At halftime of Wednesday night’s game with Duke, the Virginia basketball team found itself in good shape and ahead on the scoreboard. By the end of the night, however, a season-long trend left the Hoos with a disappointing loss as the Blue Devils prevailed 65-55.
The troublesome theme? Second-half shooting by the opponent.
The Cavaliers made the Devils uncomfortable for the most part before intermission and led 25-21. The visitors shot just 33.3% (7-21) with 8 turnovers in the first half. After halftime, however, Duke ripped the nets for 57.1% shooting (12-21) and committed only 3 turnovers.
So what happened? Jayson Tatum happened.
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