MORAGA, Calif. -- As dominant as Saint Marys has been at home over the past decade, Nevada coach Eric Musselman questioned why he even scheduled the game -- especially for the season opener.Thats what an NCAA Tournament team looks like, Musselman said. They never lose here. I shouldnt have scheduled the game. I dont really know what else to say. ... Ive been in this building too many times. We were not ready to play that type of competition.Jock Landale carried the momentum of his strong preseason into a memorable first career start, scoring a career-high 33 points to go with nine rebounds, leading No. 17 Saint Marys past Nevada 81-63 in the season opener for both schools Friday night.Landale, a 6-foot-11 Australian center, shot 15 for 20 and has shown in a hurry how much better he can be with a larger role for 15th-year coach Randy Bennett. He was the backup to Dane Pineau last season, typically the first man off the bench, then arrived for fall camp in better shape and determined. Pineau has been slowed by a back injury, giving Landale an opening.Hes our best scorer on the block, Bennett said. Im glad he played well because he put the work in. His freshman and sophomore year, he thought he let up at the end of the summer.This offseason, Landale dropped 20 pounds. He gave up bread, pasta and stuck to brown rice.I had to change my diet entirely, that was the big thing, he said. In the offseason, I cut out all that kind of stuff -- chocolate, lollies, soft drink, all that kind of stuff is gone.The Gaels shared the West Coast Conference regular-season title with Gonzaga last season but are determined to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 after three straight years in the NIT.When Bennett was told of Musselmans postgame reaction about playing the Gaels, he grinned.I dont know why he did (schedule the game). Im glad he did, Bennett said, acknowledging his own nerves for this opponent. I cant remember a first game I was more stressed about.Marcus Marshall had 25 points while D.J. Fenner scored six straight Nevada points late in the first half and finished with 12.Landale made four of his first seven shots as Saint Marys jumped to an 18-12 lead on the way to a 42-29 halftime advantage at rocking McKeon Pavilion.This marked the Bay Area return of Musselman, the former Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings head coach beginning his second season in Reno. On his staff as a new assistant is Yann Hufnagel, fired late last season by California amid allegations of sexual harassment.Cameron Oliver -- from nearby Oakland -- had five blocks to go with 13 points for the Wolf Pack, who were the College Basketball Invitational tournament champions last season.Nevada hasnt beaten a ranked team in the regular season since taking down No. 6 Kansas on Dec. 21, 2003, and going on to reach the NCAA Tournaments Sweet 16.This was just the second meeting between the programs after the Wolf Pack won 76-58 on Dec. 12, 2006.OPENING NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERCalifornia held off the Gaels 74-67 in a womens game played first as the Golden Bears avenged a loss to Saint Marys last season that snapped their eight-game winning streak in the East Bay rivalry.BIG PICTURENevada: Musselman looks to build following a turnaround in his first year for a team that had gone 9-22 the previous season and improved into a 24-game winner that finished tied for fourth in the Mountain West Conference. ... Nevada shot 14 for 24 from the free throw line.Saint Marys: The Gaels are 112-32 against non-conference opponents over the past nine-plus years. ... Landale -- one of seven Aussies on what is expected to be one of Bennetts strongest rosters -- averaged 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds playing 14.5 minutes last season as a sophomore.UP NEXTNevada: Hosts Loyola Marymount on Monday for the first of three straight home games before traveling to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout.Saint Marys: Hosts Prairie View A&M on Wednesday.---For more college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Michael Thomas Jersey . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Julius Thomas Jersey . 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LOUIS -- On paper, the Oakland Athletics are the kind of team the St. Louis Cardinals should beat.At 55-72, Oakland is 19 1/2 games out of first place in the American League West and going nowhere fast.However, the games arent played on 8 1/2-by-11 sheets of paper, and the way St. Louis continues to struggle at Busch Stadium, the Athletics look like a threat to play a spoilers role in a three-game weekend series that starts Friday night at Busch Stadium.Fresh off an off day Thursday, Oakland arrived in town after drumming the American League Central-leader Indians two out of three at home, holding Cleveland to a single run in each game. The As also dumped the Baltimore Orioles, an AL East contender, three out of four games at home earlier this month.This has been kind of a theme for us this year, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said after his teams 5-1 win over Cleveland on Wednesday. Weve played well at times against good teams, then not so well against teams that arent as good. I cant figure us out.On the other hand, the Cardinals (67-59) are as easy to read as a rookie quarterbacks eyes. They are the majors best team on the road at 38-24, yet they cant consistently win at home, where their 10-6 loss to the New York Mets on Thursday night dropped them to 29-35.Two frequent bugaboos -- sketchy starting pitching and defense -- hampered them in the latest loss. Adam Wainwright didnt throw well but wasnt helped by a pair of key errors that led to five unearned runs.I wouldnt say thats the whole story, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny saiid of his teams leaky defense.dddddddddddd We had a guy throw a good game against us. And thats a lot of runs that youre giving up.The Cardinals are guilty of 88 errors this year, the fourth-highest total in the majors. 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