Virginia Game Is Called

Condensation that developed on the court forced postponement of the game between No. 9 Virginia and No. 22 Michigan State Wednesday night at Richmond, Va.

The game was called by the officials with 15:04 to play after the Cavaliers’ Travis Watson fell hard, hitting his face, trying to defend an inbounds play. Neither coach objected to the stoppage.

“This was the most bizarre evening I’ve ever experienced,” said Virginia Coach Pete Gillen, whose team led, 31-28.

“It was like Bambi on ice.”

The ice, under the floor in preparation for a minor league hockey game on Friday night and warmed by 70-degree temperatures outside, produced a steady supply of moisture that made the going too treacherous to continue.

“I don’t think Pete wanted to call it any more than I did,” Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo said. “It was nasty.”

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No. 6 Florida 108, New Hampshire 56--Brett Nelson scored 20 points in the first half, leading the Gators (3-1) at Durham, N.H. New Hampshire fell to 0-5.

No. 8 Kansas 105, Pittsburg State 62--Drew Gooden had 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Jayhawks (3-1) routed the Gorillas (3-2) at Lawrence, Kan.

No. 13 Kentucky 82, Kent State 68--Marquis Estill and Keith Bogans each scored 19 points and Tayshaun Prince had 17 as the Wildcats (3-1) brushed aside the Golden Flashes (3-2) at Cincinnati.

No. 15 Boston College 96, St. Bonaventure 82--Troy Bell scored 30 and the Eagles (4-0) rallied and defeated the Bonnies (2-1) at Buffalo, N.Y.

No. 18 Georgetown 91, Bethune-Cookman 61--Wesley Wilson scored 21 points at Washington as the Hoyas (5-1) rolled to a 91-61 victory over the Wildcats (1-3).

St. Joseph’s 84, Delaware 57--Marvin O’Connor scored 21 points in 22 minutes as the Hawks (3-1) bounced the Blue Hens (2-3) at Newark, Del.

No. 20 Memphis 86, Christian Brothers 54--Dajuan Wagner scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, leading the Tigers (5-2) to victory at Memphis, Tenn.

No. 24 Fresno State 73, Pacific 65--Melvin Ely had 24 points and 12 rebounds at Stockton, Calif., as the Bulldogs (4-1) won their fifth in a row against the Tigers (3-2).

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In other games: Will Chavis made a free throw with three seconds left in overtime as Texas Tech (5-1) scored an 81-80 victory against New Mexico State (3-1) at Las Cruces, N.M....Ryan Pederson made three of four free throws in the final 17 seconds as Montana (3-2) defeated Washington State (1-2) at Missoula, Mont....Curtis Allen scored a career-high 21 points as Washington (4-1) rolled to a 77-64 victory against Nevada Las Vegas (2-2) at Seattle.... Solomon Hughes scored 17 points at Berkeley as California (4-0) defeated New Mexico, 71-62. The Lobos are 2-3.... North Carolina has started 0-3 for the first time in 73 years as Indiana (4-1) got a combined 37 points from A.J. Moye and Tom Coverdale in a 79-66 victory at Chapel Hill, N.C.

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The NCAA has filed a federal lawsuit against Coors Brewing Co., accusing it of giving away 2001 Final Four tickets as part of a promotion without the NCAA’s permission.