Sports | NCAA basketball No Upsets in BBall Openers UCLA, A&M, Arkansas, Washington State, Stanford all handily take opponents down By Katherine Thompson Posted Nov 10, 2007 6:39 AM CST Copied UCLA's Russell Westbrook steals the ball from Portland State's J.R. Moore during the first half of a basketball game Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis) (Associated Press) The second-ranked UCLA men's basketball team made quick work of the Portland State Vikings last night, winning 69-48. The much-anticipated debut of Kevin Love helped the Bruins surge to a 36-17 halftime lead; Love ended up with 22 points and 13 rebounds, reports the AP. In other Top-25 openers: No. 21 Stanford came within one point of doubling hapless Harvard's score, finishing 111-56. McNeese State started strong but No. 16 Texas A&M came back to win 73-50. No. 19 Arkansas bested Wofford 67-45 after failing to score for the first five minutes. No. 10 Washington State trounced Eastern Washington 68-41. Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error