Virginia needed two OTs on Tuesday to win at Notre Dame. Saturday, the ‘Hoos make the trek to Chestnut Hill for another ACC road test, at Boston College.
Game Details
Virginia (17-3, 6-2 ACC, NET: 14) at Boston College (9-11, 2-5 ACC, NET: 156)
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
TV: The CW (Thom Brennaman/Eddie House)
Forecast
KenPom: Virginia 74-61
BartTorvik: Virginia 72-60
ESPN BPI: Virginia +13.0
First half
Media timeout: Boston College 10-9, 15:22/1st
The defense is lacking in intensity: blowby dunk with no help behind from Thijs de Ridder, foul on a light closeout on a made three.
Media timeout: Boston College 16-15, 11:46/1st
Porous interior defense: BC is 6-of-9 in the paint.
Media timeout: Boston College 23-19, 7:28/1st
Playing with the food continues.
- On offense: 8-of-21 FG, 2-of-9 3FG, 6-of-12 in the paint.
- On defense: 10-of-18 FG, 2-of-5 3FG, 8-of-13 in the paint.
- Offensive rebounds: 42.9 percent, but just four second-chance points on the six boards.
Media timeout: Boston College 30-25, 1:58/1st
Our guys are 2-of-15 from three; 9-of-15 in the paint.
I’m surprised that the paint shots are that high.
This is just atrocious.
Halftime: Boston College 32, Virginia 27
There should be paint coming off the walls in the locker room after that monstrosity.
BC shot 50 percent (14-of-28) and was 3-of-7 from three, and had 11 makes in the paint.
Virginia shot 36.4 percent (12-of-33), was 2-of-16 from three, and 10-of-16 in the paint.
It feels not like an effort thing, but an attention-to-detail thing.
Settling for contested threes on offense, in particular.
The paint defense got better: BC started 6-of-9, was 5-of-12 after.
This one is about the offensive efficiency.
Second half
Media timeout: Game tied at 38, 15:36/2nd
Fun fact: Virginia hasn’t led in this one yet.
Good start to the second half: 5-of-8 FG, BC is 1-of-6.
BC is getting cheapies at the line.
Media timeout: Virginia 50-49, 11:21/2nd
Virginia actually led by seven before the current 6-0 run.
The whistles are kinda silly: Virginia already called for nine fouls; BC is 7-of-11 at the line this half.
Thirteen of the 15 shot attempts for Virginia so far have been in the paint.
Media timeout: Virginia 60-56, 7:27/2nd
Virginia is 12-of-20 from the floor in the second half, 2-of-5 from three.
BC hanging around because they’re being sent to the line – 8-of-12 in the second half.
Goal in the next four minutes: get a working lead.
Media timeout: Virginia 64-60, 3:32/2nd
Fouls in the second half: Virginia 14, BC 9.
I see why BC is so good in the EFG% metrics. They get away with a lot.
It’s like hockey.
Final: Virginia 73, Boston College 66
Virginia didn’t lead for the first 25 minutes, but as was the case earlier in the week, found a way to win on the road in the ACC, beating Boston College, 73-66.
The ‘Hoos (18-3, 7-2 ACC) got the win by focusing in the second half on getting the ball into the paint.
UVA was 2-of-16 from three in the first half as BC went into the break with a 32-27 lead.
In the second half, Virginia shot just seven threes, and had 23 attempts inside the paint, making 13, and going 12-of-14 at the line.
Thijs de Ridder had 17 points (7-of-10 FG, 3-of-4 FT).
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