Chances were good that, barring in unlikely blowout, Duke’s streak of 80-point games would come to an end against Virginia. So it was at Cameron Indoor Stadium this past Saturday afternoon as a young Blue Devil squad met a tightly wound, veteran Virginia unit.
The Cavaliers entered the game leading the nation’s major-college programs in suppressing opponents’ scoring. They stood second to Michigan State in field goal percentage defense.
Duke exceeded the average UVa opponent’s scored in ACC play by a dozen points (63 versus 51), and shot about 11 percent better than the Cav norm, converting 48.