College Basketball Roundup
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. ó William & Mary claimed another Atlantic Coast Conference victim Tuesday night, defeating Maryland 83-77 to extend its winning streak to nine games and hand the Terrapins their first home loss of the season.
Sophomore Quinn McDowell scored a career-high 28 points and Danny Sumner added 17 for the Tribe (9-2), who beat Wake Forest in November. Greivis Vasquez scored 26 for Maryland (8-4).
Virginia 72, No. 24 UAB 63
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ó Sylven Landesberg scored 19 points and had two free throws and two key assists in the final 2:36 as Virginia ended No. 24 UAB’s 10-game winning streak with a 72-63 victory.
The Cavaliers (7-4) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since they topped Clemson last February, giving first-year coach Tony Bennett his biggest victory at Virginia.
BC 85, South Carolina 76
BOSTON ó Rakim Sanders scored 22 points, Reggie Jackson 16 and Boston College held on for a 85-76 win over South Carolina after nearly blowing a 21-point halftime lead.
Davidson 63, UMass 61
DAVIDSON ó J.P. Kuhlman hit two free throws with four seconds left to lift Davidson to a 63-61 victory over Massachusetts. Kuhlman, a freshman, finished with 18 points for the Wildcats (6-8).
WCU 87, UNC-A 76
CULLOWHEE ó Jake Robinson hit six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to lead Western Carolina to an 87-76 win over North Carolina-Asheville.
Robinson was 6-for-9 from 3-point range for the Catamounts (11-2).
Notre Dame 93, Providence 78
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ó Jonathan Peoples scored a career-high 23 points and Tim Abromaitis added 22 to lead Notre Dame to a 93-78 victory over Providence.
Florida 79, Presbyterian 38
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ó Chandler Parsons scored 21 points and Alex Tyus and Erik Murphy each had double-doubles as Florida dominated Presbyterian 79-38.
The Gators (10-3) scored 13 of the game’s first 14 points and led the Blue Hose (2-12) by more than 30 for most of the second half.
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CINCINNATI ó Freshman Lance Stephenson was fouled with less than a second left and made both free throws to rally Cincinnati in a wild Big East opener for both teams.
Cincinnati (9-3) had lost all five previous games against UConn (9-3).
No. 11 Michigan St. 87, Texas-Arlington 68
EAST LANSING, Mich. ó Durrell Summers and Draymond Green combined for 39 points to lead Michigan State.
No. 18 Temple 70, N. Illinois 60
DEKALB, Ill. ó Juan Fernandez scored 26 points and Ryan Brooks added 19 for Temple (11-2), which tuned up for a weekend game with No. 1 Kansas.