National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 83, Seattle 77
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Where: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Randy McCall, # Robert Lehigh
Attendance: 3541

Mike Scott scored a career-best 34 points and added 14 rebounds as Virginia struggled to beat host Seattle University 83-77 on Thursday for its eighth straight victory.

Joe Harris added 15 points as the Cavaliers (10-1) squandered a 14-point second-half lead before recovering to send the Redhawks to their sixth straight loss.

Aaron Broussard scored a career-high 29 points and Sterling Carter had 17 for Seattle (2-8). The Redhawks easily topped the Cavaliers’ previous high points allowed of 58.

Scott was 12-of-14 from the field, 10-of-12 from the line and registered his 29th career double-double as Virginia is off to its best start since the 2000-01 campaign.

The Cavaliers led 63-49 before the Redhawks went on a 19-4 run and took the lead on Broussard’s basket with 3:28 remaining. Sammy Zeglinski put the Cavaliers back ahead with a 3-pointer and Virginia soon had a five-point lead.

Seattle got within 78-77 on Broussard’s basket with 51.8 seconds left but Scott hit five free throws to seal it.

The Cavaliers were 28-of-37 from the free-throw line. Seattle shot only 15 free throws, making 11.

The Redhawks never trailed in the first half and led 38-36 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia   Seattle
Mike Scott 33 Scoring Aaron Broussard 29
Malcolm Brogdon 3 Assists Cervante Burrell 6
Mike Scott 14 Rebounds Aaron Broussard 8
Mike Scott 9 Free Throws Made Aaron Broussard 4
Jontel Evans 2 Steals Allen Tate 5
Mike Scott 1 Blocks Louis Green 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia 83 55.3 4-11 27-38 12 27 2 5 13
Seattle 77 46.0 8-22 11-15 11 29 1 11 13