A 15-0 first-half run created distance, and #16 UVA coasted from there in a 71-54 win at Boston College on Wednesday.
The Cavs (14-3, 4-2 ACC) won their third in a row in ACC play, and are now 5-1 in true road games in 2016-2017.
Boston College (9-10, 2-4 ACC) missed 13 of its first 16 from the floor and trailed 42-25 at the half.
The Eagles cut the lead to 12 on a jumper by Jerome Robinson with 15:03 to go, but Virginia responded with a 14-2 run over the next 3:28 to put the game away.
The BC backcourt duo of Robinson and Ky Bowman had come in averaging a combined 36.6 points per game, best in the ACC among starting backcourts, but they struggled against the Pack-Line, accounting for just 16 points on 7-of-20 shooting.
Devon Hall paced three ‘Hoos in double figures with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor. Isaiah Wilkins had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Darius Thompson had 10 points and four assists in 20 minutes off the bench.
Ty Jerome had a solid game off the bench as well, putting up five points and dishing out five assists in 23 minutes.
UVA Team Notes
- Virginia (14-3, 4-2 ACC) has a four-game winning streak vs. Boston College
- Virginia is 5-1 in true road games
- UVA has won three straight games overall (Wake Forest, Clemson, Boston College)
- UVA went on a 15-0 run in the first half and held BC scoreless for 5:25 during the run
- The Cavaliers shot 50 percent or better for the second straight game and eighth game this season
- UVA tied a season low with five turnovers (vs. Iowa)
- UVA is 89-5 when scoring 70 points under head coach Tony Bennett
- UVA’s 26 points off turnovers were its most against an ACC team since 27 against Florida State on March 1, 2012.
- The Cavaliers had a season-high 12 steals
UVA Player Notes
- Devon Hall (13 points) reached double figures for the sixth time in seven contests
- Hall had a season-high six assists as UVA recorded 22 assists on 27 made field goals
- Isaiah Wilkins matched a season high with 11 points and added a team-high nine rebounds
- London Perrantes made his 117th career start, which ranks eighth all-time at UVA
- Jarred Reuter recorded his first career blocked shot in his 43rd career game
- Ty Jerome chipped in five points and five assists in 23 minutes off the bench
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