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Sac State No Contest For No. 11 Georgetown

Associated Press

College basketball

For five straight possessions, the Georgetown Hoyas didn’t let Sacramento State move the ball past halfcourt. In fact, the hapless Hornets couldn’t even get past their own free-throw line.

Georgetown made 24 steals, forced 37 turnovers and rested guard Allen Iverson for the final 16:38 as the sixth-ranked Hoyas played out a 113-58 mismatch Friday night at Landover, Md.

Against the quick moves of Iverson and Victor Page, Sacramento freshman guards Eric Carey and Markel Sadler looked like Model Ts trying to negotiate the fast lane of the Montana interstate. During one sequence early in the game, the Hornets (2-4) were outscored 10-0 without attempting a shot.

Iverson and Page outscored the Hornets in the first half, combining for 29 points as the Hoyas (7-1) led 62-23. The Hoyas had 16 steals and forced 24 turnovers by halftime.

(9) Connecticut 93, Yale 66

At Hartford, Conn., Ray Allen had 31 points and Doron Sheffer a career-high 27 to lead the Huskies (6-1) over the Bulldogs (3-4).

(17) Cincinnati 100, Wagner 64

At Cincinnati, the Bearcats completed a romp through their annual tournament as Art Long scored 18 points to beat the Seahawks (1-4) for the Delta Air Lines Classic championship.

Immediately after the game, Cincinnati (3-0) headed for Arkansas and a nationally televised game this afternoon. It will be the Bearcats’ third game in three days and first major test of the season.

(21) Illinois 89, SE Missouri 70

At Champaign, Ill., Richard Keene scored 18 points as the Illini (5-0) beat the Bears (2-3) in the first round of the Illini-Pepsi Classic.

Illinois led by as many as 28 points in the second half.

Montana 74, Nevada 56

Brent Smith had 19 points and nine rebounds Friday to lead the Grizzlies (6-1) to a non-conference victory over the Wolf Pack (2-1) at Missoula. Montana also got 15 points and nine rebounds from Shawn Samuelson.

N. Arizona 81, Colorado Col. 63

Three Northern Arizona players accounted for 39 points as the Lumberjacks(2-3) put long scoring strings together to defeat the Tigers (2-2) at Flagstaff, Ariz.