Casper Ware and Long Beach State already have a road victory against a ranked Big East opponent this year. No. 6 Louisville never gave them a chance for another by pressing the pace from the start. Chris Smith scored 18 points and the Cardinals got out to a quick lead early in a 79-66 victory on Monday night. Louisville (6-0) scored the first eight points of the game and took a double-digit lead early in the first half, but couldn't pull away from Long Beach State (3-3) until the closing minute even though the 49ers never got closer than five points in the second half. Freshman Chane Behanan had 13 points and seven rebounds for Louisville, which has dealt with multiple injuries so far and was without another player when reserve guard Elisha Justice didn't dress after he broke his nose. Cardinals coach Rick Pitino wanted Louisville to play fast throughout the game, but his team began to get tired in the second half. Larry Anderson scored 17 points for the 49ers before fouling out. No. 10 Florida 96, Stetson 70: Florida's Billy Donovan earned his 400th career coaching victory as the Gators rode a 16-point halftime lead to a win over Stetson. Bradley Beal had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Erving Walker added 21 to lead the Gators (5-1) in the neutral court matchup at Amway Center. The Hatters (3-3) were led by Chris Perez with 20 points. Stetson stayed close early on before a 23-4 Gators' run midway through the first half blew the game open. Florida relied on its outside shooting during the spurt, knocking down eight 3-pointers in the half and 14 for the game. No. 11 Xavier 82, No. 20 Vanderbilt 70, OT: Tu Holloway scored 10 of his 24 points in overtime and Xavier rallied from 10 down to beat Vanderbilt. The Musketeers (5-0) trailed by as much as 10. But they scored the final four points of regulation, including Mark Lyons' short jumper with 6.5 seconds left to force overtime. Wells hit two free throws, and Holloway knocked down two 3-pointers to cap a 12-0 run ending with 2:27 remaining in overtime that put Xavier up 74-66. Lyons had 19 points for Xavier, and Travis Taylor added 11. John Jenkins led Vanderbilt (5-2) with 20 points. Lance Goulbourne and Jeffery Taylor had 18 apiece. No. 16 Marquette 88, Jacksonville 56: Former Howard College star Jae Crowder scored a season-high 27 points to lead Marquette past Jacksonville. Darius Johnson-Odom scored 11 of his 19 points in the first half for the Golden Eagles (6-0) and helped steady a shaky offense. Delwan Graham's 13 points led the Dolphins (2-4). No. 22 Memphis 70, Jackson State 45: Joe Jackson scored 15 points, Chris Crawford added 14 and Memphis overcame a lackluster first half to defeat Jackson State. Memphis (3-2) outscored Jackson State 45-26 in the second half to pull away. Jenirro Bush led Jackson State (1-7) with 11 points, the only visitor to reach double figures. In another game, California routed NcNeese State 73-57.
