COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Wallace Speaks Softly, but Carries a Big Game

Rasheed Wallace kept his mouth shut and let his game do the talking, scoring 30 points for No. 2 North Carolina in a 90-67 victory over Pittsburgh at Chapel Hill, N.C.

The demeanor is a departure from a year ago, the new look showing up when he was pushed around close to the basket.

“I think I’ve calmed down from last year,” Wallace said. “Last year, I would have let that one call get at me for the rest of the game. (Now) I look past that.”

The game is just better. It was the Tar Heels’ first 30-point performance since Hubert Davis scored 35 against Duke on March 8, 1992.

Wallace hit 14 of 19 shots, and eight of his baskets were dunks. He also grabbed 11 rebounds.

North Carolina (2-0) forced 28 turnovers by the Panthers, who were playing their season opener under new Coach Ralph Willard.

The Tar Heels scored the last 12 points of the first half for a 38-30 halftime lead, then added the first eight points of the second half to put Pittsburgh away.

No. 11 Maryland 92, Loyola, Md. 62--The Terrapins’ Joe Smith was held to 12 points and five rebounds, but that didn’t slow Maryland (3-1), which used a 14-0 first-half run in winning over Loyola (1-1) at College Park.

Exree Hipp scored 22 points and Keith Booth 16 for Maryland, which has won 31 consecutive nonconference home games and its last 18 home openers.

No. 15 Minnesota 102, Sacramento St. 84--Voshon Lenard scored 28 points as the Gophers (4-0) followed their impressive Great Alaska Shootout championship with a sloppy victory that sent Sacramento (0-2) to its 26th consecutive loss overall and 50th loss in a row on the road since going to Division I in 1991.

No. 21 Wake Forest 74, Davidson 62--Guard Randolph Childress scored 26 points to lead the Demon Deacons (2-0), who slowly pulled away from the Wildcats (1-1) in the second half at Davidson, N.C.

Childress was the key to this victory, but Wake Forest also got 17 points and 15 rebounds from center Tim Duncan.

Forward Travis Banks, with 11 points, was the only other double-figure scorer for the Deacons.

No. 22 Syracuse 88, Colgate 53--John Wallace scored nine of his 15 points in the opening 6 1/2 minutes to stake the Orangemen (1-1) to an early 15-point lead, and they showed their defense had improved since a season-opening loss to George Washington two weeks ago in the preseason NIT.

Colgate hit just 6 of 31 shots in the opening half and committed 15 turnovers against the Orangemen, who also came up with four blocked shots and nine steals en route to a 46-21 halftime lead.

OTHER GAMES

Notre Dame (2-0) got two free throws each from Lamarr Justice and Keith Kurowski and one from Matt Goetsch in overtime in an 80-79 victory over Indiana that sent the Hoosiers to a 1-3 record, their worst start since 1976. . . . Freshman Jelani Gardner scored 15 points to pace four California (2-0) players in double figures as the Bears had to get a 15-0 second-half run to earn a 69-66 victory over Northern Arizona (1-1).