Off the back of a rough loss on the road to N.C. State, the Virginia Cavaliers responded with a statement win over the Louisville Cardinals. Winning 64-52, the ‘Hoos were stout defensively early and withstood a Louisville run to take the comfortable victory.
Virginia holds on despite second half collapse
After starting the game hot on offense while simultaneously holding Louisville to end of the shot clock heaves, Virginia came back to earth late in the first and into the second half as the Cardinals clawed their way back into contention.
In many ways, the Cardinals played right into Virginia’s hands in the first.