (0-1) with 11 points each.

Kentucky outscored the Jaspers 41-10 in the final 13 minutes of the first half to put the game out of reach and take a 48-22 halftime lead. The reserves sparked a 13-0 run that included three consecutive 3-pointers.

The Wildcats made seven 3-pointers during the decisive run, including three by Momcilovic, who led Kentucky with 11 points in the first half. The Wildcats were 12 of 31 from deep overall and shot 53% from the field.

Kentucky outrebounded the Jaspers 40-26, got 26 points from its bench and finished with 20 assists.