UVa freshman has record debut

Landesberg comes close to triple-double

It was only moments before coming onto the court for his first game as a collegian that Sylven Landesberg found out he was in the starting lineup.

Two hours later, he had everyone gushing.

"When you flirt with a triple-double right out of the box, that tells you something," Virginia coach Dave Leitao said after Landesberg broke Virginia's freshman-debut scoring record with 28 points and added eight assists and eight rebounds in a 107-97 victory against Virginia Military Institute.

"It was fun," said Landesburg, a 6-foot-6 swingman. "The energy in the building was ridiculous."

Landesberg broke Jeff Lamp's record of 24 points in a freshman debut, set 31 years ago, and Jeff Jones shook off a shaky start with two late 3-pointers.

The Cavaliers deprived the Keydets (1-1) of a second stunning victory in the season's first three days. VMI beat Kentucky 111-103 Friday night at Rupp Arena, and Leitao said that game prompted him to go to a smaller lineup.

"It was a little bit of a wake-up call," Leitao said of the VMI win he saw live and on tape.

Virginia started four guards and forward Mike Scott, moving Landesberg into the lineup in lieu of center Tunji Soroye, who didn't play a single minute Sunday night.

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CLEMSON 76, TEMPLE 72: With another strong defensive effort, Clemson (3-0) held on and won the Charleston Classic.

The Tigers led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but the Owls cut the lead to two with 38 seconds to play. The Tigers made enough free throws down the stretch and two critical defensive stops.

Clemson also outrebounded the Owls, 41-26, and held Temple (2-1) to 31.4 percent shooting in the second half.

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NO. 6 MICH. STATE 100, IDAHO 62: The Spartans made their opener look like an exhibition, going on a 22-2 run after Idaho got within 19 in the second half.

NO. 19 FLORIDA 81, BRADLEY 58: Forward Dan Werner and guard Walter Hodge, both hot from 3-point range, scored 17 points apiece for host Florida.

NO. 24 KANSAS 71, UMKC 56: The defending national champions pulled away after a shaky first half. Kansas coach Bill Self rotated 11 players.

NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 94, USC- UPSTATE 58: Big East player of the year Luke Harangody scored 30 points for the Irish against 7-foot-3 center Nick Schneiders.

NO. 25 WISCONSIN 68, LONG BEACH STATE 61: Wisconsin forward Marcus Landry made two big baskets late in the game.

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ECU 94, ST. ANDREW'S 58: James Legan scored 20 points and Darrius Morrow added 15 off the bench for East Carolina (2-0) against Division II St. Andrews.

ST. AUG'S 65, DAVIS & ELKINS 57: Senior guard Will Gill scored a game-high 20 points as Saint Augustine's won the Davis & Elkins Tip-Off consolation game for Lonnie Blow Jr.'s first win as the Falcons' head coach.

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