The UVA Basketball team faces a tough ACC road test today in Dallas.
SMU (13-4, 2-2 ACC, NET: 32) is in the thick of the NCAA Tournament race, with wins over North Carolina (14-3, NET: 30), Texas A&M (13-4, NET: 48), Murray State (15-3, NET: 60), Butler (10-7, NET: 61).
Game Details
Virginia (15-2, 4-1 ACC, NET: 14) at SMU (13-4, 2-2 ACC, NET: 32)
Time: noon ET
TV: ESPN2 (Jay Alter/Jim Boeheim)
Forecast
KenPom: Virginia 78-77
BartTorvik: Virginia 79-76
ESPN BPI: Virginia +0.3
Game Coverage: First half
Media timeout: SMU 12-7, 16:00/1st
SMU is 5-of-7 from the field, with one of the misses leading to an offensive rebound/kickout three.
Virginia: 2-of-8 FG, just one shot at the rim, and 1-of-4 in the paint.
Media timeout: SMU 24-20, 10:24/1st
SMU is 10-of-16 from the floor; UVA is 7-of-16.
UVA has four threes; three from the “freshman” Malik Thomas.
Somebody tell grandpa that Thomas ain’t a freshman.
UVA is 2-of-6 in the paint; SMU is 6-of-9.
SMU timeout: Virginia 33-28, 3:43/1st
Somebody told grandpa that Malik Thomas isn’t a freshman.
Thomas has four threes.
SMU has missed nine of its last 10 shots; has three points in the last 7:35.
Half: Virginia 40, SMU 37
Virginia trailed by seven, led by as many as seven, leads by three at the break.
Malik Thomas leads all scorers with 14 points (5-of-8 FG, 4-of-6 3FG).
Shooting
Virginia: 15-of-33 (45.5%)
SMU: 14-of-30 (46.7%)
Rebound percentages
Offensive
Virginia: 50% (9-of-18)
SMU: 37.5% (6-of-16)
Defensive
Virginia: 62.5% (10-of-16)
SMU: 50% (9-of-18)
Shooting by zone
Paint
Virginia: 6-of-13
SMU: 9-of-18
Midrange
Virginia: 1-of-3
SMU: 2-of-5
Three
Virginia: 8-of-17
SMU: 3-of-7
Free throws
Virginia: 2-of-2
SMU: 6-of-7
Odom Ball
- Points off turnovers: Virginia -2 (SMU 5-3)
- Second-chance points: Virginia +4 (Virginia 13-9)
- Points in the paint: Virginia -6 (SMU 18-12)
- Points from threes: Virginia +15 (Virginia 24-9)
- Free throws: Virginia -4 (SMU 6-2)
Game Coverage: Second half
Media timeout: Virginia 48-43, 15:57/2nd
Funny business with the whistles: Johann Grunloh, leg-whipped getting up after a scramble on the floor, was called for a common foul, and the refs reviewed him for a flagrant.
Odd.
Thomas has two early second-half threes, to get to 20 for the day.
Timeout Virginia: SMU 52-50, 13:08/2nd
SMU on a 9-0 run over the last 2:00.
A turnover and two misses, on good looks from de Ridder in the paint, and Hall (0-of-6 from the floor, all threes), for Virginia.
Media timeout: SMU 58-57, 7:43/2nd
Second half: Virginia has four makes in the paint, three threes, 7-of-19 overall.
SMU: five makes in the paint, one three, three midrange, 9-of-20 overall.
Virginia has put up 24 shots in the paint, and has two free-throw attempts.
Media timeout: Virginia 63-61, 3:55/2nd
This is just going to come down to execution at this point.
I’d prep for SMU going to Yigitoglu one-on-one in the lane like they’ve done a few times in this one.
He’s tough one-on-one with no help possible because of floor spacing.
Final: Virginia 72, SMU 68
Huge Quad 1 win in a rugged game.
Malik Thomas with 23 for Virginia (16-2, 5-1 ACC).
Thijs de Ridder had 17 points and six boards.
Devin Tillis had 11.
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