College Basketball Roundup | Virginia slams Gonzaga

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sean Singletary watched the ball arcing toward the basket and saw it swish through, his fifth three-pointer in the first 10 minutes.

Backing up on defense, he shook his head.

"Not wonderment," he said when asked if he was surprising even himself with his hot hand in Virginia's 108-87 victory against Gonzaga on Wednesday night, when he scored a career-best 37 points. "I was just wondering why they didn't play more 'D.' "

So, too, was Zags coach Mark Few, who saw his team allow a Cavaliers-record 18 three-pointers in 34 tries in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the final suggests.

"That's as bad as we've been beaten certainly in the eight years I've been the head coach. Virginia's effort level was far superior, their execution was far superior, their toughness was far superior to anything that we showed," he said.

Singletary hit seven three-pointers and did his damage in just 25 minutes. He had lots of help, too, as Mamadi Diane hit all four of his three-point tries and scored 22, J.R. Reynolds hit two and scored 15 and Jamil Tucker hit three and finished with 12 points.

"When they shoot the ball like that, run the floor like that, compete like that, they're something," Few said. "They didn't hit any resistance, so I can't tell you just how good they were, but tonight they were really good."

Singletary scored 21 in the first half as Virginia (9-3) made 12 three-pointers, shot 60 percent and dominated the entire way to lead 60-26 at the break.

The domination at both ends — Gonzaga had only eight field goals in the half and shot less than 27 percent — left Virginia coach Dave Leitao with a bit of a quandary.

"I didn't have a 34-point lead speech planned," he said.

Gonzaga (9-6) never got closer than 25 until the final minutes. The Bulldogs, who have lost four in a row, got 26 points from Derek Raivio, all but five in the second half, and 16 from Sean Mallon.

Top 25 men

At No. 2 North Carolina 102, Pennsylvania 64

Tyler Hansbrough and Reyshawn Terry scored 19 points apiece as the Tar Heels (13-1) routed the Quakers (6-6).

At No. 17 Notre Dame 78, Louisville 62

Russell Carter scored 19 points and Luke Harangody added 15 to help the Irish (13-1, 1-0) win the Big East opener for both teams.

Terrence Williams from Rainier Beach High School led the Cardinals (10-5, 0-1) with 18 points.

No. 20 Air Force 81, at Colorado St. 75

Dan Nwaelele from Inglemoor High School led a balanced offense with 22 points as the Falcons (14-1, 1-0 Mountain West) won their 10th straight game. Jason Smith led the Rams (10-3, 0-1) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 23 Clemson 68, at Florida St. 66

Cliff Hammonds' layup with three seconds left lifted the Tigers (15-0, 1-0) over the Seminoles (12-3, 0-1) in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.

At No. 25 West Virginia 67, Villanova 56

Frank Young scored a career-high 25 points for the Mountaineers (12-1, 2-0 Big East). Curtis Sumpter led the Wildcats (10-3, 0-1) with 21 points.

Top 10 women

At No. 1 Maryland 80, North Carolina St. 61

Laura Harper scored 17 points and coach Brenda Frese earned her 100th win at Maryland (16-0, 1-0 ACC) in a rout of the Wolfpack (11-4, 0-1).

At No. 3 Duke 72, Miami 42

Carrem Gay had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils (15-0, 1-0 ACC) over the Hurricanes (9-7, 0-1).

At No. 4 Tennessee 72, Alabama 36

Candace Parker scored 15 points as the Vols (13-1, 1-0 SEC) beat the Crimson Tide (10-6, 0-1) for the 31st straight time.

No. 6 LSU 60, at South Florida 48

Erica White had a career-high 22 points as the Tigers (14-1) overcame an early 14-point deficit against South Florida (11-3).

At No. 8 Oklahoma 78, Kansas St. 58

Twin sisters Courtney and Ashley Paris combined for 30 points and 36 rebounds to help the Sooners (11-1, 1-0 Big 12) survive a three-point onslaught by the Wildcats (12-2, 0-1), who made 12.

At No. 9 Baylor 61, Texas Tech 54

Angela Tisdale scored 21 points to lead the Bears (14-1, 1-0 Big 12) over the Raiders (9-6, 0-1).

No. 10 Purdue 68, at Iowa 58

Katie Gearlds scored 27 points as the Boilermakers (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten) held off the Hawkeyes (9-7, 1-2).