Late Drought Dooms UVa

For the majority of the second half on Thursday night, the Virginia men’s basketball team appeared ready to take home its third ACC home win of the season. For the final five minutes of regulation and then overtime, however, the Cavaliers struggled to score and struggled to get stops, leading to a disappointing 76-71 loss against rival Virginia Tech.

So what happened down the stretch as the Cavaliers let a 10-point lead slip from their grasps? The Hokies flashed some fullcourt pressure and seemingly changed the rhythm of the game. That led to poor execution, missed shots and defensive breakdowns by UVa and eventually a VT win.

“It kind of took us out of our halfcourt offense and caused us to turn the ball over a little bit too much and that’s uncharacteristic of us,” Cavalier guard Sammy Zeglinski said of the fullcourt pressure.

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