The Virginia basketball team continued its strong play on the road with a win at Louisville, 64-52. The Hoos’ only road loss this season came at Duke. There’s just one road game left on this year’s schedule and that’s next week’s trip up to Syracuse.

The victory also pushed UVA’s winning streak against the Cardinals to eight games. That’s led to some good discussion items in the Double Bonus series and this time is no different. So let’s go.

Hunter Hurts ‘Em In Ball Screen Concepts

Virginia manufactured a lot of success by using ball screens against Louisville. Some of those came through the continuity ball screen offense that the Hoos added this year, but some also came out of the ‘Sides’ motion blocker-mover scheme that has been in place throughout the Tony Bennett era. The Cardinals’ vulnerability to those looks showed up early and extended well into the second half.

Among the early plays, Kyle Guy found Mamadi Diakite rolling to the rim for a bucket and later he found Jay Huff, who turned it into a post-up move for a basket. Later, some of the flashier plays included a look-away pass from Ty Jerome to Mamadi Diakite for a one-handed jam and a dump to Huff on an empty side for a dunk of his own.

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