As ugly as their start was - standing around on offense, missing their first six shots, little ball movement - Virginia stayed in it early through their defense. A late 16-point Virginia lead slowly eroded, and Syracuse utilized a 25-4 run to win the Midwest regional final 68-62 and end Virginia's season.
UVa led 35-21 at the break and shot 12-25 from the field and 6-7 from three in the half, compared to 8-26 and 4-7, respectively, for Syracuse. The Orange also had an offensive efficiency of 66.0. Perrantes was easily the only scorer in double figures with 15 on 5-8 shooting, 5-7 from behind the arc, good enough for an effective field goal percentage of .