Virginia star London Perrantes made all of the key plays — knocking down three 3 pointers, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists while turning the ball over just once for a UVA group that shot 59% from the field.
This one appeared to be teetering toward a blowout at the halftime break, as Virginia led 34-20 and had both slowed Providence offensively and got seemingly anything they wanted on the other end — shooting nearly 70% from the floor.
The Friars opened the second half on a 9-0 run to cut UVA’s lead to five with 17:30 remaining.