Desi Washington scored 18 and Yvon Raymond hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:09 remaining as Saint Peter’s stunned host Rutgers 56-52 last night.
Saint Peter’s ended a 5-26 campaign last season by dropping 12 of its final 13 games, but Raymond sent the Peacocks to their first win over the Scarlet Knights since 2007 by scoring five of his eight points in the final two minutes.
Washington shook off a 2-for-10 first half by scoring 12 of his game-high 18 points over the final 17 minutes. Saint Peter’s shot 56.5 percent in the second half and 45.8 percent (22 of 48) for the game.
Wally Judge, a transfer forward from Kansas State who sat out last season, posted 11 points and 12 rebounds in his debut for Rutgers, which shot 36.5 percent from the field, including 2 of 12 from beyond the arc, for the game.
Seton Hall 75, UMKC 36
In South Orange, N.J., Fuquan Edwin scored 16 points and Eugene Teague added 14 in his Seton Hall debut to lead the Pirates past Missouri-Kansas City in the season opener for both teams.
Seton Hall got 13 points from Brian Oliver, a transfer from Georgia Tech. Teague, who transferred from Southern Illinois, scored six straight points during the second half, including a dunk and a free throw.
UConn 66, Michigan St. 62
At Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Shabazz Napier scored 25 points and Connecticut upset No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic, Kevin Ollie’s first game as the Huskies’ head coach.
Iona 65, Denver 58
In New Rochelle, N.Y., Lamont Jones scored 20 points and Sean Armand added 19 in Iona’s win over Denver in the season opener for both teams.
Monmouth 91, Hofstra 62
In West Long Branch, N.J., Andrew Nicholas scored a career-high 28 points, and Monmouth scored 50 points in the first half for the first time in almost three years as the Hawks toppled Hofstra in both team’s season opener.
Texas State 86, Fordham 76
In San Marcos, Texas, Joel Wright had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Texas State defeated Fordham in the season opener for both schools. Chris Gaston led the Rams with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Xavier 117, FDU 75
In Cincinnati, Dee Davis had career highs with 22 points and 15 assists, and Xavier scored 68 points in the opening half of a victory over short-handed FDU in their season opener.