#2 UVA got 13 points from Malcolm Brogdon and held Georgia Tech to 24.5 percent shooting from the field in posting a 57-28 ACC win on Thursday night in the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia (18-0, 6-0 ACC) never trailed. Georgia Tech (9-9, 0-6 ACC) scored on four straight possessions in one stretch in the first half, then went 7:17 without a field goal as the Cavs went on a 10-0 run to push the lead to double digits.
Eight different UVA players scored in the opening half, which ended with the Cavs up 28-16.
Virginia outscored Georgia Tech 27-6 in the opening 16:44 of the second half and led by as many as 33 in the final 20 minutes.
ACC Notes
• Georgia Tech’s 28 points marked the lowest point total in an ACC regular season game ever.
• Georgia Tech’s 28 points marked the lowest point total by a team in an ACC game in the shot clock era.
• Georgia Tech’s 28 points tied for the fifth lowest point total by a team in an ACC game ever.
Team Notes
• The Cavaliers extended their home-court winning streak to 21 games (20 of the 21 victories during the streak have been by double digits)
• The 21-game home winning streak is the seventh-longest active streak in the nation
• The 21-game winning streak is also a John Paul Jones Arena record
• Virginia opens a season 18-0 for the first time since 1980-81 (started 23-0)
• The Cavaliers open ACC play with a 6-0 record for the first time since 1980-81 (started 12-0)
• Virginia extended its ACC home court win streak to 21 games
• The 21-game ACC home winning streak is the longest in the conference since Duke’s 22-game ACC home win streak from 2002-04
• Virginia held its third opponent under 30 points this season (Rutgers, Harvard)
• Georgia Tech’s 28 points were the fewest allowed by Virginia to an ACC opponent in the shot clock era (36, Florida State on Jan. 19, 2013)
• Virginia held Georgia Tech scoreless for a 7:17 span of the first half, the 14th time this season the Cavaliers have held an opponent scoreless for at least six minutes this season (fourth streak of at least seven minutes)
• Georgia Tech’s 16 first-half points and 12 second-half points mark the 13th and 14th times this season Virginia has allowed under 20 points in a half
• Georgia Tech became the second UVa opponent to not make a 3-pointer this season (Rutgers)
• Virginia only had one double figure scorer for the first time this season
Player Notes
• Malcolm Brogdon (13 points) scored in double figures for the 14th time this season (48th time in his career)
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