No. 9 North Carolina 87, Albany 70

Ed Davis had 18 points to help No. 9 North Carolina beat Albany 87-70 on Wednesday night.

Deon Thompson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (11-3), who, despite being short-handed, built a double-digit lead midway through the first half and coasted the rest of the way for its third straight win since losing to No. 2 Texas.

The Tar Heels played without fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard and sophomore Justin Watts. Watts injured his right ankle during Monday's win against Rutgers, while Ginyard has missed two straight since spraining his right ankle in practice.

No. 11 Michigan St. 87, Texas-Arlington 68

Durrell Summers and Draymond Green combined for 39 points to lead Michigan State.

Summers had 20 points, 13 in the first half, for the Spartans (10-3), while Green added 19 in a balanced attack in their final nonconference game.

Reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Kalin Lucas responded to a benching with 16 points in 29 minutes.

No. 18 Temple 70, N. Illinois 60

Juan Fernandez scored 26 points and Ryan Brooks added 19 for Temple, which tuned up for a weekend game with No. 1 Kansas.

The Owls (11-2) never trailed in the first meeting between the programs. But the Huskies (2-8) made it competitive as they cut an 18-point first-half deficit to 35-33 early in the second half. Temple used a 12-2 run that restored a double-digit lead at 47-35. Northern Illinois never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

Virginia 72, No. 24 UAB 63

Sylven Landesberg scored 19 points and had two free throws and two key assists in the final 2:36 as Virginia ended UAB's 10-game winning streak.

The Cavaliers (7-4) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since they topped Clemson last February, giving first-year coach Tony Bennett his biggest victory at Virginia.

The Blazers (11-2), got a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds from Elijah Millsap.