Santa Clara falls again in Cable Car Classic
Reserve Delano Spencer led a balanced attack with 15 points and Tennessee State won the 50th Cable Car Classic with a 69-61 victory over host Santa Clara on Sunday.
Darius Graham scored 19 points and had five assists and Siler Schneider scored 16 points off the bench as the Aggies (2-1) beat the Lumberjacks (0-3) in the other game at the Leavey Center.
Isaac Hamilton scored 22 points and Bryce Alford added 20 to lead seven Bruins in double figures as host UCLA (2-0) defeated the Matadors (1-1).
Tra Holder scored 24 points and Shannon Evans II 20 as the host Sun Devils (2-0) downed the Mustangs (0-2).
Shaqquan Aaron and Chimezie Metu scored 15 points apiece and the host Trojans (2-0) closed with a 31-19 run to top the Mavericks (1-1).
Miye Oni scored 24 points, Sam Downey added 22 and the visiting Bulldogs (1-0) built a 20-point first-half lead before holding off the Huskies (0-1).
Tres Tinkle had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the host Beavers (2-0) erased an eight-point halftime deficit to beat the Roadrunners (0-2).
Isaiah Briscoe and De’Aaron Fox each scored 21 points and Malik Monk added 16 for the host Wildcats (2-0) against the Golden Griffins (0-1).
Kentucky erased a seven-point first-half deficit and led 44-35 halftime.
Joel Berry II scored 18 points and Kennedy Meeks added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (2-0), who have won 15 straight home openers.
Freshmen Robbi Ryan and Reili Richardson scored 11 points apiece and the Sun Devils (2-0) rolled.
Arizona State had a 44-21 halftime lead and then blitzed the Spartans 27-9 in the third quarter when the Sun Devils made 9 of 12 shots and 8 of 10 free-throw tries.
Louise Brown and Borislava Hristova scored 14 points each and Caila Hailey added 11 points and 11 rebounds as the host Cougars (2-0) defeated the Gaels (0-2).
Asia Durr and Ciera Johnson scored 18 points apiece as the host Cardinals (2-0) breezed past the Bruins (1-1).
Destiny Slocum scored 15 points and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 14 points as the host Terrapins (1-0) beat River Hawks (0-2).
When the then-No. 10 Longhorns visited Stanford two years ago, they knocked off the No. 6 Cardinal 87-81 in overtime, snapping Stanford’s 28-game home winning streak.
Head coach Karen Aston's Texas team has become a national contender.
Since going 12-18 in her first season, they are 77-28 in the past three years and have reached the NCAA Tournament each time.