NEW YORK—Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse’s 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to an 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina last night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic. The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1).

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in Dayton’s 63-59 win over No. 21 Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off yesterday. Chris Johnson scored 19 points for the Flyers (2-0), going 4 for 8 from behind the 3-point line. Luke Fabrizius added 12 points.

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—When a game that had been over for hours officially ended, the Virginia Tech Hokies celebrated like they usually do. Coach Frank Beamer smiled as he walked off the field, waving to the fans sitting in the visiting section of Byrd Stadium. Cornerbacks Stephan Virgil and Rashad Carmichael mugged for photos, flashing the palms of their new gloves, special for this game, to show the “VT” logo on them.

ATLANTA—Iman Shumpert scored 18 points, and No. 22 Georgia Tech (1-0) posted a 100-59 win over Florida A&M last night. Derrick Favors had 10 points for Georgia Tech, Brian Oliver contributed 12 and Gani Lawal added 16 points and 12 rebounds. CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Adrian Thomas scored 16 points to lead Miami past North Carolina Central.

DURHAM, N.C. - Kyle Singler scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, and No. 9 Duke shrugged off the absence of two starters in a 96-62 rout of North Carolina-Greensboro last night. Singler, the ACC’s preseason player of the year, was 9 for 15 from the field, and Jon Scheyer added 18 points for the Blue Devils (1-0). Duke shot 59.7 percent and used two huge first-half runs to extend its NCAA-record home nonconference winning streak to 69. The ACC’s preseason co-favorites with defending national champion North Carolina improved to 28-2 in openers under Mike Krzyzewski.

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tries to do something. The Knight Commission conducted a survey of Football Bowl Subdivision school presidents. They preside over colleges formerly known as Division I-A—the power conferences.

The Wahoos led 17-12 with 12 minutes remaining but succumbed 28-17 in a loss that will make it even more difficult for Virginia to achieve bowl eligibility.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Jacory Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left, and No. 18 Miami rallied to beat Wake Forest 28-27 yesterday. Harris threw for 330 yards and three TDs for the Hurricanes (3-2, 6-2), who trailed 27-14 going into the fourth quarter. Miami took advantage of a muffed punt to score a TD, then took its first lead when Harris directed an 82-yard scoring drive in the final minutes.

A new no—contact zone is left to officials to precisely outline. The invisible rectangle is 18 by 24 inches, from the front of the rim to the front of the backboard.

The winning team left Wallace Wade Stadium yesterday and walked the length of a practice field to reach its locker room, as all visiting squads at Duke do. The players and coaches proceeded mostly in silence. Some made small talk. None shouted or screamed, hooted or hollered. None sprinted toward the locker room to celebrate the victory. If they weren’t wearing uniforms, they could have been mistaken for a team that just finished a routine Wednesday practice.

BLACKSBURG—Miami starting quarterback Jacory Harris did an interview this summer during which the sophomore described the outfit he wanted to wear to the Heisman Trophy ceremony. “I’m gonna wear a pink suit to the ceremony, pimp cup and all,“ Harris told local radio host Dan LeBatard. Whether Harris was kidding or not, the comment captured the brash spirit of Miami’s program—an attitude bruised the past three years by a lull it hadn’t experienced since the late 1970s.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Robert Griffin completed his first eight passes, finishing with 136 yards passing and a touchdown, to help Baylor beat Wake Forest 24-21 yesterday. Kendall Wright ran for a TD, wide receiver Ernest Smith passed for a score and David Gettis caught one for the Bears, who opened last season with a 41-13 home loss to the Demon Deacons.

Quarterback The past two seasons, Taylor has missed a combined five games because of ankle injuries. But former starter Sean Glennon was available as Taylor’s backup. Now, the situation behind Taylor is shakier.

The ACC media’s predictions for this season (first-place votes in parentheses)  COASTAL DIVISION
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Nov. 30, vs. Penn State : Yes, the Cavaliers could play Kentucky five days before this game. But that’s not guaranteed. Regardless of what happens in Mexico, the Nittany Lions will provide a stern test for new Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett. Penn State might have lost its secondand third-leading scorers from last season’s National Invitation Tournament champion team, but its leading scorer, guard Talor Battle, returns.