College basketball: No. 6 Virginia crushes Long Beach State

Marial Shayok had a career-high 17 points, London Perrantes added 15 and No. 6 Virginia powered past an opponent for the second consecutive game to reach the Charleston (S.C.) Classic final with an 87-52 victory over Long Beach State on Friday night.

The Cavaliers (3-1) will play George Mason on Sunday night in the championship game with the chance to completely prove that they’re back in form after being upset by George Washington. It’s hard to imagine there are many doubters after their performance against the 49ers (3-1).

Virginia used a 19-2 run early in the first half to take control and Long Beach State could not answer. The Cavaliers held their opponents to under 24% shooting in the opening half and led 41-23 at the break.

Nick Faust led Long Beach State with 13 points. The 49ers will face Oklahoma State on Sunday in the third-place game.

Devon Hall had 12 points off four three-pointers. Anthony Gill had 11 points, and Malcolm Brogdon 10, giving Virginia five players with double-figure scoring.

It was the second consecutive game Virginia turned it up, on Thursday night breaking from Bradley with an 18-3 run after trailing by three points in the first half. Virginia got itself back on track with that 82-57 victory and did not slow down against Long Beach State.

at No. 3 Maryland 65, Rider 68: Freshman Diamond Stone fueled a second-half surge that brought the Terrapins back from a 14-point deficit, and Jake Layman had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Maryland trailed 43-29 with 15:56 remaining and grabbed the lead for the first time when Rasheed Sulaimon scored on a runner in the lane with 5:19 left to make it 52-50.

No. 5 Duke 79, Virginia Commonwealth 71: Grayson Allen bounced back from an off game against Kentucky by scoring a career-high 30 points in the opening round of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Miami 90, No. 16 Utah 66: Sheldon McClellan scored 27 points in the Puerto Rico Tipoff and the Hurricanes shot 53% for their second straight lopsided win.

No. 22 Butler 74, Temple 69: After two easy victories, the Bulldogs hung tough in a close game and rallied from a 12- point deficit despite shooting only 36% from the field. Tyler Lewis scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half at the Puerto Rico Tipoff.

Xavier 86, at No. 24 Michigan 70: Trevon Bluiett scored 15 points, including a three-pointer that started a key 12-1 run in the second half, and the Musketeers won the first matchup of the teams since the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Also: No. 4 Kansas has suspended junior guard Brannen Green for six games for unspecified conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Bill Self announced the suspension Friday with the Jayhawks (1-1) traveling to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational.