Tuesday's Shootaround: Penn State gives Big Ten 1-0 lead

Penn State 69, Virginia 66: Believe it or not, Penn State becomes the first Big Ten* team to win three straight games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as they got 32 from Talor Battle to hold on against the Cavs. The Nittany Lions were up 55-43 with about four minutes left in the game, but Virginia made a furious rally, capped by two three pointers in the final minutes to cut the lead to one. Talor Battle, who had 28 second half points, hit two free throws and Sammy Zeglinski missed a three to end the game. Big road win for the Big Ten as they try to win their first challenge.

Kentucky 94, UNC-Asheville 57: Kentucky finally looked dominant against an inferior opponents as they utilized a full court press to open up a 80-36 lead midway through the second half. DeMarcus Cousins (24 points and 10 boards) and John Wall (12 points, 14 assists, 6 steals, and just 1 turnovers) played tremendous. But John Calipari happt for two reasons: youthful exuberance and lazy play. He said that the eight turnovers the Wildcats had was not enough because it meant they weren't aggressive enough offensively.

Other notable scores:

• Syracuse 92, Colgate 58: The Orange were up 47-16 at halftime in a game that was never in doubt. Wesley Johnson had 19 to lead five players in double figures.
• Georgetown 83, Mt. St. Mary's 62: Greg Monroe had 19 points and 11 rebounds while Chris Wright added 18 points on 4-5 from deep as the Hoyas rolled past MSM.
• Rider 81, St. Joe's 73: The Broncs used a 14-1 run late in the second half to take a 68-61 lead. Ryan Thompson had 21 to lead Rider.
• Seton Hall 93, NJIT 53: Herb Pope had 22 and 11 boards to lead the Pirates, his fourth straight double doube.
  
• Memphis 77, Oakland 46: 20 points from Elliot Williams carried the Tigers to a blow out win.
  
• Arizona State 74, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 57: Eric Boateng had 17 points and 7 boards as the Sun Devils defense held APB to just 37% shooting.
• St. Mary's 78, San Jose State 71: Mickey McConnell scored 19 points to lead the Gaels as they rallied from a 15 point halftime deficit. Wayne Hunter hit back-to-back threes with about 8 minutes left in the game to give SMC a lead they would never relinquish.
  

Tuesday's Best:

• Charles Jenkins of Hofstra had 38 points and 5 boards while hitting 5-7 from three as the Pride won 84-80 against Fairfield.
• Keith Gabriel of VMI was playing against DIII Lynchburg, but he still had a fantastic stat line - 34 points, 6 boards, 4 steals, and 3 assists.
• Penn State's Talor Battle scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half as the Nittany Lions won the opener of the ACC/Big Ten challenge.
• John Wall, the star freshman at Kentucky, had 12 points, 14 assists, 6 steals, and just 1 turnover in a blowout of UNC-Asheville.
  

*My bad, thought I wrote Big Ten team. In other news, BIAH needs a copy editor. Apply now!