Wake Forest (8-11, 1-6) might have hung around a bit longer than many of its fans thought it would, but at the end of the night it was just another loss, this time to the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers (18-1, 7-0) by a final score of 59-49.
The Demon Deacons went into the half with a 24-22 lead after limiting the Cavaliers to just five points over the final ten minutes of the half. It was the best team defensive effort and execution that I have seen all year, and a lot of that had to do with the play of sophomore power forward Donovan Mitchell.