With the Virginia Cavaliers collapsing in the second half despite at one point owning a 12-point lead, the team fell to 10-3 on the season and 2-2 in the ACC. Following a head scratching defeat, we’ve got five takeaways.
Bad defense and sloppy play dooms the Wahoos
It felt for the longest time like there was an inevitability to this game that UVA would pull out the victory. The slightly back and forth first half that ended with a quick run from Virginia to take a ten-point lead into the break fit how recent UVA wins have gone.