Sometimes, it’s just not your day. Sometimes, it’s just not your day and you compound that by turning it over 16 times and shooting 16.7% from three on the road against a team that was fired up thanks to a heartbreaking Elite Eight loss last season. The latter was the case on Wednesday night as the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers got thoroughly beaten by Purdue, 69-40, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The loss gives Virginia its first loss of the season and ends a five-game win streak in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Purdue shot a blistering 52% from three, well over their season average, getting 39 of their points from beyond the arc.