Virginia sweeps
Kyle Guy scored 23 points and Ty Jerome (above) added 16 points as No. 3 Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat No. 20 Virginia Tech 64-58 on Monday to sweep the regular-season series.
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NO. 3 VIRGINIA 64, NO. 20 VIRGINIA TECH 58
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kyle Guy 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 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 three-point attempts.
NO. 22 WISCONSIN 64, ILLINOIS 58
MADISON, Wis. — Brad Davison scored 18 points, Khalil Iverson added 16 and No. 22 Wisconsin held off Illinois.
The Badgers (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) grinded out a victory over Illinois (1016, 6-9) with leading scorer Ethan Happ on the bench down the stretch.
Happ, who averages 18 points, scored 6 points on 3-of-7 shooting, was 0 for 3 from the foul line and had 3 turnovers, including one just before he sat out the final minutes.
Aaron Jordan finished with 12 points for the Illini, while Ayo Dosunmu added 11 and Bezhanishvili 10.
NO. 23 KANSAS STATE 65, WEST VIRGINIA 51
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — 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 two three-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their fifth consecutive conference road victory.
Sneed added 19 points for Kansas State, including five three-pointers. Dean Wade scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
Lamont West led West Virginia (10-16, 2-10) with 16 points.
SWAC MEN UAPB 73, ALCORN STATE 62
Shaun Doss led the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with 25 points and 6 rebounds while making 6 of 8 field goals and all 12 free throws in a game televised on ESPNU at H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff.
Martaveous McKnight added 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Marquell Carter had 10 points and 3 assists for the Golden Lions (11-15, 8-5 SWAC).
Maurice Howard led Alcorn State (8-17, 4-9) with 13 points and four rebounds. Reginal Johnson had 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Devon Brewer had 10 points for Alcorn State.
UAPB outscored Alcorn State 20-11 from the foul line and had a 36-24 rebounding edge.
UAPB led 29-21 at halftime, then led 60-40 with 6:54 left.
SWAC WOMEN UAPB 66, ALCORN STATE 57
Noe’ll Taylor scored 17 points, Kye Richardson had 14 points and 5 rebounds and Atitiana Vincent added 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (5-15, 2-11 SWAC) to a victory over Alcorn State at H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff.
The Lady Lions led 15-10 after the first quarter, 35-33 at halftime and 4842 after three quarters.
Jada Hargrove led Alcorn State (4-21, 3-10) with 14 points, De’Asia Brown had 12 points and Toddriana Isler chipped in 10.
UAPB held Alcorn State to 31.4 percent (22 of 70) shooting from the floor, including 4 of 20 on three-pointers. UAPB outrebounded Alcorn State 52-39 and had a 11-5 edge in second-chance points. UAPB won despite shooting 12 of 28 (42.9 percent) on free throws.