CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Roger Mason Jr. scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half Saturday night to help pull No.9 Virginia back from a 16-point, first-half deficit and the Cavaliers beat Virginia Tech, 68-61.

        The Cavaliers (4-0), playing for the first time since their ACC-Big Ten Challenge game against Michigan State was postponed in the second half because of a wet floor, needed the whole second half to win this one.

        After trailing the Hokies (4-2) 43-27 at halftime, a Mason-led 20-3 run gave the Cavaliers (4-0) their first lead, 53-51 with 5:59 left.

        The Hokies went ahead 59-56 on Carlos Dixon's 3-pointer with 3:34 left, but Chris Williams' putback, Keith Jenifer's drive and Mason's foul-line jumper with 2:13 to go gave Virginia the lead for good.

        Dixon and Bryant Matthews led the Hokies with 12 points and Carlton Carter had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Virginia Tech had 27 turnovers.

        Williams added 16 points for the Cavaliers, who limited the Hokies to six field goals in 27 tries after halftime. In the first half, the Hokies had made 7-of-10 3-pointers and shot 51.5 percent overall.

        The victory was the sixth in a row and 12th in 14 games for Virginia in the series, which dates to 1915.

        VIRGINIA TECH (4-2) — Matthews 5-17 1-2 12, Dixon 4-14 1-2 12, Carter 4-8 1-3 10, Chase 3-9 0-0 9, Dongo 2-2 2-2 6, Taylor 2-3 1-1 5, Hamilton 2-2 0-1 4, Branham 1-5 1-4 3, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 7-15 61.

        VIRGINIA (4-0) — Mason Jr. 5-19 9-10 22, Williams 5-12 4-7 16, Watson 3-6 1-3 7, Brown 2-6 2-4 6, Hall 2-11 0-0 4, Clark 2-5 0-1 4, Jenifer 2-3 0-0 4, Mathis 0-3 3-4 3, Harper 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 22-67 20-31 69.

        Halftime—Va Tech 43-27. 3-Point goals—Va Tech 8-20 (Dixon 3-7, Chase 3-6, Matthews 1-4, Carter 1-1, Branham 0-2), Virginia 5-20 (Mason Jr. 3-8, Williams 2-6, Hall 0-4, Watson 0-1, Harper 0-1) Fouled out—Va Tech, Carter, Matthews. Virginia, Watson. Rebounds—Va Tech 50 (Carter 15), Virginia 41 (Watson 8). Assists—Va Tech 10 (Matthews 4), Virginia 10 (Mason Jr. 4). Total fouls—Va Tech 24, Virginia 18. A—8,392.
        No.2 Illinois 80,
       Texas A&M C. Christi 56

        CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cory Bradford scored 23 points to lead the Illini (6-1).

        The Illini by 13 points with 8:46 left in the first half. But after the Islanders closed to 29-24 with 4:23 remaining, Illinois coach Bill Self inserted Nick Smith and Roger Powell Jr., who provided an offensive spark that give Illinois a 43-26 halftime lead.

        Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-3) was led by Derrick Murphy with 15 points, and Armond Wainright added 14.
        No.16 Ball State 81,
       Austin Peay 60
       

        MUNCIE, Ind. — Patrick Jackson scored 20 points and Chris Williams added 18 for the Cardinals (4-1), who held Austin Peay (3-4) scoreless for almost five minutes in the second half.

        AUSTIN PEAY (3-4) — Henning 3-6 1-3 8, Lewis 4-4 0-1 8, Stapleton 14-28 0-1 29, Webster 1-3 0-0 2, Weirzba 1-6 0-0 3, Carmichael 0-2 0-0 0, Easley 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 3-5 0-0 8, Macura 1-2 0-2 2, Hill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 1-7 60.

