The Virginia Cavaliers (8-7) suffered a painful 75-61 road loss to the University of California, Berkeley (8-7) late Wednesday night. Despite a strong, high-energy start, the ‘Hoos quickly lost momentum and were out-hustled and, generally, out-coached and out-played. Jacob Cofie, Elijah Saunders, and Andrew Rohde were the reliable top-scorers, but messy plays and a lack of confidence cost the ‘Hoos what should have been a secure ACC win.
Here are our five take-aways from the Wednesday night loss to Cal.
Virginia failed to lock down California’s top scorer
California’s sophomore point guard and leading scorer Andrej Stojakovic delivered a killer 23 points against Virginia (three above his season average).