Michigan State Up to Challenge

Chris Hill scored 22 points and Aloysius Anagonye added 10 points and nine rebounds as No. 21 Michigan State defeated No. 22 Virginia, 82-75, Wednesday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Ten Challenge at East Lansing, Mich.

The Spartans held Virginia scoreless for over six minutes during a 17-0 run to take a 33-19 lead with 4:19 left in the half.

“I thought there were stretches where we played as hard as we have in a couple years,” Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo said. “I didn’t realize we had a 17-0 run. That’s good. A lot of that came off our defense, and that makes it even more impressive. We didn’t do that last year.”

The Spartans (3-2) avoided their first losing record since 1995 when they started 1-2 in Izzo’s first season.

“It’s about Michigan State pride,” Anagonye said.

Virginia (3-2) lost to Indiana in the Maui Invitational final after beating Kentucky.

“They were holding us, grabbing us and mugging us, but that’s the way the game was played,” Virginia Coach Pete Gillen said. “You’ve got to adjust to the game and we didn’t.”

Todd Billet had 28 points for Virginia.

No. 7 Oregon 96, Portland 66 -- Luke Jackson had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Luke Ridnour scored 17 points as the Ducks (4-0) routed the Pilots (3-1) at Eugene, Ore. Portland defeated Oregon, 79-78, last season.

No. 14 Kansas 97, Central Missouri State 70 -- Keith Langford had 23 points as the Jayhawks (3-2) won for the first time in three games, rolling past the Mules (4-1) at Lawrence, Kan.

No. 19 Tulsa 80, Wichita State 69 -- Jason Parker scored a career-high 30 points, including a school-record eight three-point baskets, to lead the Golden Hurricane (4-0) to its 13th consecutive victory over the Shockers (2-2) at Tulsa, Okla.

No. 20 Minnesota 64, Georgia Tech 63 -- Rick Rickert scored 17 points, including the go-ahead turnaround jump shot with nine seconds left, to lift the Golden Gophers (3-0) past the Yellow Jackets (3-1) at Minneapolis.

Wake Forest 90, No. 23 Wisconsin 80 -- At Madison, Wis.,

Josh Howard scored a career-high 31 points and Justin Gray had 20 points for Demon Deacons (3-0), as the Badgers (4-1) had their home winning streak end at 14

No. 24 Mississippi State 71, Jackson State 56 -- Timmy Bowers scored 18 points to lead the Bulldogs (4-1), who overcame 26 turnovers to defeat the Tigers (0-5) at Starkville, Miss.

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OTHER GAMES

Travis Hansen scored 23 points and Kevin Woodberry came up with a game-saving rebound as Brigham Young (5-0) defeated Arizona State, 64-60, at Tempe, Ariz. The Sun Devils fell to 4-2.... Tyrone Hayes had game-highs of 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as Idaho (3-1) held on for a 62-58 victory over Washington State (2-2) at Moscow, Idaho.