From combined dispatches
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PENN STATE 69, VIRGINIA 66: Talor Battle scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Nittany Lions withstood a furious rally by the Cavaliers in the final minute to beat Virginia on Monday night in the opener of the Big Ten-ACC challenge in Charlottesville.
The Nittany Lions (5-2) led 55-43 with about four minutes left, but a banked-in 3-pointer by Sylven Landesberg and a 3-pointer by Sammy Zeglinski in the final 1:31 got the Cavaliers to within 67-66 with 5.7 seconds left before Battle’s two free throws produced the final score.
Penn State became the first Big Ten team to win three straight in the annual matchup of conferences. The Nittany Lions beat Virginia Tech in 2007 and won at Georgia Tech last year.
NAVY 65, QUINNIPIAC 62: James Feldeine’s 18 second-half points helped erase a 17-point second-half deficit, but Chris Harris’ half-court heave fell at the buzzer as the Midshipmen defeated the Bobcats in Annapolis.
The Midshipmen improved to 3-4. Harris’ game-winner was the only Navy field goal in the final 10:30 minutes of play.
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GEORGE MASON 70, FAIRFIELD 65: The Patriots grabbed an early lead and held off the Stags, earning a victory at Patriot Center. The win marks Mason’s fourth-straight at home and their third in as many games.
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NO. 5 KENTUCKY 94, UNC ASHEVILLE 57: DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to an easy win over the Bulldogs on Monday night in Louisville, Ky.
John Wall added 12 points and a school freshman-record 14 assists, while Patrick Patterson had 17 points and nine boards as the Wildcats (7-0) cruised during their annual appearance at Freedom Hall.
NO. 8 SYRACUSE 92, COLGATE 58: Wes Johnson scored 19 points, Andy Rautins hit three 3-pointers to help key an early surge, and the Orange beat the Raiders in Syracuse, N.Y.
It was the 162nd meeting between the teams, and Syracuse (7-0) leads 117-45, including 44 wins in a row.
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NO. 25 DAYTON 73, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 46: Kendel Ross scored 16 points, Justine Ratermann added 12 and the Flyers celebrated their first ranking in the women’s basketball poll with a victory over the Flames.
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