Virginia 75, Morgan State 57: Darion Atkins scored a career-high 17 points as one of four players in double figures to lead the Cavaliers over the visiting Bears.

Akil Mitchell added 15 points to go with 12 rebounds for Virginia (9-2), which won its eighth straight game. The Cavaliers overcame an early challenge from a pesky Morgan State squad that kept fighting well into the second half, continuing an impressive run in which their average margin of victory has been more than 20 points.

The Bears (3-5) kept it close early, even leading 21-18 with 9:15 left in the first half before Virginia rolled off 15 unanswered points as part of a 19-7 run to close out the first half. Morgan State could not get closer than nine points the rest of the way.

Joe Harris poured in 14 points for Virginia, including 11 in the second half, while Paul Jesperson scored 11.

Dewayne Jackson had a season-high 32 points – one shy of his career high – on 11-of-16 shooting to lead Morgan State, which has lost two straight following a two-game win streak.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia improved to 19-0 all-time against Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference schools and 2-0 against Morgan State while the Bears fell to 1-14 all-time against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. ... The Cavaliers allowed an opponent to shoot above 43 percent for the first time in 10 games as Morgan State knocked down 46.7 percent of its field-goal attempts. ... Virginia has held 10 of its 11 opponents under 60 points.