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GUILFORD 81, AVERETT 56: Tyler Sanborn dominated inside with 19 points and 18 rebounds as Guilford remained undefeated with an 81-56 victory over Averett at Ragan-Brown Field House.

Sanborn made 9 of 12 shots from the floor and helped the Quakers (3-0) win the rebounding battle 51-39, and Guilford held Averett to 34.4 percent shooting for the game. Gabriel Lowder added 14 points for Guilford.

AVERETT (0-4) -- Cortes 2-5 2-2 8, Pagentine 4-8 0-0 11, Hart 3-11 1-1 9, Miller 1-3 0-1 2, R. Pierce 1-7 0-0 2, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0, J. Pierce 0-0 0-2 0, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Wehling 1-6 0-0 3, Johnson 3-4 0-2 6, Burns 1-1 0-1 2, Puller 0-0 0-0 0, Hardway 2-7 0-0 5, Ford 3-6 1-2 8. Totals 21-61 4-11 56.

GUILFORD (3-0) --Anderson 1-4 2-2 4, Henson 5-13 0-0 12, Sanborn 9-12 1-2 19, Stephenson 2-4 0-0 4, Bonner 3-15 0-0 8, Lowder 5-7 3-6 14, High 1-2 0-0 2, Pittman 2-8 2-2 6, Tracy 0-2 0-0 0, Best 0-0 0-0 0, Monroe 2-5 0-0 4, Cooney 0-0 0-0 0, Akinsola 2-3 2-2 6, Stafford 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 33-76 10-15 81.

Halftime--Guilford 37-22. 3-Point Goals--Averett 10-35 (Pagentine 3-6, Cortes 2-3, Hart 2-9, Wehling 1-4, Hardway 1-6, Ford 1-2, Pierce 0-3, Thomas 0-2), Guilford 5-21 (Henson 2-8, Bonner 2-5, Lowder 1-2, Anderson 0-3, Pittman 0-2, Tracy 0-1).Rebounds--Averett 39 (Johnson 8), Guilford 51 (Sanborn 18). Assists--Averett7 (Cortes 3), Guilford 12 (Henson 3). Total fouls--Averett 16, Guilford 16. A--617.

YALE 69, ELON 65: Two free throws by Porter Braswell with 13 seconds to play gave Yale its first advantage since the opening minutes of the game as the Bulldogs battled back from a nine-point deficit to defeat Elon at the Preseason NIT Tip-off in Hempstead, N.Y.

Elon (2-4) had three players in double figures, led by Adam Constantine's 16 points on 7-of-9 from the field. Josh Bonney added 15 and Terrence Birdette netted a career-high 11 points.

ELON (2-4) -- Dugas 1-1 1-1 3, Constantine 7-9 2-3 16, Bonney 5-13 4-4 15, Spradlin 3-8 0-0 9, Carter 2-5 0-0 5, Birdette 4-5 0-0 11, Long 1-3 4-4 6, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 11-12 65.

YALE (2-4) -- Davis 3-5 0-0 6, Gibson 6-11 0-0 12, Sands 5-8 5-6 15, Braswell 2-4 6-6 10, Zampier 5-13 6-6 17, Morgan 0-1 0-0 0, Grace 0-1 0-0 0, Katz 1-3 0-1 3, Anderson 2-2 0-0 4, Mantilla 0-0 0-0 0, Willhite 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-50 17-19 69.

Halftime--Elon 33-28. 3-Point Goals--Elon 8-17 (Birdette 3-4, Spradlin 3-5, Carter 1-2, Bonney 1-5, Douglas 0-1), Yale 2-7 (Katz 1-2, Zampier 1-5). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Elon 22 (Constantine 7), Yale 24 (Gibson 7). Assists--Elon 17 (Bonney 6), Yale 12 (Gibson 5). Total Fouls--Elon 19, Yale 16. A--NA.

GEORGIA 79, UNC-ASHEVILLE 58: Ricky McPhee, a walk-on until this year, scored a career-high 20 points to lead Georgia to a 79-58 win over UNC-Asheville.

