In the Virginia Cavaliers’ first road test of the season, UVA was outclassed by a better, more sound Houston team as the Cougars came out on top 67-47. Issues on the defensive glass and with ball security plagued the Wahoos as Virginia couldn’t make enough shots offensively to overcome the mistakes.
The game started poorly as Houston came out of the gates hot as the Cougars hit their first three shots to take an early 8-0 lead. A pretty turnaround jumper from Jayden Gardner got Virginia on the board, but scoring would continue to be sparse for Tony Bennett’s team for a while.