HARTFORD, Conn. — There are going to be quite a few games this season between ranked Big East teams.

The first of them was a shocker in that the young visiting team came away with a convincing victory over a veteran team playing at home.

DaJuan Summers scored 18 points and No. 11 Georgetown beat No. 2 Connecticut, 74-63, last night for its seventh straight win.

"The commissioner isn't handing out trophies tonight and it doesn't get easier," Hoyas coach John Thompson III said, referring to Saturday's home game against No. 3 Pittsburgh.

That game can't look as daunting after beating the Huskies at the XL Center.

"We can't get too high because we have Pitt on Saturday," Summers said. "We're where we're supposed to be and we have a lot of work to do, so we can't get comfortable."

Chris Wright and freshman Greg Monroe both had 16 points for Georgetown (10-1, 1-0), and Austin Freeman added 13.

A.J. Price had 16 points and Jeff Adrien added 15 for the Huskies (11-1, 0-1), who cut a 12-point deficit early in the second half to three twice but couldn't get any closer.

The Hoyas opened the game on an 18-3 run by hitting four of their first five 3-point attempts, then held off Connecticut by making 18 straight free throws in the second half to finish 18-for-21 from the line.

"I hated our body language early, saw some brief spurts, then detested it the last eight minutes," Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said. "I'm in a state of shock, I really am. To have a home game in the conference opener against a rival like Georgetown and not be excited — there was no reason not to be excited. I don't know what team I was coaching tonight."

It was the Hoyas' eighth straight victory in a Big East opener, the last five under Thompson.

Georgetown's only loss this season was to Tennessee in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic.

The loss snapped Connecticut's seven-game winning streak over ranked opponents, including victories this season over Miami, Wisconsin and Gonzaga.

No. 14 Tennessee 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 62: Wayne Chism scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds before a frightening injury forced him out of the Vols' (9-2) win over the visiting Ragin' Cajuns (4-7). With 5:12 left in the game, the team's leading rebounder landed hard on his back under the basket after blocking a shot by La'Ryan Gary. Play was delayed for several minutes as Chism was strapped to a board, placed in a neck brace and taken out of the arena on a stretcher. The extent of his injury wasn't immediately known.

No. 15 Villanova 62, Temple 45: Corey Fisher scored eight straight points during a 14-0 run and finished with 23 to rally the Wildcats (12-1) past the Owls (5-6) for their 23rd straight home win.

No. 17 Arizona State 84, Central Connecticut State 47: James Harden scored 24 points as the host Sun Devils (11-1) routed the Blue Devils (5-6), matching their best start in 34 years.

No. 19 Baylor 79, Portland State 66: LaceDarius Dunn scored 22 points to lead four players in double figures as the host Bears (11-1) beat the Vikings (10-4).

No. 23 Michigan 77, North Carolina Central 57: Manny Harris had 29 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as the host Wolverines (10-2) equaled last season's win total by beating the winless Eagles (0-15).

WAC

FRESNO STATE 90, CAL POLY 87: Dwight O'Neil and freshman Bryce Cartwright scored 20 points apiece as the host Bulldogs (7-7) rallied to beat the Mustangs (3-7) in overtime. Freshman George Paul had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Sylvester Seay added 12 points and 10 boards for the Bulldogs, who trailed by 13 in the first half and 11 early in the second.

Idaho State 61, Idaho 59: Guard Amorrow Morgan hit a 10-foot jump shot with 1.5 seconds remaining to seal the Bengals' (3-10) come-from-behind win over the visiting Vandals (6-7).

Boise State 57, Eastern Washington 48: Mark Sanchez scored 14 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Broncos (9-3) over the visiting Eagles (7-6). Sophomore Paul Noonan added 14 points for Boise State.

RANKED WOMEN

No. 9 Auburn 87, Duquesne 67: Alli Smalley scored 21 points, and Whitney Boddie added 14 points and 13 assists as the Tigers (13-0) beat the Dukes (9-4) in Coral Gable, Fla.

No. 10 Louisville 95, Central Michigan 72: Keshia Hines scored 18 points to lead the Cardinals (12-1) over the visiting Chippewas (7-5).

No. 13 California 85, Saint Mary's 44: Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 15 of her 19 points during a decisive run early in the second half as the host Bears (9-2) beat the Gaels (3-11) in their first game in 16 days and final tuneup before the start of Pac-10 play this weekend.

No. 14 Maryland 90, UNC Asheville 57: Marah Strickland had a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Terrapins (10-2) defeated the Bulldogs (3-8) in the first round of the Terrapin Classic in College Park, Md.

No. 15 Rutgers 57, George Washington 47: Epiphanny Prince scored 17 points as the Scarlet Knights (8-2) beat the Colonials (7-5) for their 20th straight home win.

No. 16 Virginia 68, Louisiana Tech 52: Lyndra Littles scored a career-high 33 points to lead the Cavaliers (11-2) to a victory over the Lady Techsters (7-6) in the championship game of the Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va.

No. 18 Florida 85, Vermont 76: Marshae Dotson scored 20 points and Sha Brooks added 19 to help the Gators (12-1) beat the Catamounts (5-6) in the opening round of the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla.

No. 24 South Dakota St. 82, Northern Iowa 69: Maria Boever had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead the visiting Jackrabbits (12-1) over the Panthers (2-8).