CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points and No. 2 Virginia used a late 8-0 scoring run to beat Pittsburgh 61-49 on Monday night.
The Cavaliers (24-1, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) three times held Pittsburgh scoreless for more than 5 minutes, and they needed all three to overcome their own problems putting points on the board. The victory allowed Virginia to tie the best start to a season in program history, first accomplished in the 1981-82 season.
Jamel Artis scored 20 and Sheldon Jeter 10 for the Panthers (17-10, 6-7). Pittsburgh cut a 10-point deficit to three with just under 8 minutes to play, but the Cavaliers then reeled off eight straight.
Anthony Gill added 12 points and London Perrantes had 10 points and six assists for Virginia.
No. 6 Villanova 80,
Seton Hall 54
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Darrun Hilliard scored 18 points, Daniel Ochefu had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 6 Villanova cruised to a victory over Seton Hall.
Dylan Ennis had 12 points and Ryan Arcidiacono and JayVaughn Pinkston each scored 10 to help Villanova (24-2, 11-2 Big East) win its seventh straight game.
Isaiah Whitehead scored led the way with 15 points for Seton Hall (15-11, 5-9). Sterling Gibbs had 12 before he was ejected for a flagrant foul in the second half. The Pirates have lost five in a row.
No. 23 West Virginia 62,
No. 8 Kansas 61
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Juwan Staten made a layup with 4 seconds left to lift West Virginia to a victory over Kansas.
Staten finished with 20 points to give the Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5 Big 12) their first 20-win season in four years.
It was Staten’s first field goal over the final eight minutes after he had gone to the bench with leg cramps.
After Staten made a spin move around Frank Mason III and hit a left-handed layup, the Jayhawks’ Perry Ellis caught a long pass but missed a layup between two defenders just before the final buzzer.
No. 19 Butler 58,
Creighton 56
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roosevelt Jones made the winning layup with 1.9 seconds to lift Butler to a win over Creighton and avoid getting upset by the Big East’s last-place team.
Austin Chatman and Brooks had 17 points apiece to lead Creighton (12-15, 3-11).
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