Charlottesville, VA (SportsNetwork. Reggie Sanders Jersey .com) - Justin Anderson posted 16 points and nine rebounds and No. 3 Virginia stayed unbeaten with Wednesdays 61-51 win over North Carolina State. Malcolm Brogdon gave 14 points and Anthony Gill had 12 with seven rebounds for Virginia, which was coming off a double-overtime win over Miami in its ACC opener last Saturday. Virginia (14-0, 2-0 ACC) entered Wednesdays tilt ranked second in the nation in points allowed, giving up just 50.8 per game despite its last two opponents scoring 72 and 80, respectively. It got back to form on Wednesday and caused fits for the Wolfpack, who had a six-plus minute scoreless stretch in each half. We changed in practice. We knew that two games in a row we didnt execute defensively to our standard, and coach wanted to ramp it up this week, said Anderson. I think we came out start to finish on edge and we did a good job. Ralston Turner led NC State (11-5, 2-1) with 14 points, and Kyle Washington tallied 13 with 10 rebounds. I thought my team competed really hard and played extremely hard, NC State coach Mark Gottfried said. We didnt finish the game. A lot of good things that we did, we just didnt finish the game. Washington hit consecutive jumpers early in the second half, the second of which gave the Wolfpack a 37-36 lead. It was a one or two-point game either way over the next eight minutes. Then, Mike Tobeys layup at 7:40 sparked a run of 10 straight points for the Cavaliers. His two-handed dunk on a lookaway feed from Anderson in transition made it 51-42. After Caleb Martins 3 cut the deficit six out of a timeout, Gill answered with a pair of putbacks to seal the deal. I dont think we are where we need to be defensively, said Virginia coach Tony Bennett. I think we have limitations. NC State looked to have Virginias pack line defense figured out in the early going, making four 3-pointers in the first 6 1/2 minutes to take a 16-8 lead. But a prolonged scoring drought of 6:21 allowed Virginia to climb in front. Brogdon scored six points during the 13-0 run. Turner hit three 3s in the final 3:23 of the half and Anthony Barber was fouled shooting a 3-pointer as time expired and made 2-of-3, but Virginia still led 32-31 at halftime. Game Notes Virginia owned a 40-29 rebounding advantage and outscored NC State 22-14 in the paint ...Out of 20 field goals for NC State, nine came from beyond the arc ... The Wolfpack did not score a point in transition ... Tobey scored 11 points off the bench. Tom Seaver Jersey . Jackson Houck added a goal and two assists for the Giants (28-23-10), who halted a five-game slide, while Tyler Morrison, Mason Geertsen and Dominik Volek each scored once. 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During the game, the Penguins said on their site that he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where "he is alert and conscious." It happened in a wild sequence of events. Bostons Brad Marchand was injured on the other end when Thornton came skating up quickly from centre ice and grabbed Orpik from behind, knocking him down backward before punching him. Thornton, dressed in a suit and speaking very quietly in front of his locker after the game, said he was "sorry" for what happened. "Its hard for me to talk about right now. I cant say Im sorry enough. Im sure Ill be criticized, but its true," he said. "I felt awful. It wasnt my intention. I know Brooksie. Ive gotten to know him the last seven years here. I skated with him during the lockout. I texted him a couple of times. Its not what I wanted to see or anyone to see." In TV replays, it appeared that Orpik didnt move after taking the punch. He also appeared hit his head on the ice when he fell. Thornton was given a match penalty. Thornton has a hearing with the NHL. "I hope hes doing all right," Thornton. "I heard hes conscious and talking and Im happy about that." Penguins coach Dan&nnbsp;Bylsma said Orpik has a concussion. Jose Peraza Jersey. "I think he was out on the ice for a period of time," Bylsma said. "So I think that means hes got a concussion, for sure." Players immediately called for medical assistance for Orpik. He was surrounded by members of both teams medical staffs before he was taken off on a stretcher after about a 10-minute delay. Pittsburghs James Neal was assessed a kneeing penalty for his hit on Marchand. "I mean, what do you want me to say? That I was trying to hit him?" Neal said. "No, Im going by him. I dont get out of the way, like I said. I need to be more careful and I guess get my knee out of the way, but Im not trying to hit him in the head or injure him or anything like that." In the games opening minute, Orpik hit Bostons Loui Eriksson with his shoulder near the wingers head as he turned to move up the ice. "I think thats a big reason why," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said when asked why Thornton may have reacted like he did. Eriksson was stunned and went to the bench dazed before heading to the dressing room with a trainer taking one arm to help his balance as he got up from the bench. Eriksson didnt return to the game. Bruins coach Claude Julien said Eriksson left with a concussion and will not travel to Toronto for Sundays game. A few seconds after Orpiks hit on Eriksson, Boston captain Zdeno Chara charged at the defenceman and drew a cross-checking penalty. Boston forward Milan Lucic also fought the Penguins Deryk Engelland midway into the period. ' ' '