        BALL ST. (4-1) — Smith 6-12 3-3 17, Jones 4-8 0-0 8, Jackson 8-19 2-2 20, Williams 6-14 3-5 18, McCollom 3-5 1-2 7, Robbins 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 1-1 0-0 3, Willingham 0-0 2-2 2, Owens 2-3 0-0 4, Lynch 0-0 0-0 0, Burns 1-1 0-0 2, Bushong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 11-14 81.

        Halftime—Austin Peay 32, Ball St. 32. 3-Point goals— Austin Peay 5-19 (Davis 2-3, Henning 1-2, Wierzba 1-4, Stapleton 1-7, Webster 0-1, Carmichael 0-1, Easley 0-1), Ball St. 8-20 (Williams 3-9, Smith 2-4, Jackson 2-5, Bennett 1-1, McCollom 0-1). Fouled out—Lewis. Rebounds—Austin Peay 30 (Hill 10), Ball St. 39 (Smith 11). Assists—Austin Peay 13 (Stapleton, Wierzba 4), Ball St. 8 (Jackson 5). Total fouls—Austin Peay 16, Ball St. 14. A—7,165.
        No.14 Oklahoma State 61,
       Wichita State 59
       

        STILLWATER, Okla. — Fredrik Jonzen's jumper with 1:59 remaining proved to be the game-winner for the Cowboys (8-0).

        Oklahoma State had won six in a row by double figures and was Jonzen's jumper made the score 61-57, but the Shockers (3-3) cut the lead to two points with 1:39 remaining on two free throws by Randy Burns, who scored 21 points.

        Wichita State turned over the ball over on a charging foul with 47 seconds left but had a chance to tie or win when it rebounded Melvin Sanders' missed 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining. C.C. McFall's jumper from about 22 feet bounced off the rim as the game ended.
        No.19 St. Joseph's 82,
       Canisius 76
       

        PHILADELPHIA — Na'im Crenshaw tied his career high with 24 points and Jameer Nelson added 21 for the Hawks (4-1). Crenshaw and Nelson combined for 10 of the Hawks' final 12 points.

        Hodari Mallory led Canisius (1-2) with 15 points and seven rebounds, and Andy Bush added 14 for the Golden Griffins.

        CANISIUS (1-2) — Mallory 6-12 0-1 15, Foster 4-9 1-3 12, Ferris 3-8 3-4 11, Doss 5-13 2-2 13, Dux 4-7 0-0 8, Bush 7-14 0-0 14, Hampton 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Ravello 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-69 6-10 76.

        ST. JOSEPH'S (4-1) — Crenshaw 6-12 7-13 24, Phillips 3-8 0-0 6, Sazonov 2-5 0-0 4, O'Connor 6-18 0-0 14, Nelson 7-10 3-3 21, Barley 0-0 0-0 0, West 3-4 2-2 8, Reid 2-5 1-1 5, Bryant 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-63 13-19 82.

        Halftime—St. Joseph's 40-30. 3-Point goals—Canisius 10-23 (Foster 3-5, Mallory 3-7, Ferris 2-4, Hampton 1-1, Doss 1-4, Jones 0-1, Ravello 0-1), St. Joseph's 11-27 (Crenshaw 5-9, Nelson 4-6, O'Connor 2-10, Phillips 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Canisius 39 (Mallory, Dux 7), St. Joseph's 38 (Phillips 12). Assists—Canisius 19 (Dux 7), St. Joseph's 20 (Phillips 7). Total fouls—Canisius 17, St. Joseph's 9. Technical—Canisius bench. A—3,200.
        No.20 Memphis 111,
       Eastern Kentucky 74
        MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dajuan Wagner scored 14 of his 26 points during a 24-2 second-half run for the Tigers (6-2). Kelly Wise added 24 points and 18 rebounds and Chris Massie had 23 points for Memphis.

        Shawn Fields led Eastern Kentucky (2-3) with 20 points before fouling out with less than eight minutes to play.

        The Colonels were 5-of-15 from 3-point range, including 3-of-5 by Fields, who had 12 points in the first half.

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