UNC-ASHEVILLE (0-4) -- Dickey 4-15 0-0 9, Primm 2-9 2-2 7, Smith 4-13 1-2 12, Williams 7-11 0-2 14, Stubbs 0-0 0-0 0, Stephenson 4-9 2-4 10, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-5 0-0 4, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-65 5-10 58.

GEORGIA (2-2) -- Leslie 7-10 3-3 17, Ware 0-4 0-0 0, Barnes 1-2 0-0 2, McPhee 8-9 0-0 20, Thompkins 6-9 3-3 16, Mayfield 0-1 0-0 0, Anyaorah 1-5 3-4 5, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Bucklin 0-0 0-0 0, Whatley 1-3 1-1 3, Jackson 5-6 0-0 10, Zlovaric 3-8 0-0 6, Price 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 10-11 79.

Halftime--Georgia 39-22. 3-Point Goals--N.C.-Asheville 5-23 (Smith 3-10, Primm 1-4, Dickey 1-6, Stephenson 0-3), Georgia 5-14 (McPhee 4-5, Thompkins 1-1, Zlovaric 0-1, Leslie 0-1, Williams 0-1, Anyaorah 0-2, Ware 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--N.C.-Asheville 35 (Primm, Williams 7), Georgia 37 (Jackson 6). Assists--N.C.-Asheville 9 (Dickey 4), Georgia 19 (McPhee, Ware 4). Total Fouls--N.C.-Asheville 11, Georgia 13. A--4,667.

UNC-WILMINGTON 115, VMI 95: John Fields scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and UNC-Wilmington set a single-game scoring record. The Seahawks (2-4) snapped a two-game losing streak.

VMI (2-2) -- Burks 5-12 1-2 12, Houston 0-2 0-0 0, Lonon 1-2 0-0 2, Kenon 2-15 6-6 10, Sparks 6-16 3-7 17, Okoye 7-13 4-8 18, Carr 0-1 0-0 0, Josey 0-0 0-0 0, Gabriel 9-18 2-3 25, Gore 3-3 2-2 9, Whiting 0-0 0-0 0, Blosser 0-0 0-0 0, Sargent 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-86 18-28 95.

UNC-WILMINGTON (2-4) -- Rendleman 3-6 3-6 9, Lacy 7-10 4-6 19, Fields 10-11 2-6 22, Tomko 5-9 9-10 20, Wolf 5-7 2-2 14, Downey 1-2 2-3 4, Jeralds 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 1-3 1-2 3, Sheets 0-1 0-0 0, Basnight 0-0 0-0 0, Ohuaregbe 3-4 0-0 6, Felder 3-5 0-1 6, Deloach 0-0 1-1 1, Grant 4-8 0-0 11, Mercer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-66 24-37 115.

Halftime--N.C.-Wilmington 57-44. 3-Point Goals--VMI 9-31 (Gabriel 5-10, Sparks 2-7, Gore 1-1, Burks 1-3, Houston 0-1, Okoye 0-1, Kenon 0-8), N.C.-Wilmington 7-15 (Grant 3-4, Wolf 2-3, Tomko 1-2, Lacy 1-3, Felder 0-1, Downey 0-1, Sheets 0-1). Fouled Out--Lacy, Sargent. Rebounds--VMI 42 (Okoye 12), N.C.-Wilmington 48 (Fields 14). Assists--VMI 10 (Burks 4), N.C.-Wilmington 25 (Tomko 12). Total Fouls--VMI 26, N.C.-Wilmington 20. Technical--Gore. A--3,043.

UNC-CHARLOTTE 80, HOFSTRA 72: Shamari Spears had 26 points, his fourth straight game of 20 or more points, and Chris Braswell added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the 49ers.

UNC-CHARLOTTE (4-1) -- Braswell 6-9 3-7 15, Spears 9-13 7-8 26, Green 4-12 1-2 12, Harris 1-6 6-7 8, Dewhurst 0-1 2-2 2, Sherrill 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Bowden 2-5 0-0 6, Coleman 2-6 5-7 9. Totals 25-55 24-33 80.

