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London Perrantes is starting to make himself a third offensive threat for No. 5 Virginia's opponents.

The junior guard made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in overtime Tuesday night and the Cavaliers survived a poor shooting night and beat California 63-62 for their ninth consecutive victory.

"It wasn't too clean," Perrantes said of the shot from in front of the Virginia bench. "I just felt like if I had a little bit of daylight I was going to let it go. I didn't shoot a 3 the whole second half and I've been shooting the ball a little bit too well not to."

Perrantes' shot was the biggest, coming on a night when the Cavaliers fell well short of their 77.3 scoring average, but hit all the ones they had to have. That included three 3-pointers from Malcolm Brogdon, who missed the nine other shots he took.

"As a shooter, as a scorer, you just keep shooting with confidence and hope they fall when it matters," said Brogdon, who along with Anthony Gill have become Virginia's primary scorers. Perrantes, coming off a 19-point effort against Villanova, is third at 11.5 per game.

His second 3 came in a 9-0 run that moved Virginia from a 50-43 deficit to a 52-50 lead, it's first all night, with 1:04 left in regulation, and his last one erased most of a five-point deficit with 53 seconds left in overtime, setting the stage for Perrantes' game-winner.

Overall, Virginia made just 21 of 54 shots (38.9 percent).

Anthony Gill led the Cavaliers (10-1) with 17 points, freshman Jarred Reuter had 11 and Perrantes and Brogdon each had 10.

Jaylen Brown scored 18 and Jordan Mathews 16 for the Golden Bears (9-3), whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Brown had an opportunity at the end of regulation going one-on-one against Brogdon at the top of the key, but as he tried to make his move, Brogdon knocked the ball away.

"Brogdon made a tremendous play, as an elite defender would do," Cal coach Cuonzo Martin said.

In overtime, three points each from Brown and Wallace and a putback by Ivan Rabb gave Cal a 60-54 lead with 2:25 remaining, but Isaiah Wilkins' putback turned into a 3-point play for Virginia, and Brogdon followed two free throws by Brown with his third 3-pointer of the game to make it 62-60.

After a miss by the Golden Bears, Perrantes caught a pass in front of the Cavaliers' bench and swished home his second 3-pointer to complete the comeback.

"Both teams did enough. We just came up a little short," Martin said.

The Golden Bears led by as many as 11 twice in the second half, the last time at 46-35 with 13 minutes to go, but a basket by Gill, a dunk by Reuter and Perrantes' drive pulled the Cavaliers within 46-41, bringing the crowd out of its malaise and into the game. The Bears pushed the lead back to seven three times, the last at 50-43, but they scored just two points in the last 7 ½ minutes of regulation as Virginia rallied.

Perrantes scored on a drive, Brogdon followed a Cal miss with a 3-pointer for only his second field goal of the night, and Gill followed another miss by the Bears with a basket that pulled Virginia even for the first time, whipping the crowd into a frenzy.

Neither team scored for more than three minutes, and when Isaiah Wilkins finally stole the ball and fed Darius Thompson for a dunk, the Cavaliers had a 52-50 lead and John Paul Jones Arena seemed to be vibrating.

Brown, however, hit a pair of free throws with 41.5 seconds left, and neither team scored again in regulation.

No. 1 Michigan St. 99, Oakland 93, OT

Bryn Forbes scored a career-high 32 points and No. 1 Michigan State needed overtime to beat Oakland 99-93 on Tuesday night, the Spartans' first game without the injured Denzel Valentine. Eron Harris added 27 points for the Spartans (13-0) who are off to the best start in school history.

No. 6 Xavier 78, Wake Forest 70

Trevon Bluiett scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 6 Xavier beat Wake Forest 78-70 on Tuesday night in the Skip Prosser Classic. Freshman Edmond Sumner added 13 of his season-high 21 points after halftime for the Musketeers (12-0). Debuting at the highest national ranking in school history, they trailed by 18 in the first half and 15 at halftime before shooting 59 percent in the second half.

No. 8 Arizona 85, Long Beach St. 70

Freshman Allonzo Trier scored 20 points to lead six Arizona players in double figures and the eighth-ranked Wildcats beat Long Beach State 85-70 on Tuesday night in their final warmup before opening the Pac-12 season.

The Wildcats (12-1), winners of seven straight, are off until they play at Arizona State on Jan. 3.

