Dec. 6, 2009

Boston College Defeats Miami, Wins ACC Opener
Sophomore Reggie Jackson tallied 18 points and nine rebounds and junior Corey Raji totaled 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Boston College to a 61-60 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Miami before 5,063 fans in Conte Forum.

Jackson scored the Eagles' last four points to snap a 57-57 tie and give the home team the victory. The sophomore scored off an offensive rebound with 1:47 to play and then, after Miami missed on three-point attempts on its next two possessions, Jackson sank two free throws with 2.3 seconds left to give BC a four-point cushion.

Miami's Malcolm Grant hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to account for the final score.

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Delaney's big game leads Hokies past Georgia
Virginia Tech used a 10-0 run late in the first half to break open a close game and Malcolm Delaney scored 19 of his game-high 31 points in the second half to lift the Hokies past Georgia 74-62 in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum.

The win moved Tech to 6-1 overall on the season and avenged last season’s one-point loss to the Bulldogs in Athens. The Hokies also snapped Georgia’s five-game winning streak against Tech.

With the score tied at 18, the Hokies scored 10 straight to take a 28-18 lead and they never trailed again. In the second half, Delaney – the ACC’s leading scorer at 21.2 points per game coming into this contest – scored 12 of Tech’s first 16 second-half points, helping the Hokies build a 15-point lead.

'Noles Roll Against Panthers, 82-62
Deividas Dulkys scored a career-high 19 points and No. 21 Florida State overcame a slow start and poor first-half shooting to defeat outsized Florida International 82-62 on Sunday.

The taller Seminoles rode a 26-3 run to a 34-17 halftime lead, allowing first-year coach Isiah Thomas' visiting Panthers only one field goal over the final 11:02 of the half. FIU shot 22.2 percent in the first half and 35.5 percent for the game.

Florida State (7-2) scored the first nine points of the second half to build a 43-17 lead and opened it to 49-19.

Clemson Downs South Carolina, 72-61
Tanner Smith and Demontez Stitt scored 14 points each and No. 18 Clemson won its sixth straight game over rival South Carolina, 72-61 on Sunday.

The Tigers (7-2) used a late 18-6 run to pull away - and bounce back from a bad defeat to Illinois on Wednesday night when they surrendered a 23-point second-half lead and lost 76-74.

In this one, Clemson got back on track by holding Devan Downey of the Gamecocks (6-2) in check. 

Maryland Falls to Villanova, 95-86
Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points and Corey Fisher added 20 to lead No. 3 Villanova to a 95-86 victory over Maryland on Sunday night in the BB&T Classic.

The Wildcats (8-0) set a school record by attempting 39 3-pointers, making 16 - one short of the school mark. Corey Stokes led the way, going 5 for 11 from beyond the arc as part of an 18-point performance.

Sean Mosley scored a career-high 26 points for Maryland (5-3) on 11-of-14 shooting, freshman Jordan Williams had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Eric Hayes scored 20, aided by a career-high five 3-pointers.