UVA Basketball: ‘Hoos stifle Cal with gritty second half D, win 84-60

It’s Welcome Left Coast Week at JPJ, with Virginia hosting Cal tonight, and Stanford coming to Cville on Saturday.

Game Details

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Cal (13-2, 1-1 ACC, NET: 59) at Virginia (12-2, 1-1 ACC, NET: 25)
Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: ACCN (Mike Corey/Cory Alexander)

Forecast

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• KenPom: Virginia 79-68
• BartTorvik: Virginia 79-67
• ESPN BPI: Virginia +10.9

Game Coverage

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Starting lineup for Virginia

• PG Dallin Hall
• SG Malik Thomas
• SG Sam Lewis
• F Thijs de Ridder
• F Johann Grunloh

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First media timeout: Virginia 12-7, 15:12/1st

Feels like a quick pace, watching, but actually, looking at the box score, not.

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Second media timeout: Game tied at 15-15, 12:03/1st

Dai Dai Ames, as expected, has been trouble: 3-of-4 FG, eight points.

Virginia shooting:

• FG: 6-of-13
• Rim: 3-of-5
• Three: 1-of-5

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Third media timeout: Virginia 28-26, 7:27/1st

Cal is 10-of-16 from the floor with one turnover.

Meeting no resistance.

And still, somehow behind.

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Fourth media timeout: Virginia 36-29, 3:57/1st

Cal has missed five of its last six shots.

Feels like Virginia is on the verge of getting separation.

Both teams at 50 percent from the floor.

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Half: Virginia 43, Cal 33

The ‘Hoos slowed down Dai Dai Ames, eventually – he missed his last three shots.

Justin Pippen has 12 for Cal – on 4-of-9 shooting.

Cal missed nine of its last 11 shots from the floor.

Virginia got 11 from Malik Thomas (3-of-5 3FG, 2-of-4 FG) and 10 from Sam Lewis (4-of-6 FG, 2-of-2 FT).

Virginia owned the boards: 22-12.

• Offensive boards: 7/18 (38.9%)
• Defensive boards: 15/16 (93.8%)

Forced turnovers: Virginia +2

Points off turnovers: Virginia 7-4 (+3)

Second-chance points: Virginia 10-0 (+10)

Threes: Virginia 6-of-16, Cal 3-of-9 (+9)

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First media timeout: Virginia 50-35, 15:58/2nd

After that sleepy start, we’re seeing TB-level D from Virginia.

Cal started 10-of-16 from the floor; since: 3-of-16.

The Virginia D is making it hard for Cal to even get shots off.

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Second media timeout: Virginia 57-35, 12:36/2nd

Cal is 1-of-11 from the floor in the second half. Woof.

Virginia has nine blocked shots (Ugonna Onyenso: four).

I like this D from the ‘Hoos.

Can we bottle it?

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Fourth media timeout: Virginia 75-51, 3:44/2nd

Second-half shooting:

• Virginia: 13-of-22 (59.1%)
• Cal: 4-of-19 (21.1%)

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Final: Virginia 84, Cal 60

Recap to come.