The biggest story of BC’s loss to Duke earlier this week was turnovers. The Eagles surrendered 21 turnovers that led to 25 Blue Devil points. Turnovers have been a constant problem for the Eagles this season and that is not a problem you want to have when you’re heading into a matchup with a top 25 defense in the Virginia Cavaliers.
Defense was the story of the first half of this game on both sides. In the game’s early stages of the first half, UVA’s defensive scheme made it very hard for BC to score in the paint (they missed 9 first half layups) forcing the Eagles to rely heavily on the perimeter shot.