#19 UVA won a shootout with Clemson, shooting 58 percent from the floor in a 77-73 win over the Tigers on Saturday.
Clemson (11-6, 1-4 ACC) shot 50 percent for the game against the nation’s top-ranked scoring defense and forced 16 Virginia turnovers to hang tight.
But London Perrantes (25 points, 8-of-15 shooting) and Marial Shayok (17 points, 8-of-14 shooting) were too much.
The game was tied at 36 at the half, and UVA (13-3, 3-2 ACC) took control early in the second half, leading by as many as nine.
Clemson fought back to tie the game at 70 with 2:19 to go on an and-one by Jaron Blossomgame (22 points, 10-of-14 shooting).
Perrantes put the Cavs back on top to stay with a three at the 2:05 mark, and on an off-day for the Pack-Line, it was the UVA defense that stepped up in the final two minutes.
Clemson’s only field goal in the final 2:05 came on a Gabe Devoe stickback with five seconds to go.
UVA Team Notes
- Virginia (13-3, 3-2 ACC) has a six-game winning streak vs. Clemson
- UVA is 4-1 in true road games in 2016-17
- The Cavaliers’ 10 3-pointers were their most since 14 vs. Grambling State (Nov. 22)
- The Cavaliers allowed season highs in points in the paint (42), points off turnovers (23) and fast break points (10)
- UVA’s bench was out-scored for the second time this season (26-16)
Player Notes
- London Perrantes scored a season-high 25 points for his second straight 20-point game
- Perrantes has a four-game double figure scoring streak
- Marial Shayok matched a career-high 17 points for the second straight game and has a four-game double figure scoring streak
- Perrantes made his 116th career start, tying him for 8th all-time at UVA with Harold Deane (1994-97)
- Isaiah Wilkins tied a career high with 13 rebounds
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