Brad Wanamaker scored 17 points and No. 5 Pittsburgh pulled away from fatigued North Florida with a 26-6 run in the first half during a 95-49 victory yesterday, the Panthers' 50th straight at home against a non-conference opponent.

Butler 83, Marian 54: Shelvin Mack scored 20 points and Andrew Smith added a career-high 10 as host Butler won its season-opener. Before the game, the Bulldogs celebrated their run to last season's national championship game by unveiling the first Final Four banner in school history.

Washington 118, McNeese St. 64:Matthew Bryan-Amaning scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for host Washington in the season-opener for both teams.

Bryan-Amaning, the Huskies' 6-9 senior forward, was 11 of 18 from the field. He was two rebounds short of his career high.

He was one of seven Huskies in double figures as they scored the third-most points in team history.

WOMEN'S GAMESBaylor 93, Montana State 56:Melissa Jones had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead six players in double figures as host second-ranked Baylor overcame a slow start. Preseason All-American Brittney Griner added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Lady Bears (2-0), while Brooklyn Pope chipped in 14 points and eight boards.

Tennessee 63, Louisville 50: Freshman guard Meighan Simmons scored 22 points as a record crowd saw visiting Tennessee beat Louisville in the first regular-season game at the new KFC Yum! Center.

The game set a Big East women's attendance mark of 22,124. That topped the 19,123 that then-No. 1 Connecticut drew in a visit to Freedom Hall on Jan. 12, 2008.

Oklahoma 76, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 59:Danielle Robinson scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half to lead visiting No. 10 Oklahoma in the season opener for both teams.