Super sophomore Alec Burks scored a career-high 36 points and the Colorado Buffaloes upset ninth-ranked
The Buffaloes (12-4, 1-0), who join the expanded Pac-12 next season, snapped a streak of 13 consecutive losses in conference openers going back to 1997.
The Tigers (14-2, 0-1) had won nine consecutive games overall and nine in a row against the Buffaloes, whose last win over a top-10 team was a 93-80 upset of third-ranked Texas on Feb. 4, 2003.
The Buffs took control early on behind Burks and a solid supporting cast. Cory Higgins scored 18, Levi Knutson added 13 and Austin Dufault had 12. Michael Dixon Jr.'s 17 points led the Tigers.
No. 4 Syracuse 61, Seton Hall 56
Kris Joseph scored 17 points and Brandon Triche had all 15 of his in the second half to lead No. 4 Syracuse to a 61-56 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in a game in which both teams struggled offensively.
No. 5 Pittsburgh 89, Marquette 81
Ashton Gibbs scored 19 points and Brad Wanamaker led a first-half surge in which No. 5 Pittsburgh rapidly opened up a 16-point lead, carrying the hot-shooting Panthers past Marquette 89-81 on Saturday.
No. 6 San Diego State 71,
Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points, D.J. Gay hit four 3-pointers in the second half, and No. 6 San Diego State survived a scare from
No. 8
Kemba Walker, the nation’s leading scorer, made a 15-foot jumper with 5 seconds left in overtime to lift No. 8 Connecticut to a 82-81 victory against No. 12 Texas on Saturday.
Georgia 77, No. 10
Trey Thompkins scored 25 points and Georgia upset No. 10 Kentucky 77-70 on Saturday, pulling away for its ninth consecutive win.
Casey Mitchell scored 28 points and
No. 14 Notre Dame
Ben Hansbrough scored 12 of his 26 points from 3-point range, and No. 14 Notre Dame beat St. John's 76-61 on Saturday night, ending the Red Storm's five-game winning streak and handing them their first Big East loss.
No. 15 BYU 76, Air Force 66
Jimmer Fredette scored 22 points, Jackson Emery tied Danny Ainge as BYU's career steals leader, and the 15th-ranked Cougars beat Air Force 76-66 on Saturday.
No. 16
Khris Middleton scored 16 points and added five assists and No. 16 Texas A&M won its 11th consecutive game, beating
Oklahoma State 76, No. 17
Jean-Paul Olukemi scored a career-high 22 points in his Big 12 debut and fueled a big second-half run as Oklahoma State raced past No. 17 Kansas State 76-62 Saturday to knock off the Wildcats for the second consecutive year.
Penn State 66, No. 18 Michigan State 62
Andrew Jones had 16 points and Talor Battle hit an off-balance jumper with 18 seconds left to lift Penn State past No. 18 Michigan State 66-62 on Saturday.
Houston 76, No. 19 UCF 71
Kirk Van Slyke scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as Houston built a big early lead and held off No. 19 UCF 76-71 on Saturday, handing the Knights their first loss of the season.
No. 21 Memphis 61, East Carolina 58
Tarik Black had 12 points and seven rebounds and No. 21 Memphis survived another scare before beating East Carolina 61-58 Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams.
Sam Muldrow had the second triple-double in
No. 23
Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and No. 23 Washington beat Oregon State 103-72 Saturday.
No. 25 UNLV 83, TCU 49
Tre'Von Willis had 22 points, seven rebounds and five steals to lead No. 25 UNLV to an 83-49 rout of TCU.