We could start with the numbers 17 and 15. The 17 is the number of turnovers. The 15: the number of made field goals.
It’s hard to win when you have more possessions ending up with the ball going the other way as opposed to going in the basket.
More numbers
- 0:00: Time in the game that Virginia led.
- 0: The best plus/minus rating from among the 12 Cavaliers who got on the floor. It was from Chase Coleman and Igor Milicic Jr. in garbage time. The best from among the rotation guys: Kody Stattmann was -5 over 23 minutes.
- 1: Virginia player in double figures, Armaan Franklin, with 11, on 3-of-7 shooting from the field, 0-of-4 from three.
- 1: Number of made field goals by Virginia’s leading scorer coming in, Jayden Gardner, who was 1-of-4 from the floor on the night.
- 2: Kihei Clark had a team-best two assists. Wow.
- 3: The highest number of made field goals by a UVA player (Franklin, Stattmann, Reece Beekman)
Shooting breakdown
- At the rim: Virginia 5-of-9, Houston 8-of-13
- Two-point jumpers: Virginia 6-of-15, Houston 5-of-16
- Threes: Virginia 4-of-19, Houston 11-of-20
- Free throws: Virginia 13-of-21, Houston 8-of-15
Points breakdown
- Points off turnovers: Houston 16-8
- Points in the paint: Houston 20-14
- Fast-break points: Houston 16-4
- Second-chance points: Virginia 7, Houston 7
- Points per possession: Houston 1.218, Virginia .758
Story by Chris Graham
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