Virginia beats Irish for 11th straight win
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. >> Pound it inside to the big men. Wait for the defense to sage, and then beat them over the top.
Virginia had both formulas working Saturday night as they shot 57 percent and used a 21-4 first-half run to cruise to their 11th consecutive victory, leaving Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey in a complimentary mood.
“Today was kind of men among boys,” he said after the Cavaliers’ 77-66 victory that wasn’t nearly that close. “Any time we tried to make a little bit of a run and get some hope, they kind of squelched it.”
Anthony Gill scored seven of his 14 first-half points during the big early run, and Malcolm Brogdon opened the second half with a pair of 3-pointers from the same spot. Virginia had one firsthalf 3-pointer.
“I was surprised they didn’t close out,” Brogdon said of his first 3 at the 19:17 mark, when the defense suddenly seemed to be daring the Cavaliers’ leading scorer to shoot. “I had a wide open look. I kind of hesitated a little bit and then just let it go because they were sagging and they backed off a little bit.”
Less than a minute later, Brogdon bagged another one from the same spot.
Brogdon led Virginia (12-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 24 points, Gill had 21 and Mike Tobey had his second straight big game off the bench with 15 points and six rebounds. The 7-foot senior, coming off a career-high 16 points in a victory against Oakland, made 5 of 9 shots and added two blocks and an assist.
Demetrius Jackson led the Fighting Irish (9-4, 0-1) with 18 points. Steve Vasturia and Bonzie Colson each added 14, and Brey said he was thrilled to be finished with the Cavaliers, at least in the regular season.
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who Associated Press’ poll short-lived. KANSAS 102, BAYLOR 74>> Wayne Selden scored 24 points, Perry Ellis added 17 and No. 2 Kansas (12-1, 1-0) used a big run over the first 10 minutes to win their Big 12 opener over No. 23 Baylor (103, 0-1).
Devonte Graham added 15 points and Frank Mason III had 11 for the Jayhawks, who charged out to a 22-4 lead, then turned back every attempt by the Bears to make it a game. XAVIER 88, BUTLER 69 >> Remy Abell scored a career-high 21 points, and No. 6 Xavier (13-1, 1-1 Big East) recovered from its first they are and they never waver,” loss of the season, beating No. 9 he said. “I use the phrase — Butler (11-3, 0-2). their game is tight on both ends. The Musketeers were coming They’re the tightest in the league off a 95-64 defeat at No. 16 Villaand maybe in the country on both nova on Thursday that ended the ends of the floor.” best start in school history. Xavier MICHIGANSTATE69,MINNESOTA61 led most of the way Saturday, tak>> Bryn Forbes scored 20 points, ing control with a 13-1 run in the making three 3-pointers in the second half. second half to help top-ranked NORTH CAROLINA 86, GEORGIA Michigan State (14-1, 1-1 Big Ten) TECH 78 >> Joel Berry II scored a stave off Minnesota (6-8, 0-2) for career-high 19 points and hit the a 69-61 victory in response to a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:07 left loss at Iowa earlier in the week. for No. 7 North Carolina (13-2, 2-0
Matt Costello contributed 17 ACC) against Georgia Tech (10-4, points and 15 rebounds, both ca-1).0- reer highs, for the Spartans four Brice Johnson added 15 points days after they fell 78-63 to the and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels, Hawkeyes in their Big Ten opener who had fits with the Yellow Jackto make this No. 1 billing in The ets all game. PROVIDENCE 83, ST. JOHN’S 65 >> Kris Dunn had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead No. 12 Providence (14-1, 2-0 Big East) to its eighth straight win, beating St. John’s (7-8, 0-2).
Dunn scored 12 straight points for the Friars in the second half after the Red Storm closed within 56-50 with 9:30 remaining. MIAMI 64, SYRACUSE 51 >> Sheldon McClellan scored 22 points and Ja’Quan Newton made two big 3-pointers in the second half for No. 13 Miami (12-1, 1-0 ACC) against Syracuse (10-5, 0-2). DUKE 81, BOSTON COLLEGE 64 >> Brandon Ingram had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 15 Duke (12-2, 1-0) over Boston College (7-7, 0-1) in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Grayson Allen had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Blue Devils, who beat the Eagles for the 10th consecutive time. Luke Kennard added 17 points and Matt Jones had 16. WEST VIRGINIA 87, KANSAS ST. 83 >> Jaysean Paige scored 18 of his 25 points after halftime and Tarik Phillip connected on a f loater with 4.5 seconds left in the second overtime for No. 19 West Virginia (12-1, 1-0) against Kansas State (10-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams. TEXAS A&M 92, ARKANSAS 69 >> Senior guard Jalen Jones scored a career-high 28 points for No. 20 Texas A&M (11-2, 1-0) against Arkansas (6-7, 0-1) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. CINCINNATI 76, TULSA 57 >> Farad Cobb had five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as No. 22 Cincinnati (11-4, 1-1 American Athletic Conference snapped a twogame losing streak by beating Tulsa (8-6, 0-2).
The Bearcats led in first half lead.
The Golden Hurricane scored 2:02 into the game on a layup by Shaquille Harrison. They missed their next 12 shots over the next 10:49. IOWA70,PURDUE63>> Jarrod Uthoff scored 25 points, Peter Jok had 11 points and nine rebounds and Iowa (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) erased a 17-point halftime deficit in an upset victory over No. 14 Purdue (132, 1-1).
The Hawkeyes have won four straight and eight of nine, including two upsets of Top 15 teams this week.
They beat No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Kendall Stephens led Purdue with 12 points, and A.J. Hammons had 11. The Boilermakers had won 15 straight at home.
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