Herbert Hill had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots Thursday night to lead Providence to a 74-59 victory over No. 15 Marquette in the Big East opener for both teams.

Geoff McDermott had 11 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and Weyinmi Efejuku had 18 points and 10 boards for the Friars (11-3).

Wesley Matthews scored 14 points on 6-for-18 shooting for the Golden Eagles (13-3).

(10) Pittsburgh 74, Syracuse 66: At Syracuse, N.Y., Levance Fields scored a career-high 24 points and the Panthers (13-2) beat the Orange (11-4) in the Big East opener for both.

Eric Devendorf had 17 points and Darryl Watkins added 11 points and eight rebounds for Syracuse.

(22) Memphis 88, Cincinnati 55: At Memphis, Tenn., senior Jeremy Hunt matched his career high with 24 points, to lead the Tigers (11-3) to a victory over the Bearcats (9-5).

Cedric McGowan led Cincinnati with 20 points.

Women

(2) North Carolina 102, Virginia Tech 68: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Ivory Latta scored 24 points while LaToya Pringle added a career-high 22 to lead the Tar Heels (17-0, 2-0) past the Hokies (10-6, 1-1). Kirby Copeland scored 17 points to lead Virginia Tech. … (7) Ohio State 75, Minnesota 62: At Columbus, Ohio, Jessica Davenport scored 22 points and had 15 rebounds to help the Buckeyes (12-1, 2-0 Big Ten) beat the Golden Gophers (9-6, 1-2). Emily Fox led Minnesota with 17 points. … (11) Vanderbilt 98, (20) Arkansas 61: At Nashville, Tenn., Christina Wirth had 24 points to lead the Commodores (14-1) to a victory over the Lady Razorbacks (15-2) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools. … (15) Georgia 89, Florida 57: At Athens, Ga., Cori Chambers scored 23 points to help the Lady Bulldogs (13-2) beat the Gators (6-10) in the SEC opener for both. … (19) Michigan St. 64, Indiana 56 (OT): At Bloomington, Ind., Mia Johnson scored 17 points and the Spartans (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) beat the Hoosiers (12-4, 1-2). Nikki Smith scored 16 points for Indiana. … Wyoming 54, (25) New Mexico 51: At Laramie, Wyo., Justyna Podzimeska had 22 points and eight rebounds to help the Cowgirls (10-3) upset the Lobos (10-4). Dionne Marsh led the Lobos with 11 points.