National Basketball Association
Virginia 83, Seattle 77
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Where: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Randy McCall, # Robert Lehigh
Attendance:
3541
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Mike Scott scored a career-best 34 points and added 14 rebounds as Virginia struggled to beat host Seattle University 83-77 on Thursday for its eighth straight victory.
Joe Harris added 15 points as the Cavaliers (10-1) squandered a 14-point second-half lead before recovering to send the Redhawks to their sixth straight loss.
Aaron Broussard scored a career-high 29 points and Sterling Carter had 17 for Seattle (2-8). The Redhawks easily topped the Cavaliers’ previous high points allowed of 58.
Scott was 12-of-14 from the field, 10-of-12 from the line and registered his 29th career double-double as Virginia is off to its best start since the 2000-01 campaign.
The Cavaliers led 63-49 before the Redhawks went on a 19-4 run and took the lead on Broussard’s basket with 3:28 remaining. Sammy Zeglinski put the Cavaliers back ahead with a 3-pointer and Virginia soon had a five-point lead.
Seattle got within 78-77 on Broussard’s basket with 51.8 seconds left but Scott hit five free throws to seal it.
The Cavaliers were 28-of-37 from the free-throw line. Seattle shot only 15 free throws, making 11.
The Redhawks never trailed in the first half and led 38-36 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia |
|
Seattle |
|
Mike Scott 33 |
Scoring |
Aaron Broussard 29 |
|
Malcolm Brogdon 3 |
Assists |
Cervante Burrell 6 |
|
Mike Scott 14 |
Rebounds |
Aaron Broussard 8 |
|
Mike Scott 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Broussard 4 |
|
Jontel Evans 2 |
Steals |
Allen Tate 5 |
|
Mike Scott 1 |
Blocks |
Louis Green 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia
|
83 |
55.3 |
4-11 |
27-38 |
12 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| Seattle
|
77 |
46.0 |
8-22 |
11-15 |
11 |
29 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
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