Virginia’s suffocating defense has shut down teams all season, and Miami was the next victim.
The Hurricanes were held to their lowest scoring output of the season in a 59-50 loss to the No. 1-ranked Cavaliers Tuesday night at the Watsco Center.
UM (18-7, 7-6 ACC) has now lost two in a row after winning five of its previous six games.
Virginia (24-2, 13-1 ACC), who came in as the highest-ranked team in the country for the first time since December 1983, regains momentum after having its 15-game winning streak snapped in a 61-60 overtime loss to Virginia Tech Feb.