Virginia led by 10 early in the fourth quarter, then held off a Stanford rally that cut the lead to one in the final 90 seconds, to post a Quad 1 road win, 75-69, on Sunday.
That Q1 win is the first of the season for the ‘Hoos (18-8, 10-5 ACC, NET: 37), which, obviously, important for the NCAA Tournament resume.
Kymora Johnson scored 25 points, going 12-of-12 at the line, on a day that UVA was 28-of-32 at the stripe on the day.
Eight of the makes at the free-throw line came in the final 32 seconds, after the Virginia defense forced Stanford misses.
Stanford (16-11, 5-9 ACC, NET: 43) missed its last eight shots from the field.
Resume: Virginia
Quad 1 record: 1-5
Quad 2 record: 2-2
Quad 3-4: 15-1 (loss to UMBC, NET: 200)
Key
Quad 1: Home (1-25), Neutral (1-35), Away (1-45)
Quad 2: Home (26-55), Neutral (36-65), Away (46-80)
Metrics
Topline
- NET: 37
- ELO: 62
- RPI: 65
Result-based
- HHS: 39
- WAB: 48
- KPI: 65
Predictive
- Moore: 38
- Torvik: 40
Average: 49.3
NCAA Tournament seed projection: borderline of First Four Out/Second Four Out
Key upcoming games
- Quad 1: @Louisville (23-4, 13-1 ACC, NET: 8), Feb. 22
- Quad 1: North Carolina (21-6, 10-4 ACC, NET: 19), Feb. 26
- Quad 2: Virginia Tech (19-7, 9-5 ACC, NET: 42), March 1
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