The Virginia basketball team claimed a 67-58 win at Florida State last weekend in a game that really wasn’t as close as that final margin indicates. The Hoos led for the final 36:55 and held a multi-possession lead throughout the second half. The victory completed the season sweep of the Seminoles.

One storyline in the game centered on UVA’s strong 3-point shooting. The Cavaliers drilled 11 of 22 3-pointers (50%) and built their early lead from shots beyond the arc. All told, three different Hoos had multiple 3’s and five different added to the total.

The Double Bonus returns for a look at the shooting trend and more.

Virginia 3-Point Shooting

Struggles with 3-point shooting were a key factor last season, but the opposite has been true through 16 games this season. The Wahoos currently own a 38.5% shooting percentage from 3-point range, which ranks 18th in the country, 1st in the ACC, and 3rd among Power 5 conference teams. Compare that to last season’s 32.3% and 247th national ranking and it’s easy to see how that is playing a big role in this year’s 13-3 start.

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