The Virginia Cavaliers opened up ACC play with an absolute bang, beating the Syracuse Orange by 22 points and a final score of 84-62. As the ‘Hoos are now 7-1 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC, we’ve got five takeaways for them moving forward.
Isaac McKneely can take over a game
Isaac McKneely set a career high for points in the first half (!) of this game with 16 on 6-9 shooting from the field and a 4-6 mark from deep. In the second half he added six more points, finishing with 22 on 8-11 shooting from the floor and 6-8 from deep.