Virginia Basketball Double Bonus: Boston College

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The Virginia basketball team picked up another true road win by prevailing 71-54 on Wednesday night at Boston College. The Cavaliers broke open an 8-8 tie to cruise into halftime and eventually the win. The Double Bonus returns to take another look.

One of the big storylines from the game became minutes as UVA got the chance to give some of its younger players extended playing time in the blowout. The big beneficiaries proved to be the freshman guards as Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome logged 25 and 23 minutes, respectively.

And the youngsters did well in the extra action until a lull in the final 10 minutes. Guy finished with 8 points on 3-of-5 shooting with 4 rebounds and 1 assists. Jerome posted 5 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 rebounds in what was his longest run of minutes yet.

Mamadi Diakite picked up only 9 minutes, but had 4 points and 2 boards.

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