Nick Faust scored 17 points for Long Beach State (6-8) before fouling out with 1:20 to play.

Arizona won its 47th consecutive home game, the longest active streak in the country.

The Wildcats won it at the free throw line and on the boards. They made 28 of 32 free throws to Long Beach State's 9 of 15 and outrebounded the 49ers 40-20.

No. 9 Butler 88, Southern Utah 52

Roosevelt Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds and No. 9 Butler beat Southern Utah 88-52 on Tuesday night.

Jones was one of four Bulldogs to score in double digits as Butler (10-1) shot 63 percent from the field (37 of 58) and led by as many 41 points on the way to its seventh straight win.

Travon Langston had 17 points for Southern Utah (2-8).

The Bulldogs' stingy defense made it difficult for the Thunderbirds to get good looks at the basket, and in turn, forced Southern Utah into a dismal game, shooting 35 percent from the field (19 of 53).

Butler outscored the Thunderbirds 22-9 through the first 11 minutes of the second half to go ahead by 33 points.

No. 11 Iowa State 81, No. 22 Cincinnati 79

Abdel Nader hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that put No. 11 Iowa State ahead, and No. 22 Cincinnati missed three shots in the closing seconds, allowing the Cyclones to hold on for an 81-79 victory on Tuesday night.

The Cyclones (10-1) led by 13 points early in the second half before Troy Caupain led the Bearcats back. Kevin Johnson's 15-foot jumper gave Cincinnati (10-3) its first lead with 4:22 left.

Nader's 3-pointer from the right wing — he'd missed his first four shots from beyond the arc — put the Cyclones ahead once again. Caupain and Farad Cobb missed 3-pointers, and Gary Clark was short on a bank shot in the closing seconds.

Georges Niang led Iowa State with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Nader finished with 11 points, making his only 3-pointer the game winner.

Caupain had 18 points for Cincinnati, which has lost both of its games against ranked teams. The Bearcats also fell to crosstown rival Xavier 65-55.

No. 13 Miami 95, La Salle 49

Ivan Cruz Uceda scored 20 points and Tonye Jekiri had 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 13 Miami to a 95-49 win over La Salle on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes (10-1) won their fifth straight game and blew open the game with a 27-9 run in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

No. 14 Purdue 68, Vanderbilt 55

A.J. Hammons had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 14 Purdue rallied to defeat Vanderbilt 68-55 on Tuesday night.

No. 16 Louisville 75, Missouri-Kansas City 47

Trey Lewis scored 17 points, Damion Lee added 14 and No. 16 Louisville pulled away from Missouri-Kansas City for a 75-47 victory Tuesday night. After uneven play for most of the late-evening contest, the Cardinals (10-1) regrouped to mount a 9-0 run over 2:02 for a 60-39 lead with 8:17 remaining. Louisville went on to clinch an opening win in the Billy Minardi Classic.

No. 17 Villanova 78, Delaware 48

Josh Hart posted a double-double, freshman Jalen Brunson added 13 points and No. 17 Villanova relied on stingy defense and timely 3-point shooting to defeat Delaware 78-48 on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats stumbled out of the gate but overcame an early 10-point deficit with a 34-8 run in just under 14 minutes to win going away. In that run, Delaware turned the ball over 10 times.

No. 18 SMU 90, Kent State 74

Larry Brown returned from a nine-game suspension and No. 18 SMU remained unbeaten with a 90-74 win over Kent State on Tuesday night in the Las Vegas Classic.

Brown was suspended after the NCAA ruled in September that a former men's basketball administrative assistant completed online course work for a student to meet eligibility requirements. He received warm applause before the game from SMU fans making the trip while walking onto the court for the first time since last March's NCAA Tournament.

DePaul 82, George Washington 61

Billy Garrett Jr. scored 20 points and Eli Cain added 16 to lead DePaul to an 82-61 upset of No. 20 George Washington on Tuesday night. Aaron Simpson added 15 points for the Blue Demons (6-6), who broke a four-game losing streak and scored their first home victory over a ranked opponent in eight seasons.

No. 25 South Carolina 75, St. John's 61

Duane Notice scored 20 points to lead No. 25 South Carolina over St. John's 75-61 on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Gamecocks (11-0) came in ranked for the first time since March 16, 2004 when they were 23rd in the final regular-season poll. South Carolina was 10-0 for the first time in 80 years after beating Clemson 65-59 last Friday.