Virginia Cavaliers put 27 bench points on Virginia Tech Hokies at John Paul Jones Arena, holding off a second-half surge

The the Virginia Cavaliers moved to 17-11 after a 76-72 win over the the Virginia Tech Hokies, who left Charlottesville at 13-15. The 76-72 Virginia Cavaliers full-time result landed at John Paul Jones Arena with 14,637 in attendance and a national broadcast on The CW Network.

First half

The the Virginia Cavaliers set the early terms by scoring 41 in the opening half while holding the the Hokies to 25. The the Hoos built a biggest lead of 17 and logged a most-unanswered run of 12-0 while producing 19 assists in the game. The the Cavaliers got 27 bench points and paired it with 11 offensive rebounds that fed 16 second-chance points.

Second half

The the Hokies answered with 47 after halftime and used 11 steals to create 12 points off turnovers as Tech pushed the margin down late. The the Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies turning point came when UVA’s interior work still held, finishing with 32 points in the paint and adding 6 blocks to erase clean looks. The the Hokies leaned on 30 points in the paint and hit 12 free throws, but Tech’s 8 made 3-pointers came with a 25 percent mark from deep.

Final stretch

The the Cavaliers closed it out by converting 15 free throws at 88 percent and finishing with 9 made 3-pointers at 36 percent to offset 12 turnovers. Sam Lewis led UVA’s previous-game carryover with 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Ugonna Onyenso’s 16 points came with 3 blocks as the the Cavaliers protected the rim. Dallin Hall’s 9 assists in the previous game matched the ball-moving profile that showed up in this Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies recap, even as what went wrong for Virginia Cavaliers showed up in Tech’s pressure forcing giveaways.

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