(Undated) -- It was a successful start of the men's college basketball season for all but one major program in the northwest. The number-12 Ducks topped Texas Southern 83-66, the Beavers outlasted Portland State 73-64, the Cougars defeated Alcorn State 85-67, and the top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs trounced Dixie State 97-63. Washington on the other hand, lost to Northern Illinois 71-64 in Seattle.