COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Connecticut Cruises Past No. 12 Virginia, 77-36

Virginia expects big things this season with four starters back from a team that advanced to the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 last season.

But No. 12 Virginia got off to a rocky start Monday night as Connecticut handed the Cavaliers a 77-36 defeat at Charlottesville, Va.

“I want to apologize to everybody who was here tonight for having to sit through something like that,� said Virginia Coach Jeff Jones, whose team committed 20 turnovers and made only 12 of 53 shots (23%). “We stunk the place up.�

Kevin Ollie had 12 of his 16 points in the first half as Connecticut (2-0) built a 29-point lead.

No. 2 Arkansas 93, Murray State 67--The Razorbacks took a 13-0 lead en route to a season-opening victory in their new arena at Fayetteville, Ark.

Australia 93, No. 3 Kansas 82--Anthony Ronaldson scored 26 points to lead the Australians in a double-overtime exhibition victory at Lawrence, Kan.

No. 4 North Carolina 109, Fort Bragg AAU 70--Six North Carolina players scored more than 10 points in the exhibition victory at Chapel Hill, N.C.

No. 5 Michigan 84, Cleveland State 71--The Wolverines (2-0) overcame a nine-point deficit for the victory at Ann Arbor, Mich.

No. 8 Oklahoma State 94, Oral Roberts 52--The Cowboys (3-0) scored the last 22 points of the first half en route to the victory at Stillwater, Okla.

No. 15 Minnesota 107, Mississippi Valley State 63--Voshon Lenard of Minnesota (3-2) had three three-point baskets during a 26-2 opening run at Minneapolis.

No. 19 Arizona 106, Baylor 79--Khalid Reeves scored 21 points to lead the Wildcats to a season-opening victory at Tucson.

No. 22 George Washington 85, American University 50--Sophomore center Yinka Dare scored 21 points at Washington to lead the Colonials in the season opener for both teams.

No. 23 Cincinnati 73, Wyoming 49--Cincinnati (2-1) used a 16-2 run en route to the victory at Cincinnati.