HOFSTRA (3-3) -- Szabo 3-8 1-2 7, Washington 8-11 2-2 18, Lester 2-6 0-0 5, Jenkins 8-16 5-7 25, Vines 1-11 0-0 3, Williams 3-10 3-4 10, Kanacevic 1-6 2-3 4, Jules 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 13-18 72.

Halftime--Hofstra 41-39. 3-Point Goals--Charlotte 6-22 (Green 3-10, Bowden 2-5, Spears 1-2, Harris 0-2, Coleman 0-3), Hofstra 7-25 (Jenkins 4-7, Williams 1-2, Lester 1-3, Vines 1-9, Kanacevic 0-2, Jules 0-2). Fouled Out--Jones, Kanacevic, Lester. Rebounds--Charlotte 45 (Braswell 11), Hofstra 36 (Washington 9). Assists--Charlotte 16 (Coleman 5), Hofstra 18 (Lester, Vines 4). Total Fouls--Charlotte 16, Hofstra 23. A--783.

WESTERN CAROLINA 73, BINGHAMTON 44: Mike Williams scored 15 points to lead Western Carolina, who shot 62 percent in the first half and held Binghamton to three first-half field goals.

BINGHAMTON (1-4) -- Camara 0-5 2-4 2, Wright 5-13 7-8 21, Talley 4-8 3-5 11, Lukusa 1-7 1-2 3, Guillaume 0-0 1-2 1, Jabbi 0-3 0-0 0, Sutton 1-2 0-0 2, Johnston 1-2 0-0 2, Peten 0-0 2-2 2, Gray 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 12-44 16-23 44.

W. CAROLINA (3-1) -- Giles 1-7 0-0 3, Russell 2-4 0-1 4, Mutombo 4-9 0-2 11, Waginger 2-5 1-3 6, Gordon 3-4 1-2 7, Cole 2-4 0-0 5, Childs 1-1 0-0 2, Gailliard 3-6 2-2 8, Gallagher 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 3-8 2-2 10, Smithson 0-0 0-2 0, Williams 6-11 0-0 15. Totals 28-60 6-14 73.

Halftime--W. Carolina 33-13. 3-Point Goals--Binghamton 4-16 (Wright 4-5, Talley 0-1, Johnston 0-1, Lukusa 0-3, Gray 0-3, Camara 0-3), W. Carolina 11-29 (Williams 3-4, Mutombo 3-7, Robinson 2-6, Cole 1-3, Waginger 1-4, Giles 1-5). Fouled Out--Gailliard, Lukusa. Rebounds--Binghamton 30 (Lukusa 8), W. Carolina 42 (Gordon 7). Assists--Binghamton 4 (Gray, Johnston, Lukusa, Wright 1), W. Carolina 16 (Waginger 5). Total Fouls--Binghamton 18, W. Carolina 19. Technicals--Talley, Gailliard, Russell. A--909.

CINCINNATI 69, NO. 21 MARYLAND 57: Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational.

STANFORD 57, VIRGINIA 52: Landry Fields scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Stanford to a 57-52 win over Virginia in the Cancun Classic.

FLORIDA 68, FLORIDA STATE 52: Kenny Boynton, Erving Walker and Alex Tyus scored 13 points apiece as Florida beat Florida State and snapped a three-game losing streak in the series.

TOP 25: Heralded freshman John Wall found his form in the second half, scoring 15 points as No. 5 Kentucky raced past Cleveland State 73-49. ... John Flowers came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 8 West Virginia never trailed in a 69-50 victory over The Citadel. ... Freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18 and No. 10 Syracuse beat upstate foe Cornell 88-73. ... John Jenkins had 14 points and No. 24 Vanderbilt went on a 24-0 run in the second half for a 68-41 victory over Chaminade. ... David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner posted his second triple-double of the season to lead No. 17 Ohio State past Lipscomb 84-64. ... Luke Harangody had 29 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 23 Notre Dame beat Kennesaw State 80-62.