No. 10 Virginia beats No. 14 West Virginia, 70-54, in Jimmy V Classic
West Virginia forward Devin Williams is defended by Virginia forward Anthony Gill during the second half of a game on Dec. 8.
Anthony Gill had season highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds, London Perrantes returned from a two-game absence to score 13 points and No. 10 Virginia beat No. 14 West Virginia, 70-54, on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Cavaliers (8-1) had trouble all game with West Virginia’s pressure and switching defenses. They trailed by as many as 12 points late in the first half. When the second half started the Cavaliers didn’t stop committing turnovers but they hardly missed a shot in taking a 13-point lead with 3:57 to play.
Virginia shot 73.7% in the second half (14 of 19) and 62.8% for the game (27 of 43). Perrantes made five of six shots nine days after undergoing an appendectomy.
Jaysean Paige had 16 points for West Virginia (7-1).
at No. 12 Xavier 90, Wright State 55: Trevon Bluiett scored a career-high 22 points and the Musketeers (9-0) scored 25 straight points in the first half.
at No. 20 Gonzaga 61, Montana 58: Kyle Wiltjer and Domantas Sabonis each scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (6-2), who host UCLA on Saturday.
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