Men
Denver 75, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56
Sophomore guard Brian Stafford scored 19 points at Magness Arena and Andrew Hooper added 18 points for the Pioneers.
Oregon 68, Colorado State 55
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon outplayed Colorado State to win the the BTI Tip-Off Tournament and give the Rams their first loss of the season.
CSU’s Andy Ogide scored a team-high 15 points, all coming in the first half.
Northern Colorado 73, Southern Utah 51
HONOLULU — Will Figures scored 15 points at the Rainbow Classic as UNC improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2000 and just the second time since 1984.
Western State 94, Northern N.M. 79
GUNNISON — Weylan Towns and Dan Hobin each scored 15 points to lead five Mountaineers in double-figure scoring in a season-opening win.
Women
Colorado State 84, Wichita State 60
FORT COLLINS — Kim Mestdagh scored 21 points, including 16 in the second half, as the Rams opened the season 2-0 for the first time in six years.
Colorado 61, Cal-Irvine 56
BOULDER — After trailing by 14 points at halftime, Colorado outscored Cal-Irvine 42-23 as the Buffs rallied to win their home opener.
The rally tied for the third- largest comeback in team history. Brittany Spears led Colorado with 18 points and 14 rebounds, her first double- double of the season.
Montana State-Billings 91, CU-Colorado Springs 57
BILLINGS, Mont. — Billings’ Kalli Stanhope set a school- record with eight 3-pointers in the season opener for both teams.
Wayne (Neb.) State 72, Colorado Mines 48
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Ashley Arlen led all scorers with 21 points as Wayne State opened the Super 8 Tipoff Tournament with a rout.
Northern State 73, Colorado Christian 58
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Colorado Christian was held to 36.7 percent shooting from the field.
