AP Online Basketball

Asa Newell scored 26 points to tie Dominique Wilkins’ record for a Georgia freshman in his debut and the Bulldogs held off Tennessee Tech 83-78

Cade Cunningham had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his third career triple-double and the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-103 on Monday night

Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M

Jayson Tatum scored 26 of his 28 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics routed the Atlanta Hawks 123-93 on Monday night for their third straight win

Led by Kelton Talford's 17 points, the Winthrop Eagles defeated the Piedmont Lions 125-65

Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, wo played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo

No. 7 Duke beat Maine 96-62 in the season opener for both teams

Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Monday night’s game against the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers with a strained adductor muscle, another early-season hiccup for the struggling Bucks

Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France

Led by Jaron Pierre Jr.'s 24 points, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the Lagrange Panthers 112-48 on Monday