Porter’s 28 leads Oregon

Tajuan Porter scored 28 points and Malik Hairston added 20 points to help No. 12 Oregon defeat Pacific 80-64 in the World Vision Invitational tournament Sunday at Eugene, Ore.

Maarty Leunen had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Bryce Taylor also scored 10 points for the Ducks.

Porter went 10 for 15 from the field with five 3-pointers, while Oregon shot 48 percent from the field overall and made 10 of 21 3-pointers.

(4) Kansas 85, Missouri-Kansas City 62: At Lawrence, Kan., Mario Chalmers had 23 points – and two of his team’s four missed dunks – and the Jayhawks beat the plucky Kangaroos. Kansas spent much of the night missing free throws and blowing assignments and led Missouri-KC only 62-52 before pulling away late.

(22) Pittsburgh 69, Saint Louis 58: At Pittsburgh, Levance Fields and freshman DuJuan Blair each scored 16 points to help the Panthers hand Rick Majerus his first loss as coach of the Billikens with a win over Saint Louis.

(23) Stanford 67, UC Santa Barbara 48: At Stanford, Calif., Anthony Goods scored 10 straight points during one first-half stretch and finished with 23 points and six rebounds, and the Cardinal beat the Gauchos to win the Basketball Travelers Classic.

(25) Kansas State 76, Pittsburg State 66: At Manhattan, Kan., Michael Beasley scored 30 points, most of them during a second-half run, and the Wildcats escaped an upset with a victory over the D-II Gorillas.

Women

(1) Tennessee 76, Chattanooga 56: At Knoxville, Tenn., Candace Parker scored 23 points and had five steals, and the Lady Vols opened the season with a win over the Lady Mocs. Spokane’s Angie Bjorklund became only the 11th Tennessee true freshman to ever start the first game of their career, finishing with eight points. … (2) Connecticut 98, Stony Brook 35: At Storrs, Conn., freshman Maya Moore had 21 points and 10 rebounds in her debut, leading the Huskies in their season opener over the Seawolves. … (4) Maryland 76, (6) Oklahoma 66: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Marissa Coleman had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Terrapins beat the Sooners in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. … (5) LSU 73, TCU 54: At Baton Rouge, La., Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and six rebounds to lead the Tigers over the Lady Frogs in the second round of the Preseason WNIT. … (7) Stanford 60, (3) Rutgers 58: At Piscataway, N.J., Candice Wiggins hit two free throws with a tenth of a second left and finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds to lift the Cardinal to a victory over the Scarlet Knights. … (8) North Carolina 75, (12) Arizona State 60: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Erlana Larkins had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help the Tar Heals to a victory over the Sun Devils in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. … (9) Georgia 84, George Mason 56: At Athens, Ga., Tasha Humphrey dominated the inside with 21 points and Ashley Houts controlled the perimeter with 17 points and seven steals to lead the Lady Dogs past the Patriots. … (10) Duke 57, Denver 37: At Denver, Abby Waner scored 16 points and the Blue Devils used a 19-0 run in the second half to pull away from the Pioneers.