MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Siena coach Fran McCaffery had a pretty good idea how he wanted to defend No. 2 Memphis. Executing the game plan was a different story.

Memphis connected on 3-pointers and that fed its running game as the Tigers used 20 points and 10 rebounds from reserve Jeff Robinson and 19 points from Chris Douglas-Roberts for a 102-58 victory over the Saints last night.

Robinson was one of three Tigers to finish with double-doubles. Joey Dorsey hit all five of his shots, scored 12 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots for Memphis. Robert Dozier had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as the Tigers (12-0) won their 39th straight home game.

The inside play of Dorsey and Dozier, coupled with 50 percent shooting from outside the arc (15 for 30), provided an example of the Tigers' offensive weapons. Memphis also controlled the boards 60-42.

McCaffery had hoped to defend the inside game against the Tigers, forcing Memphis to shoot from the outside and providing the Saints with rebounds. It worked for a short time until Memphis began connecting from long range.

"Once the game gets up and down, there are very few teams, if any, certainly not in college basketball, that are going to win that battle," McCaffery said. "... We just can't get in a (running) game with Memphis. You saw what the results are going to be."

Memphis hit 11 3-pointers in the first half and built a 25-point lead. The Saints (7-5) could not get any closer than 16 points in the second half.

"I loved the fact that the guys on the bench performed," Memphis coach John Calipari said. "I said to them: 'I don't care who the game is, when you get your minutes, get in there, and perform and prove you should be playing more.' "

No. 5 UCLA 76, No. 24 Stanford 67: Josh Shipp hit five 3-pointers, including a bomb for a 61-51 lead with six minutes to play, and finished with 21 points as the Bruins (13-1) slowly pulled away from a 34-33 halftime lead to beat the Cardinal (11-2) at Stanford, Calf., in the Pac-10 opener for both teams.

No. 10 Marquette 96, Providence 67: Dominic James scored 21 points and Lazar Hayward added 17 as the Golden Eagles (11-1) routed the Friars (9-4) in the Big East opener for both teams at Milwaukee for their seventh straight victory.

WAC

Fresno State 61, Louisiana Tech 44: Eddie Miller scored 17 points, Kevin Bell added 13 and visiting Fresno State (8-6) took a 24-18 lead at the break and led by as many as 18 late in the game to easily beat Louisiana Tech (3-10) at Ruston, La., in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

PACIFIC WEST MEN

GRAND CANYON 95, Hawai'i Pacific 92: Rudy Bogan scored 28 points and Milee Karre added 21, helping the Antelopes (7-2, 2-0) hold off the Sea Warriors (3-8, 0-2) in overtime at Phoenix.

Rishi Kakad scored 20 points to lead five HPU teammates in double figures. Rod Harmon added 18, Jason Curtis 14, Ryan Walker and Miodrag Radojevic each had 12, and Justonn Smith 10 for HPU, which rallied from a 30-23 halftime deficit to tie it at 80-all at the end of regulation.

BYU-Hawai'i 55, NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 41: Lucas Alves had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Paul Peterson had 10 points, and the Seasiders (7-2, 2-0) made their 30-14 halftime lead stand up in beating the Argonauts (4-6, 0-2) at Belmont, Calif.

WOMEN'S TOP 10

No. 1 Connecticut 88, Villanova 38: Tina Charles had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Mel Thomas added 16 points and the Huskies (12-0) cruised to a 47-15 halftime lead to rout the Wildcats (10-4) in the Big East opener for both teams at Villanova, Pa.

No. 5 Maryland 84, Wake Forest 49: Crystal Langhorne had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Terrapins (17-1) hit seven of their first 10 shots during an early 18-2 run in romping past the Demon Deacons (12-3) at Winston-Salem, N.C., in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

PACIFIC WEST WOMEN

Grand Canyon 86, Hawai'i Pacific 72: Rosalyn Nelson had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Samantha Murphy added 21 and the Antelopes (6-7, 2-0) led 42-34 at halftime and never looked back in beating the Sea Warriors (0-11, 0-2) at Phoenix.

Karras Blate scored 21 points, Ashley Jenkins had 18 and Angela Spence 16 for HPU.

NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 87, BYU-HAWAI'I 49: Corazon Riley scored 25 points, Tanaia Keyes added 13 and the Argonauts (1-9, 1-1) raced to a 46-26 halftime lead in routing the Seasiders (1-9, 1-1) at Belmont, Calf.

Richelle Fenenbock scored 11 points and Agnes Tuilevuka 10 for BYU-Hawai'i.

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