The Virginia Cavaliers scored their first field goal in a settled offensive possession 5:39 after the start of regulation against the Clemson Tigers. Not coincidentally so, that was also the first possession of the game that UVA used its mover blocker (or sides) offense. Over the next six settled offensive possessions (when the ‘Hoos didn’t try to score in transition), Virginia ran its sides offense and combined to score 12 points on those first seven possessions (1.71 points per possession), taking a 5-3 deficit and flipping it into a 17-7 advantage.
While the team used its middle triangle offense for those first five minutes and then a collection of spurts throughout the rest of the first half, sides was clearly producing better shots despite UVA not having run it in any significant volume for months.