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FULLERTON, Calif. -- Justin Robinson had 22 points and eight assists, Ahmed Hill added 18 points and Virginia Tech defeated New Mexico 92-72 in the first round of the Wooden Legacy on Thursday.Chris Clarke had eight points, nine rebounds and four assists as the Hokies (4-0) capitalized on timely three-point shooting, an edge on the glass and good ball movement.Our chemistry on and off the court is crazy, Robinson said. We really dont care who is scoring, who is doing anything. We just want to win.Tim Williams had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Elijah Brown scored 16 points for the Lobos (3-1), who fell to 6-17 all-time against ACC teams.Virginia Tech scored nine unanswered points in a 1:30 stretch late in the first half to create separation, starting the run with Zach LeDays three-pointer to break a 23-23 tie. LeDay finished with 16 points.In the second half, Virginia Tech pulled away behind the hot shooting of Hill and Justin Bibbs. Bibbs and Hill combined to score 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while the Hokies shot 59.3 percent from the field after the break.TURNING POINTVirginia Tech moved the ball to start the second half and never stopped, finishing with 12 assists on 16 field goals. Williams said the willingness to make the extra pass was a testament to the selflessness of his team.If you dont have the right character guys who are wanting to play for one another, then at some point the ball is going to get stuck, and I dont think the ball gets stuck very often with our group, Hokies coach Buzz Williams said.HE SAID ITVirginia Tech finished with 20 assists against eight turnovers, but Williams thought the latter total should have been even lower.And two of those turnovers were Zach out there dancing with the ball, and the whole organization told him to quit doing the shimmy-shake, so it should have been 20 and 6, Williams said.FRESHMAN STANDOUTKhadim Sy had a team-high 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes for Virginia Tech, offering a much-needed presence on the glass for the four-guard offense. Williams sees the 6-foot-10 Sy as one of the teams most important pieces, so the rest of the team doesnt feel like they are alone in the fight, coach Williams said.HE SAID IT, PART TWOAfter a strong start by Tim Williams, Virginia Tech was able to collapse its defense and deny him entry passes. New Mexico coach Craig Neal said the Lobos must find compliments to Tim Williams, Brown and Jordan Hunter, who had 10 points.I think we had two guys on the floor that they didnt really guard, and we got to look at that, Neal said.BIG PICTUREVirginia Tech: The Hokies are ready for their non-conference tests. After starting the season against three pushovers, Virginia Tech looked sharp against its first opponent really capable of mounting a challenge to kick off an arduous four-game stretch that includes a road trip to Michigan as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.New Mexico: The Lobos must manufacture more touches for Tim Williams. After earning Mountain West player of the week honors for trouncing Houston Baptist and New Mexico State, the senior turned in another strong performance by making 8 of 13 shots. However, there were too many possessions where Tim Williams was a spectator despite having the hot hand. If New Mexico is going to do damage in conference, he has to be more central to the offense.UP NEXTVirginia Tech will face Texas A&M on Friday in the winners half of the bracket, though the size and length of the Aggies could present serious issues to a perimeter-oriented team.New Mexico plays Cal State Northridge on Friday on the other side of the draw. Provided the Lobos keep Micheal Warren in check after he broke out for 19 points against Texas A&M, they should respond quite well. Discount Nike React . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. NEW ORLEANS -- While Appalachian State will always be remembered for its stunning upset of Michigan in the Big House in 2007, the Mountaineers are setting a new standard now.Since moving to the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, Appalachian State has proved it was primed for a quick transition up to the NCAAs top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision.Last season, Scott Satterfield coached the Mountaineers to the first 11-win season in Sun Belt history, capped by a Camelia Bowl victory over Ohio. The two losses came against Clemson, the 2015 national runner-up, and Arkansas State, which won the Sun Belt by virtue of that victory.This season, conference coaches have picked Appalachian State as the preseason favorite, surprising no one -- especially not the Mountaineers.There are a lot of high expectations, but for us at Appalachian State we have always had high expectations, Satterfield said. When we first arrived (in the Sun Belt) a few years ago, there were questions as to whether or not we could compete in this league and compete at the FBS level. We have been able to answer those questions over the last year and a half. So our guys expect to win every game.That means the Mountaineers expect to win at Tennessee and also to beat what will arguably be the most prominent program to visit Appalachian States Kidd Brewer Stadium, the Miami Hurricanes.Certainly, victories in either of those games raise the profile of the Sun Belt, which has enjoyed steady increases in bowl tie-ins (now up to five) and television revenues in recent seasons.But the 16-year-old league still has yet to see one of its members qualify for an elite New Years Day bowl game.All our indicators are trending upward, Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said recently. Why not 2016 becoming the year that the Sun Belt champion plays in Dallas (on) Jan. 2 in the Cotton Bowl?THE FAVORITESIn addition to Appalachian State, defending champion Arkansas State could have a say in who wins the league. However, the Red Wolves lost their starting quarterback, making it tougher to project how effective their offense will be this season.We have never been picked to win the league, but we have found a way to win it in four out of the last five years, said third-year Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson, who is 13-3 in the league through his firsst wo seasons.dddddddddddd However, the conference schedule doesnt match Arkansas State against Appalachian State.Georgia Southern, meanwhile, was picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll, but is adjusting to a new coaching staff after Willie Fritzs departure for Tulane.TOP PLAYERSAppalachian State junior Taylor Lamb has been named preseason all-conference quarterback and could be one of the Sun Belts most prolific players, given hell be running a spread option offense. Last season, he passed for 2,387 yards and 31 TDs while rushing for 436 yards and five scores. The league also has a slew of productive running backs including Georgia Southerns Matt Breida, Appalachian States Marcus Cox, Louisiana-Lafayettes Elijah McGuire and New Mexico States Larry Rose III. On defense, Arkansas State lineman JaVon Rolland-Jones is coming off a nine-sack season, while defensive backs Savion Brown of Louisiana-Lafayette and Cody Brown of Arkansas State were both among the league leaders in pass breakups and interceptions in 2015.NEW FACESAnthony Jennings, who was LSUs starting quarterback in 2014, is a graduate transfer to Louisiana-Lafayette, meaning he could start immediately for a Ragin Cajuns squad looking to bounce back from a 2015 campaign that saw them post their first losing record in five years. Louisiana-Monroe has a new coach in Matt Viator, who has enjoyed a long run of success in the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision with McNeese State. Tyson Summers is Georgia Southerns third new coach in four seasons. Summers also is in his first season as a Division I coach after serving as Colorado States defensive coordinator the past two seasons. He takes over an experience-laden squad that has gone 18-7 in its first two years at the FBS level.ON THE HOT SEAT?Idaho coach Paul Petrino?, the brother of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, is 6-29 in three seasons with the Vandals. New Mexico State coach Doug Martin is 7-29 in three seasons.PICKSAppalachian State wins its first Sun Belt crown. Arkansas State winds up with a bowl bid, as do Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia State.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '