Virginia cruises to remain unbeaten
Kyle Guy, No. 4 Cavaliers trounce No. 9 Florida State, spoiling hot start
Kyle Guy scored 21 points, including his first five 3point attempts for a schoolrecord 11 3-pointers in a row across two games, as fourthranked Virginia beat ninthranked Florida State Saturday, 66-52.
The win makes an 11th consecutive ACC-opening win and a 13-0 start for the Cavaliers. Coach Tony Bennett played walk-ons as the buzzer neared and the Seminoles scored the last 10 points off turnovers on an 18-2 run.
Looking to extend a school-record start to the year, Florida State (12-2, 0-1), shot 34 percent and matched the Cavaliers halftime total of 42 points with less than a minute to play.
“That’s the best team we’ve played,” Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. “It’s not even close.”
Nevada
The season started with 353 undefeated teams, but after New Mexico thumped No. 6 Nevada, 85-58, only Michigan, Virginia and Houston remain. The Wolf Pack’s unblemished record withered visiting The Pit for the first time since rallying out of a 25-point second-half hole while visiting in January 2017. Nevada allowed another big deficit but never looked capable of a comeback. Nevada (14-1, 1-1 Mountain West) will only tie the best start to a season in school history with the 195152 team.
Kansas
Playing without junior center Udoka Azubuike, the No. 5 Jayhawks turned the ball over 24 times in a 77-60 loss to Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum. Azubuike hurt his wrist at practice Friday after previously missing four in a row this season for a sprained ankle. Marial Shayok scored 24 to lead Iowa State (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) as Kansas fell to 1-1 in conference for the second year in a row and the third time in 16 years under Bill Self.
Kentucky
The No. 14 Wildcats were handed a 77-75 loss by Alabama to open SEC play and fumble a three-game win streak. The loss also ends a 10-game streak against Alabama, with the previous loss to the Tide coming in Tuscaloosa in January 2013.
Villanova
Phil Booth scored 23 points, including Villanova’s only points in the last 8½ minutes, as the Wildcats beat Providence, 65-59. Trailing 60-40, Providence had a 16-0 run as Villanova missed six shots in a row and committed seven turnovers before Booth stopped the drought, sealing the win.
Coppin State
Dejuan Clayton scored 23 points to lead Coppin State to a 73-67 win over Savannah State and end a 21-game losing streak dating to last season. Lamar Morgan added 15 points for the Eagles (1-15, 1-0 MEAC). Savannah State tied it at 64-64 with 1:35 left, but four free throws by Clayton kept the Eagles on top.