FORT WORTH -- Mike Miles hit a three-pointer with 51 seconds remaining to finally put No. 14 TCU ahead to stay in a 73-72 win over the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which built an early 20-point lead in the season opener for both teams Monday night.
Miles, the preseason Big 12 player of the year, hit from deep beyond the top of the key for a 71-68 lead. Chuck O'Bannon made two free throws with 19 seconds left, but his miss with 5 seconds remaining gave the Golden Lions one more shot. Trejon Ware got in position for a baseline jumper that ricocheted off the side of the rim as the buzzer sounded.
Emanuel Miller had 15 of his 19 points in the second half for the Horned Frogs. They returned all five starters and five other scholarship players after winning their first NCAA Tournament game since 1987, when their coach Jamie Dixon was a senior guard at TCU.
Shaun Doss had 25 points with four of Arkansas-Pine Bluff's 13 three-pointers. Chris Greene finished with four threes and 13 points, all in the first 10 minutes of the game, before fouling out with 12 1/2 minutes left.
The Golden Lions, with a completely revamped roster after going 7-24 last season, made 11 threes before halftime. They included four in a row midway through the first half for a 29-9 lead. Greene had the first three of those 3s, and AC Curry drilled a fast-break three with 10:10 left after a turnover by Miller.
That was part of a bigger 20-2 run, with Doss scoring the first eight points. Doss hit two three-pointers before his nifty reverse layup after Ware's steal and pass.
Miller scored the first nine points of the second half for the Frogs in their 19-4 run to go ahead. They hadn't led since 3-0 in the first two minutes of the game, before Doss and Green hit Pine Bluff's first two threes.
TCU tied the game at 50-50 with 13:47 left when Micah Peavy made two free throws after he had a steal and was fouled hard on an attempted dunk. Eddie Lampkin made the go-ahead layup on a nice pass from Shahada Wells, who had a steal and rebounded a missed three-pointer.
O'Bannon finished with 11 points, and Peavy had 10.
NO. 4 KENTUCKY 95, HOWARD 63
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Antonio Reeves scored 22 points, CJ Fredrick had 20 and Kentucky beat Howard with All-American Oscar Tshiebwe and two other players sidelined.
Tshiebwe had a procedure last month on his right knee. Point guard Sahvir Wheeler (right leg) and sophomore forward Daimion Collins (personal reasons) were also out, but the Wildcats still shot 55% against the overmatched Bison.
Jacob Toppin and freshman Cason Wallace each added 15 points for Kentucky.
Kobe Dickson scored 17 points and Elijah Hawkins had 14 for Howard, which shot 34%.
NO. 5 BAYLOR 117, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 53
WACO, Texas -- Adam Flagler scored 21 points to lead six players in double figures as Baylor won the opener of its 20th season with coach Scott Drew.
Flagler, a preseason All-Big 12 pick who also was the Bears' leading scorer last season, also had eight assists and one of his four three-pointers started a 24-0 run midway through the first half.
LJ Cryer had 16 points and Dale Bonner, another returning guard, had 14.
Alvin Stredic scored 14 points and Terry Collins 10 for Mississippi Valley State in its first game for new coach George Ivory.
NO. 7 DUKE 71, JACKSONVILLE 44
DURHAM, N.C. -- Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer's coaching tenure with a win over Jacksonville .
Freshman Mark Mitchell had a team-high 18 points for the Blue Devils, who used a 25-4 run spanning halftime to blow the game open.
It was a quality start to a season of massive change for the Blue Devils, starting with Scheyer taking over for retired Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. Duke has 11 new players, including the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class and two power-conference transfers. The Blue Devils didn't have top freshmen Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead for this one as they recover from preseason injuries.
Mike Marsh scored 15 points to lead the Dolphins, who shot 34% and missed 18 of 19 threepointers before making two meaningless 3s late.
NO. 11 TENNESSEE 75, TENNESSEE TECH 43
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tyreke Key came off the bench to score 17 points and Tennessee beat Tennessee Tech in both teams' opener.
Key, an Indiana State transfer, connected on 4 of 8 three-pointers to ignite a sluggish Volunteer offense. Zakai Zeigler scored all but two of his 12 points in the second half.
Brett Thompson led the Golden Eagles with 15 points.
NO. 13 INDIANA 88, MOREHEAD STATE 53
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis and freshman Malik Reneau each scored 15 points, helping Indiana beat Morehead State in the season opener for both teams.
The Hoosiers have won all six matchups in the series and are 26-0 all-time against Ohio Valley Conference foes.
Mark Freeman led the Eagles with 14 points, and Drew Thelwell had 11 for the OVC favorites.
NO. 16 VILLANOVA 81, LA SALLE 68
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Caleb Daniels scored 24 points to make coach Kyle Neptune a winner in his Villanova debut.
Neptune replaced Hall of Famer Jay Wright, who retired in the offseason. The Wildcats returned three starters (a fourth, Justin Moore, was injured) from the team that lost a national semifinal game to Kansas. Eric Dixon added 20 points for Villanova.
Daniels made his first five three-pointers and the Wildcats used an early 10-0 run to put away their city rival and spoiled 74-year-old coach Fran Dunphy's return to the bench.
Josh Nickelberry scored 22 points to lead the Explorers.
NO. 22 MICHIGAN 75, PURDUE FORT WAYNE 56
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Jett Howard added 21 points in Michigan's season-opening win.
After Purdue Fort Wayne opened an 8-4 lead, Michigan went on a 20-0 run to take control.
Quinton Morton-Robertson scored 15 points and Bobby Planutis added 13 for the Mastodons.
NO. 24 DAYTON 73, LINDENWOOD 46
DAYTON, Ohio -- Mustapha Amzil scored 14 points, DaRon Holmes II and R.J. Blakney each had 13 and Dayton beat Lindenwood in a sluggish opener for both teams.
Dayton was without injured point guard Malachi Smith and didn't play particularly well until late, but it had a large margin for error against Lindenwood, which was playing its first game after moving up to Division I.
Chris Childs had 15 points for the Lions, who shot 33% from the field.