The Denver Post

College Basketball Top 25 Wrapup NO. 3 VIRGINIA GETS ROAD WIN AGAINST RIVAL

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VA.» Kyle Guy B LACKSBURG, scored 23 points and No. 3 Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat No. 20 Virginia Tech 64-58 on Monday night.

Ty Jerome added 16 points and De’Andre Hunter had 10 for the Cavaliers (23-2, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who swept the regular-season series with their in-state rivals and won for the sixth time in their last eight visits to Cassell Coliseum.

Kerry Blackshear Jr. had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Hokies (20-6, 9-5), who played their sixth game in a row without floor leader Justin Robinson (injured foot). Ahmed Hill added 16 points, but the Hokies made just 3 of 27 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.

No. 22 Wisconsin 64, Illinois 58.

Brad Davison scored 18 points, Khalil Iverson added 16 and Wisconsin held off Illinois.

The Badgers (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) grounded out a win over Illinois (10-16, 6-9) with leading scorer Ethan Happ on the bench down the stretch.

Happ, who averages 18 points, scored just six points on 3-of-7 shooting, was 0-for-3 from the foul line and had three turnovers.

No. 23 Kansas State 65, West Virginia 51.

Barry Brown scored 21 points and Kansas State remained atop the Big 12 standings.

A 14-0 run midway through the second half, led by a couple of 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their fifth consecutiv­e conference victory on the road.

Women

N.C.» Arike Ogunbowale RALEIGH, scored 22 points and No. 5 Notre Dame took over with 12 unanswered points in a dominating third quarter to beat No. 9 North Carolina State 95-72 on Monday night.

Marina Mabrey added 21 points for the Fighting Irish (24-3, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led 41-36 at halftime. But it wasn’t long before Notre Dame’s offense got rolling at a fast-paced clip, frequently getting loose in transition to build a lead that steadily grew into a lopsided margin.

No. 12 Oregon State 67, No. 2 Oregon 62.

» Aleah Goodman had 22 points and Oregon State (21-5, 11-3 Pac-12) snapped Oregon’s 17-game winning streak.

Oregon (24-2, 13-1) has not won in Corvallis since 2010.

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