The Virginia Cavaliers kept it close for about 30 minutes in their first true road game of the season against Memphis, but an intense pressing defense by the Tigers eventually knocked the wheels off the bus for Virginia in what became a 77-54 blowout defeat for UVA. Memphis scored 27 points off 18 Virginia turnovers and took full advantage of an offense lacking solid ball-handlers beyond Reece Beekman, and a 13-0 burst in the middle of the second half put the Cavaliers away for good.
Here’s our read from Virginia’s second blowout loss against a good opponent this season:
Stock up (or at least sideways)
Reece Beekman
On a night of ugly performances, Beekman was one of the few bright-ish spots.