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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Touted freshman Sean Singletary scored 15 and made several other huge plays Sunday night, leading Virginia to a 78-60 victory against No.10 Arizona.
The Cavaliers led 34-22 at halftime and used several short runs to keep the Wildcats at least nine back throughout the second half.
Arizona, on its way to New York to play Michigan in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT on Wednesday night, seemed a step slower than the Cavaliers all night, in part because Singletary, a former Philadelphia high school star, kept the Cavaliers and the crowd in it.
The 6-foot point guard was 6-of-11 from the field and had eight assists - many drawing ooohs and aaahs - and five rebounds. His layup with 4:55 left and dazzling feed to Gary Forbes for another 50 seconds later ended the Wildcats' last push.
SEC
NO.12 MISS. ST. 98, NICHOLLS ST. 69: Lawrence Roberts had the first triple double in team history for the host Bulldogs. Playing with a mask protecting his broken nose, Roberts finished with 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.
NO.18 ALABAMA 85, N.TEXAS 71: Chuck Davis scored a career-high 25 to lead the host Crimson Tide. Alabama shot 73 percent from the floor in the first half.
VANDERBILT 87, TENN. ST. 65: Mario Moore scored 19 and Jason Holwerda matched a career high with 17 for the host Commodores in the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational.
ARKANSAS 89, TROY 54: Ronnie Brewer scored 18 and led the Razorbacks on a 20-6 second-half run in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam tournament in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
S.CAROLINA 87, W.CAROLINA 61: Carlos Powell scored 16 and Josh Gonner added 14 in 16 minutes as the host Gamecocks rallied.
LSU 83, LA.-LAFAYETTE 69: Brandon Bass scored a career-high 30 as the Tigers won the LSU Louisiana Classic championship.
C-USA
LA. TECH 69, TULANE 66: Paul Millsap scored 25 for the Bulldogs and blocked a shot that could have tied the score with seconds left in the LSU Louisiana Classic consolation game.
E.MICH. 61, SAINT LOUIS 58: John Bowler and Michael Ross scored 13 each to lead the Eagles into the championship game of the Paradise Jam tournament.
TCU 74, SHAWNEE ST. 60: Judson Stubbs came off the bench to score 14 and lead the host Horned Frogs. TCU's bench scored 38.
SO.MISS. 75, COLO.-COLO. SPRINGS 61: Jasper Johnson scored 23 to lead the Golden Eagles over the Division II Mountain Lions at the Jim Thorpe Classic consolation game in Reno, Nev.
Top 25
NO.25 GONZAGA 78, MONTANA 62: Sean Mallon had 21 points and seven rebounds and Ronny Turiaf 20 points and eight rebounds as the host Bulldogs overcame sloppy shooting.
State
NO.6 ILLINOIS 91, FAMU 60: Dee Brown scored 20, all in the first half, to lead the host Illini. Brown shot 8-of-8 and had four 3-pointers as Illinois rolled to a 58-29 halftime lead.
HOFSTRA 69, FIU 67: Loren Stokes hit a short running jump shot with five seconds left as the visiting Pride rallied.
Nation
MINNESOTA 83, LIPSCOMB 66: Vincent Grier scored 23 and Dan Coleman 21 for the host Gophers, who broke in five new starters in their season opener.
UTAH ST. 64, NORTHWESTERN 57: Guard Jaycee Carroll ended a nearly 12-minute scoring drought by hitting a 3-pointer to boost the Aggies in the third-place game of the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska.
ARIZONA ST. 79, JACKSON ST. 48: Ike Diogu scored 24 in 26 minutes and Steve Moore had 17 points and seven rebounds as the Sun Devils won their 15th straight home opener.