The Tar Heels (4-0 ACC, 17-0 overall) won for the 33rd time in their last 34 games. The Cavaliers (1-2, 8-7), who fell to 3-55 in Chapel Hill and 0-13 in the Smith Center, were led by Norman Nolan with 29 points.
Vince Carter added 18 points for the Tar Heels, while Staples had 20 for Virginia, which shot 54.5 percent in the second half.
No. 2 Duke 75, No. 13 Florida St. 63
Roshown McLeod scored a career-high 25 points and Duke survived a cold-shooting second half to hand the Seminoles their second straight loss.
Reserves Shane Battier and Chris Carrawell added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for Duke, which shot only 28.1 percent in the second half.
The Seminoles (1-3 ACC, 12-4) pulled within 61-58 with 4:28 left on a jump hook by Corey Louis, but were unable to get any closer.
No. 4 Kansas 102, Texas 72
Billy Thomas was 6-of-6 from 3-point range in the second half and Paul Pierce scored 31 points as the Jayhawks handed the Longhorns their worst home loss in 14 years.
Thomas, who was 9-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-11 from 3-point range, took over in the second half as Kansas (3-0 Big 12, 19-2) pulled away from a 39-25 halftime lead. He finished with 27 points and Lester Earl added 15. Luke Axtell scored 18 points to lead Texas (0-3, 6-8), which lost its third straight. The loss was the worst at home for Texas since a 103-72 defeat by SMU in 1984.
No. 5 Arizona 110, Washington 91
Michael Dickerson scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, and Mike Bibby had 20 to lead Arizona.
The Wildcats (4-0 Pac-10, 13-3), who led by 20 at halftime and by 34 twice in the second half, also got 18 points from Miles Simon.
01-12-98
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