No. 11 Virginia men’s basketball notched their fourth-consecutive win and handed 16th-ranked Louisville its worst loss at the KFC Yum! Center, 63-47. The Cavaliers’ defense limited the Cardinals (17-4, 6-2 ACC) to a paltry 32.7 shooting percentage.
Riding the high from their last-second victory over Wake Forest, Virginia (17-4, 6-3 ACC) blitzed out of the gate and led Louisville 29-14 at the half. The Cavaliers relied on their defense to build the advantage, and the Cardinals made only four of their 19 shot attempts in the first half. Sophomore guard Quentin Snider scored seven of his team’s points before halftime.
On the offensive side of the ball, Virginia shot 56.5 percent in the first half. Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon led the Cavaliers with eight points on 4-for-9 shooting.
Virginia’s offense also thrived in the second half against Louisville’s vaunted defense. The Cavaliers shot 59.1 percent after the break and finished the game with a 57.8 field goal percentage. Senior center Mike Tobey contributed with eight points on a perfect four-for-four shooting and three rebounds in the second half.
Sophomore guard Darius Thompson, Tuesday night’s hero, scored a quiet four points and dished out two assists. Junior guard London Perrantes led all players with five assists. As a team, Virginia assisted on 14 of its 26 field goals and turned the ball over 15 times.
Slowed by foul trouble and illness, sophomore center Chinanu Onuaku, the ACC’s seventh-best rebounder at nine boards per game, scored only one point and had no rebounds in 19 minutes of play. Despite a lack of production from Onuaku, the Cardinals outrebounded the Cavaliers 27-25.
Virginia will put its four-game winning streak on the line at home against conference bottom-feeder Boston College. Wednesday’s tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
—compiled by Matt Wurzburger
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