London Perrantes fought through bruised ribs to score a team-high 24 points, leading #11 UVA to a 79-62 win over Wake Forest on Sunday.
Team Notes: UVA
- Virginia is 65-70 all-time against Wake Forest (won six of last seven)
- Virginia is 145-38 in 11 seasons at JPJ, including 107-22 under Tony Bennett and 72-7 over the past five seasons
- Virginia is 36-2 in ACC home games over the last five seasons
- The Cavs are 87-5 when scoring at least 70 points under Tony Bennett
- Virginia is 10-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent
- Virginia held Wake Forest to 29 points in the first half, the 13th time UVA has limited an opponent to fewer than 30 points in the first half this year
- The ‘Hoos trailed 29-28 at the half and is 2-1 this year when trailing at intermission
- UVA blocked a season-high eight shots
Player Notes : UVA
- London Perrantes made his 115th career start, ninth all-time at Virginia
- Perrantes scored a season-high 24 points, the second most in his career and two shy of his career high
- Perrantes’ scoring output was the most by a Cavalier this year (Kyle Guy, 20 vs. Grambling State)
- Marial Shayok matched a career high with 17 points and reached double figures for the third straight game
- Devon Hall (13 points) reached double figures for the fourth straight game and the fifth time in the last six games
- Hall also had eight rebounds and is averaging seven boards per game in ACC play
- Isaiah Wilkins blocked a career-high five shots