Virginia opens ACC play with 62-57 win over Florida St.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kihei Clark scored 18 points and No. 3 Virginia overcame poor shooting to beat Florida State 62-57 on Saturday and win its 15th straight Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Virginia (7-0) trailed 22-21 after both teams shot under 30% in the first half. The Cavaliers started the second half with a 22-9 run to lead 43-31 midway through the half.

Florida State (1-9) scored the next six points, then didn’t score again for five minutes as the Cavaliers rebuilt their advantage.

Darin Green Jr. scored 17 points in the Seminoles’ fifth straight loss.

RUTGERS 63, NO. 10 INDIANA 48

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Freshman guard Derek Simpson scored 10 straight points in a game-deciding run and Rutgers beat Indiana for the sixth time in a row.

Caleb Mcconnell had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Scarlet Knights (62, 1-0 Big Ten). Simpson finished with 14, all in the second half.

Miller Kopp scored a season-high 21 points for Indiana (7-1, 0-1) . Star forward Trayce Jackson-davis was held to 13 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out late. The rest of the team had 14 points.

NO. 17 DUKE 75, BOSTON COLLEGE 59

DURHAM, N.C. — Mark Mitchell scored 15 points and Kyle Filipowski posted 13 points and 10 rebounds for the freshman’s fifth double-double as Duke beat Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

The Blue Devils (8-2), who shot 52.8% from the field, are unbeaten in six home games under first-year coach Jon Scheyer.

CJ Penha scored 16 points and Jaeden Zackery had 14 for Boston College (5-4), which has lost eight straight to Duke.

NO. 25 OHIO STATE 96, ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 59

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brice Sensabaugh led the Buckeyes with 15 points and Bruce Thornton added 13 as Ohio State surged in the second half to be St. Francis.

The Red Flash trimmed a 16-point deficit to eight in the first half, with Josh Cohen getting the first points after the break. But Ohio State (62) went on a 13-5 run, held St. Francis (2-7) scoreless for about five minutes in the second half and at one point went up 39 points.

Roddy Gayle Jr. had 12 points, Zed Key had 11 and Sean Mcneil and Felix Okpara scored 10 apiece for Ohio State, which shot 50.7% from the field.

Cohen finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Cam Gregory added 15 points and Maxwell Land scored 14 for the Red Flash.