As if there haven’t already been enough examples this season proving how the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball program is in a different position than years past, an 84-70 March loss to the Syracuse Orange after years of dominant performances to close out dominant campaigns proved to be pretty glaring. Things felt off from the beginning and they stayed that way as the ‘Hoos fell to 15-16 overall and 8-12 in the ACC.
Here are four takeaways from what was a tough game from start to finish.
Virginia didn’t come ready to play
There aren’t too many other ways to put it.