The No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers (17-1, 6-0) head to Winston-Salem to take on the reeling Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-10, 1-5) on Sunday Night Hoops at 6 PM (ESPNU).
Virginia, coached by Tony Bennett, boasts the best defensive efficiency in the NCAA at an adjusted 84.1 points per 100 possessions. Overall the Cavaliers are the third ranked team in KenPom, and are much better offensively than most give them credit for.
As the slogan “Embrace The Pace” would indicate, Virginia is the slowest team in the nation at 59.9 possessions per game. Since most folks (and a lot of the media too) equate a low or moderate points per game amount to a bad offense, it might come as a shock to many that UVA is also the 33rd most efficient team on offense in the nation too.