No. 2 Virginia 59, Syracuse 47: Anthony Gill scored 17 points as the visiting Cavaliers rallied from an incredibly poor start to clinch the ACC regular-season title outright.

London Perrantes, Malcolm Brogdon and Mike Tobey each added 10 points for Virginia (28-1, 16-1), which missed nine of its first 10 shots but shot 54.8 percent thereafter in clinching its second straight league crown. Perrantes dished out 10 assists, Darion Atkins and Gill each had nine rebounds and Tobey added eight boards for the Cavaliers, who overcame 20 turnovers.

Trevor Cooney paced Syracuse (18-12, 9-8) with 14 points. Rakeem Christmas, playing his final home game at the Carrier Dome, notched 10 points and a pair of blocks.

Virginia's hideous start saw the team score two points in the first 13:54 and commit 10 turnovers in the first 10 1/2 minutes. However, the Cavaliers caught fire down the stretch of the half and made nine of their final 12 shots to turn a 13-2 deficit into a 23-20 edge at the break.

The Cavaliers' lead was 28-25 early in the second half when Brogdon's 3-pointer ignited a 12-2 run that later featured another Brogdon triple as Virginia built a double-digit lead that it would not relinquish. The lead swelled to 55-38 on Gill's dunk with less than four minutes left before the hosts made the final score a bit more respectable.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia has held eight straight opponents to 60 points or fewer. ... Brogdon had seven turnovers while Gill had five. ... Tyler Roberson chipped in 10 points for the Orange, who missed 15 of their 19 3-pointers and were crushed on the boards 42-20.