The Virginia Cavaliers advanced to the finals of the Roman Legends Classic Monday evening with 65-55 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The Hoos were able to rise to the occasion late in the second half to run away with the game, because when the moment is right, you’ve got be ready. With Roman as the title sponsor of the tournament, there were a lot of jokes thrown around.
But that’s not the point of this recap.
The ‘Hoos started slow offensively but with a few aggressive drives from Armaan Franklin and a transition layup off a steal for the Indiana transfer got Virginia going.