Men's Basketball Knocks Off California All-Stars, 101-77

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November 7, 1998

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Chris Williams scored a game-high 29 points and Colin Ducharme recorded a double-double as Virginia trounced the California All-Stars 101-77 in exhibition action at University Hall here Saturday night. This was the final preseason tune-up for UVa, which opens its season Nov. 13.

Williams was on fire all night, hitting 12 of 16 shots from the field and four of six from three-point land. The true freshman from Birmingham, Ala., also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. Ducharme chipped in with 12 rebounds and was the only player in double-figures for rebounding with 10.

Virginia and the All-Stars swapped the lead three times in the first half with neither team ever leading by more than six points. However, the Wahoos were in control of the scoreboard at the half with a slim 50-47 lead.

In the second half, the All-Stars kept it within five points until the Cavaliers went on a 7-0 run a fourth of the way through the half. That offensive flurry gave UVa a 66-54 lead with 13:49 to play and the Cavs never looked back.

With 12:38 to play, Josh hare dunked to put the Wahoos up 68-58 and the Wahoos never led by less than 10 the rest of the way. UVa topped the century mark thanks to a jumper by Cade Lemcke with 39 seconds to play and that capped the scoring at 101-77.

Nine Virginia players found their way into the scoring column. Willie Dersch and Donald Hand joined Williams and Ducharme in double-digits with 13 points and 18 points, respectively. Chezley Watson added eight along with a game-high eight assists. Adam Hall came off the bench for seven points and six rebounds to go along with three assists and three steals.

Brian Miles led the All-Stars with 23 points, while Duane Spencer chipped in with 13.

As a team, the Cavaliers hit 56.6 percent (43-of-76) of their shots from the field, including a blistering 61.1 percent (22-of-36) in the first half. Meanwhile, the ‘Hoos held the All-Stars to just 40 percent from the field on 26-of-65 shooting.

UVa will tip off its 1998-99 season Friday as they tangle with Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond at 6 p.m.

Virginia 101, California All-Stars 77

VIRGINIA (101) – Dersch 6-12 0-1 13, Williams 12-16 1-1 29, Ducharme 6-9 0-0 12, Watson 4-8 0-1 8, Hand 7-12 2-4 18, Hall 3-10 0-1 7, Hunter 2-3 2-3 6, Hare 2-4 2-2 6, Lemcke 1-1 0-0 2, Lyons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-76 7-13 101.

ALL-STARS (77) – Spencer 5-11 2-3 13, Higgins 4-8 0-2 8, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Miles 6-11 8-8 23, Jacobson 1-4 7-7 9, Vanden 2-6 1-2 5, Alexander 6-17 3-4 15, O’Quinn 2-8 0-0 4.

Totals 26-65, 21-26, 77.
Halftime – UVa 50, CAS 47.
Three pointers –
CAS: 4-12 (Miles 3-3, Spencer 1-2, Vanden 0-3, Alexander 0-2, O’Quinn 0-1, Jacobson 0-1)
UVa: 8-20 (Williams 4-6, Hand 2-3, Hall 1-3, Dersch 1-3, Watson 0-2, Hare 0-2, Lyons 0-1).

Rebounds – CAS 37 (Miles 9), UVa 42 (Ducharme 10).
Assists – CAS 17 (Higgins, Jacobson 4), UVa 24 (Watson 8).
Fouls – CAS 18, UVa 21.
Fouled Out – None.
Officials – Duke Edsall, Manny Upton, Jamie Luckie.
A – 1,052.