Houston Chronicle

No. 2 Virginia tops Wake Forest to extend winning streak to 10

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Kyle Guy scored 17 points, and No. 2 Virginia beat Wake Forest 59-49 on Sunday night for its 10th straight win.

De’Andre Hunter added 16 points to help the first-place Cavaliers (18-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) extend their longest winning streak since 2015-16 and open league play with seven victories for the second time in four years. Virginia shot nearly 46 percent in the second half while holding Wake Forest to 30 percent shooting.

Bryant Crawford scored 11 points, and Mitchell Wilbekin and Brandon Childress added 10 apiece for the Demon Deacons (8-11, 1-6), who kept it close against a highly ranked Virginia team for the second time in three years but managed to lose their fifth straight.

Devon Hall added 12 points to help the Cavaliers win a tight one in which there were nine lead changes and five ties.

MICHIGAN 62, RUTGERS 47

Moe Wagner scored 16 points and Duncan Robinson added 12 to lift the No. 23 Wolverines to a victory over the Scarlet Knights in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan (17-5, 6-3 Big Ten) rebounded from a 20-point loss at Nebraska on Thursday, taking the lead for good with a 13-0 run in the first half. Both teams shot well under 50 percent from the field, but this Michigan team is more capable of winning with defense than in the past.

Corey Sanders scored 12 points for Rutgers (12-9, 2-6).

MIAMI 86 NORTH CAROLINA ST. 81

Bruce Brown Jr. scored 19 points, and the 25thranked Hurricanes shot 58 percent to hold off the Wolfpack in Raleigh, N.C.

Anthony Lawrence II and Ebuka Izundu each had 15 points for Miami (14-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Omer Yurtseven had 28 points for North Carolina State (13-7, 3-4).

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