Chalktalk: Controlling the Tempo

Laurynas Mikalauskas has become a factor of late, but the Cavs will need him to be strong in post defense today against Eric Williams.

Under coach Skip Prosser, the Wake Forest men’s basketball team has become known as an up-tempo club that pushes the basketball and attacks the rim aggressively. Despite a 1-7 start in the ACC this season, the run-and-gun style has paid dividends (Prosser is 79-38, a 67.5 winning percentage, in his career at Wake). With that in mind, expect Virginia to combat the Deacons’ strength today by controlling the tempo.

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