Washington improved to 8-1.

Washington improved to 8-1.
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SEATTLE -- Will Conroy and Tre Simmons each scored 12 points and Brandon Roy returned earlier than expected from knee surgery to add 10 points, leading No. 18 Washington to a 68-64 victory over No. 12 North Carolina State on Sunday.
The Huskies (8-1), off to their best start in seven years, outlasted the Wolfpack (8-1) in an exciting finish.
It wasn't the track meet everyone expected, with Washington averaging 89.5 points per game and N.C. State at 83.8, nor was it a duel between each team's best player -- Julius Hodge for N.C. State and Nate Robinson for Washington.
Hodge scored 15 points and Robinson was held to seven with five assists. Cameron Bennerman had 16 points for the Wolfpack, and freshman Andrew Brackman added 14.
Simmons scored five points in the final 23 seconds. His three-point play on a breakaway layup put Washington ahead 66-61 with 22 seconds to go. He hit two free throws to seal it with 0.2 seconds on the clock.
No. 5 North Carolina 85,Virginia Tech 51
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Jawad Williams and Sean May each scored 17 points and the Tar Heels gave Virginia Tech a rough welcome to Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The Tar Heels (8-1), who won their eighth straight, scored 17 of the last 21 points to lead 41-27 at halftime, then started the second half on a 16-5 run. Zabian Dowdell scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half for Virginia Tech (5-3).
No. 11 Connecticut 81, Rice 72
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Rashad Anderson scored 27 points and went 7-of-8 from the free throw line in the final two minutes for the Huskies.
Josh Boone added a career-high 20 points and dominated inside with 14 rebounds for UConn (5-1).
No. 23 Maryland 90,Florida St. 88, OT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- John Gilchrist made two free throws with 6.6 seconds left in overtime to cap a 21-point, 13-rebound performance as the Terrapins opened defense of their Atlantic Coast Conference title.
Adam Waleskowski led the Seminoles (5-5) with 23 points, but Florida State committed 25 turnovers in losing its 25th consecutive ACC road game.