Yellow Jackets bounce No. 4 Virginia

Virginia star guard Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 to lead all scores but he was just 1-9 from three and had a pair of turnovers.

Ironically, for a contest that saw stellar defense the entire night, Jackson was honored at the end of the game for reaching her 1,000th-career point following a layup with 15 seconds to go in the contest.

Given that Louisville trails only Syracuse in turnover margin among ACC teams, the Blue Devils will look to their freshman backcourt tandem of Salvadores and Kyra Lambert to correct the ball-handling mistakes that have plagued the team at times this year.

NORMAN, Okla. – Buddy Hield scored 31 points as Oklahoma beat Kansas State in front of a sold-out crowd at Lloyd Noble Center.

Dozier scored seven of his nine points over the next 5 minutes and the Gamecocks kept Vanderbilt (8-7, 0-3) at bay with good defense. Whiteside scored a career-best 28 points while Rogers recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Lattin also had 10 rebounds and six block shots – his second consecutive game with six blocks.

Georgia Tech’s Charles Mitchell, left, puts up a shot against Virginia’s Mike Tobey in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Atlanta. Brogdon finished with 19 points but was just 1-of-9 on three-pointers.

Unsung hero Georges-Hunt had just five points but managed four assists in his role at point guard. However, the team should not necessarily panic, and it does not have time to think too hard on this loss anyway.

As for the leading scorer for the Cavs, it was junior guard London Perrantes, who dropped his second career 20-point performance with 22 points.

– Duke has scored almost a quarter of its points this season at the free throw line (23.1 percent). He scored more points this week than in the entire 2014 season.

Duke will open the home portion of the ACC schedule on Saturday afternoon against Virginia Tech.

That was part of a strong start in which the Blue Devils were on the attack against the Hokies (10-6, 2-1).

“We played a team today that is very good and as well-coached as any team in the country and we’ve had losses and one win in the past against Tony’s team”. Salt had seen action in two games since the Ohio State game on December 1, getting five DNP-Coach’s Decisions in the last seven. Whiteside has scored at least 21 points in 12 of 16 games while Rogers has tallied three double-doubles. The Yellow Jackets held Virginia to 38 percent shooting, outrebounded the Cavaliers 21-12, and often forced them to work deep into the shot clock.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jalen Jones had 27 points and seven rebounds as Texas A&M used a late rally to overcome a double-digit deficit and upend Tennessee.

Justin Anderson’s departure for the National Basketball Association was always going to leave Virginia short a key playmaker on offense, but shockingly it’s been Virginia’s inability to defend or rebound which has it tasting back-to-back defeats for the first time in more than two years. The senior forward has missed the last six and is out indefinitely.

That said, a dunk is a rather high-percentage shot for a 7-footer, and with Duke’s guards beating Tech’s off the dribble, defensive rotations freed Plumlee.

SC 69, Vanderbilt 65: Sindarius Thornwell had 19 points and eight rebounds to keep No. 22 SC undefeated (15-0, 2-0 SEC). Shayok had all of his 6 points during the run.

No. 24 Pittburgh 86, Notre Dame 82 • In South Bend, Ind., Michael Young scored a season-high 26 points for Pittsburgh.

NOTES: The game was the first sellout of the season at Georgia Tech….

Virginia Tech has been up and down all season long. GT coach Brian Gregory calmed his team during a timeout once the score was tied and the hosts responded with an immediate 11-0 burst over the next 3:40.