COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Temple Surprises No. 3 Kansas

John Chaney should have no trouble getting his Temple players to listen this week.

After being told that defense and controlling the tempo would be decisive against Kansas, the seventh-ranked Owls played tough defense and controlled the tempo and dealt the third-ranked Jayhawks a 73-59 defeat Wednesday night at Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas (4-1), fresh off the Preseason NIT championship, had not lost a December home game in 10 years.

“It’s quite a win for us,” said Chaney. “It just shows we have a program at Temple, and it’s a great program.”

Temple’s Aaron McKie, Eddie Jones and Rick Brunson combined to score 67 points in the Owls’ season opener.

No. 1 Kentucky 115, Tennessee Tech 77--The Wildcats went to their bench early and took the ball inside often in overpowering their smaller and overmatched Ohio Valley Conference opponent at Lexington, Ky.

The Wildcats (2-0) got 47 points from their bench and blocked 12 shots.

No. 4 North Carolina 92, Hawaii 77--Freshmen Jerry Stackhouse and Jeff McInnis led a spurt at the start of the second half at Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Tar Heels were playing their first game since falling from the No. 1 ranking with a loss to Massachusetts in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.

No. 5 Michigan 84, Tulane 69--Jalen Rose scored 28 points and Juwan Howard had 21 points and 13 rebounds at Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Wolverines (3-0), playing their second game in three nights, took the lead midway through the first half and led the rest of the way.

No. 6 Duke 78, The Citadel 63--Blue Devil senior Antonio Lang set career highs with 18 points and 12 rebounds at Durham, N.C.

Cherokee Parks scored 17 points and Grant Hill had 15 as the taller Blue Devils (2-0) muscled inside repeatedly for easy baskets.

No. 12 Virginia 84, William & Mary 71--Jason Williford scored a career-high 26 points at Charlottesville, Va., as the Cavaliers rebounded from their worst-ever home loss, 77-36 to Connecticut on Monday.

No. 13 California 82, Texas Southern 70--Jason Kidd had 17 points and 13 assists to lead the Golden Bears at Houston.

Kidd was playing after being suspended for one exhibition for undisclosed academic reasons.

No. 16 Illinois 99, LaSalle 73--Senior center Deon Thomas scored 24 points in the Illini’s season opener at Champaign, Ill.

Five players scored in double figures as the Illini jumped on the Explorers early.

No. 18 Syracuse 95, Cornell 59--In the last scheduled game between the New York state schools, the Orangemen romped at Syracuse, N.Y., to their 25th consecutive victory over the Big Red.

The Orangemen have won the last dozen meetings by an average of 30 points.

No. 19 Arizona 93, St. Joseph’s 73--Damon Stoudamire scored a career-high 29 points and made five three-point shots in the second half at Tucson.

Arizona (2-0) made 14 of 27 three-point shots, one shy of the school record.

No. 20 Vanderbilt 102, Tennessee Martin 66--Billy McCaffrey scored 24 points in the rout at Nashville, Tenn.

The Commodores (2-0) jumped out to a 9-0 lead.

No. 23 Cincinnati 79, Tennessee State 70--Six sensational minutes in the first half put the Bearcats so far ahead that not even six ragged minutes at the end could ruin it at Cincinnati.

No. 25 Georgetown 108, Southern New Orleans 55--Robert Churchwell had 17 points at Landover, Md., as the Hoyas produced their highest point total in four years.

The Hoyas (2-1) have won two consecutive games.