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Gameday Blog: #13 Virginia hosts #8 Miami in ACC hoops action

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virginia basketballAugusta Free Press editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage as #13 Virginia (12-3, 1-2 ACC) hosts #8 Miami (13-1, 2-0 ACC) Tuesday.

 

Broadcast Information

  • The Virginia-Miami game will be televised on ESPNU, streamed online at WatchESPN.com and broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Athletics mobile app on iTunes or Android.
  • Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app.

 

Miami player notes

  • Sheldon McClellan is scoring a team-high 16.3 points per game, shooting 55.0 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three-point range.
  • Sixth man JaQuan Newton is the team’s second-leading scoreer at 12.1 points per game, and shoots 52.4 percent from the field.
  • Angel Rodriguez is scoring 11.4 points per game with a team-best 3.8 assists per game.
  • Davon Reed scores 10.3 points per game, shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from three.
  • Tony Jekiri averages 8.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and shoots 58.8 percent from the field.
  • Reserve Ivan Cruz Uceda scores 7.6 points per game and is shooting 50 percent from three-point range.

 

Virginia player notes

  • Anthony Gill is shooting 60.9 percent from the field, second-best in the ACC, and a career-best 75.0 percent from the line for UVA. Gill is averaging a career-high 15.1 points per game and bringing down a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game.
  • London Perrantes is shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 56.6 percent from three-point range, second-best in the ACC. Perrantes is scoring 11.5 points per game and dishing out 4.4 assists per game, seventh-best in the ACC.

 

Miami-Virginia game notes

  • Both teams are shooting 49.7 percent from the field for the season. Virginia is a little better from three (40.0 percent, vs. Miami’s 37.2 percent).
  • Miami shoots 20.1 threes per game. UVA shoots 15.3 threes per game.
  • Miami averages 25.1 free-throw attempts per game. The Cavs average 18.1 free-throw attempts per game.
  • Virginia is ranked fifth in the country in offensive efficiency (1.191 points per possession).

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