The Virginia Cavaliers fell to No. 3 NC State 72-61 on New Year’s Eve inside John Paul Jones Arena.
In their first game of conference play, the ‘Hoos led one of the nation’s top teams at the half 32-31, but the Wolfpack managed to flip the switch in the second half as UVA fell to 8-4 (0-1 ACC) on the season.
The effort was there, but the shots just weren’t falling
The ‘Hoos played hard until the final whistle (evidenced by an 8-0 run to close out the game in the final minute), but ultimately it’s nearly impossible to beat one of the nation’s best teams when you shoot just 20-72 (27.