Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage as #5 Virginia (11-1) opens ACC play against Notre Dame (9-3) on Saturday at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Broadcast Information: Virginia vs. Notre Dame
- The Virginia-Notre Dame game will be televised on ESPN2, 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.
Game Notes
Irish offense: Notre Dame as a team shoots 39.1 percent from three-point range and averages 23.0 attempts from long-range per game, accounting for 36.7 percent of their shots from the field. From an efficiency standpoint, the Irish rank sixth nationally scoring 1.181 points per possession.
Defensively, not so much: Notre Dame pponents score 1.025 points per possession, 177th nationally, basically middle of the pack among the 351 teams in Division I.
Tempo should be to Virginia’s liking: Notre Dame averages 66.4 possessions per game, not all that much different from the 62.2 per game that UVA averages per game. Yes, that total is 351st, dead last, in the nation.
Hot hand(s): Ten Cavs average at least 6.9 minutes per game. Seven are shooting 50 percent or better from the field, led by Mike Tobey’s 59.4 percent. An eighth, Marial Shayok, is shooting 48.9 percent.
Spreadin’ the love: Virginia is averaging 75.6 points per game, but has just three players (Malcolm Brogdon, Anthony Gill and London Perrantes) averaging in double figures. Eight players score at least 4.4 points per game.
Efficiency: Virginia scores 1.187 points per possession, fourth-best in D1, and gives up .928 points per possession, 12th nationally.
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