LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Roger Mason Jr. scored 21 points and Adam Hall added 19 Monday night to lead No. 16 Virginia to a 89-70 victory over Virginia Military Institute.

Chris Williams also scored 16 for the Cavaliers (5-0), who are off to their best start since winning their first 11 games in 1992-93.

Eric Mann had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Keydets (1-4), who were stymied by a tough Virginia man-to-man defense that forced 22 turnovers.

Virginia went on a 24-6 run capped by a 3-pointer from Williams to pull ahead 83-66 with five minutes left to play.

VMI, trailing 46-34 at halftime, scored the first five points of the second half on a 3-pointer and jumper by Radee Skipworth. But VMI would get no closer after Virginia answered with back-to-back baskets by Donald Hand and Mason to make it 50-39.

Skipworth, the Keydets' leading scorer with an average of 12.5 points per game, missed most of the first half after hurting his right knee 30 seconds into the game. He returned after halftime and finished with 13 points. Jeremy Harper added 12 points for VMI, while Nick Richardson had 11 and a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Cavaliers have a 97-15 lead in their series with the Keydets. Virginia beat VMI 98-57 last season in Charlottesville.

VMI has not beaten Virginia since 1964 when it pulled off a 95-75 victory in Lexington. Virginia's 97 wins over VMI by far are the most over any opponent.