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Aug. 21, 2000
DEUME, BELGIUM – Six players scored in double figures as the University of Virginia men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on its six-game European tour with a 110-73 victory over the Antwerp Junior team. The Cavaliers jumped out to a 58-34 halftime lead en route to their third consecutive win in as many days.
Roger Mason (Silver Spring, Md.) led a balanced scoring attack with 21 points and added three assists. He made nine of 16 field goal attempts. Donald Hand (Paterson, N.J.) was 7-11 from the floor and totaled 20 points and also dished out four assists. Travis Watson (Brookneal, Va.) registered a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Keith Friel (Durham, N.H.) poured in 16 points. Adam Hall (Katy, Texas) and Chris Williams (Birmingham, Ala.) rounded out the Cavaliers’ double figure scorers with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Williams also pulled down six rebounds, while Hall grabbed five rebounds. Stephane Dondon (Toulouse, France) added eight points and 10 rebounds.
“We seemed a little sluggish in the first half with our third game in three days,” said Virginia assistant coach Tom Herrion. “We were a little sloppy with the ball, but played pretty hard. In the second half, we played much better and really gained control early on. It was a balanced scoring attack and another game in which we were very unselfish and shared the basketball. We also rebounded the ball well against a pretty good team.
“Tomorrow night’s game will be a very big challenge and the best game of the tour. From what we understand, we are playing a team (SunAir Osfende) that is one of the better club professional teams in all of Europe. It is going to be a big test. The have some very good American professionals on the team. We are hoping the kids are excited to play them and that they come on the floor energized despite it being our fourth game in four days.”
Virginia plays the second of three games in Belgium on Tuesday (August 22) when they take on SunAir Osfende.