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From the Upper Deck: Hoos Take Down Orange in 3OT

Let's take a look at the keys to the game from UVA's thrilling three overtime win over Syracuse

Well that was fun, wasn't it? From trying to give the game away at the end of the first half, to scraping and clawing their way to OT, and finally having to execute in OT the hard way, these Hoos showed a lot of fight and earned every bit of that win on Saturday. Let's see how the keys to the game played out in the outcome.

1) Use the pass an extension of the run game - Going into the game, I hoped the run/pass split would favor the pass, and through the first half, it looked like an ineffective run game would once again doom the Cavaliers.