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2011-12 Virginia Basketball Postgame Notes
December 21, 2011
#24 Virginia 83, Seattle 77

Team Notes
• Virginia improved to 10-1 for the first time since 2000-01
• The Cavaliers’ eight-game win streak ties the longest of the Tony Bennett era (2009-10)
• Virginia has won its last four true road games, its longest streak since 1994-95
• The Cavaliers rallied from a halftime deficit to win for the second consecutive game
• Seattle’s 77 points were the most allowed by Virginia this season, snapping the Cavaliers’ streak of 10 consecutive games holding an opponent under 60

Player Notes
• UVa had the same starting lineup (Evans, Sene, Harris, Zeglinski, Scott) for the sixth consecutive game
• Mike Scott (33 pts, 14 rebs) had his fifth double-double of the season (29th of his career)
• Scott became the first Cavalier with a 30-point game since Mustapha Farrakhan (31 vs. Howard on Jan. 4, 2011)
• Scott scored in double figures for the 61st time in his career (10th this season)
• Scott had double figure rebounds for the 34th time in his career (sixth this season)
• Scott had his third 20-point game of the season (ninth of his career)
• Scott had his second “20-10” game of the season (sixth of his career)
• Mike Scott is the first ACC player with 33 or more points and 14 or more rebounds in a game since Florida State’s Al Thornton had 37 and 15 in a 97-96 loss at Duke on Feb. 4, 2006
• Joe Harris (14 pts) scored in double figures for the 25th time in his career (ninth this season)
• Sammy Zeglinski (11 pts) scored in double figures for the 39th time in his career (fourth this season)
• Malcolm Brogdon (10 pts) scored in double figures for the second time in his career

Player Career Highs
• Mike Scott scored a career-high 33 points
• Scott’s 12 field goals were a career high

Virginia Career Record Book Update
• Mike Scott moved into 35th place tie on Virginia’s career scoring list with 1,151, tying Olden Polynice (1,151, 1984-86) and moving past Paul Adkins (1,150, 1958-60) and Devin Smith (1,131, 2003-2005)
• Mike Scott moved into sixth place on Virginia’s career rebound list with 788, moving past Ted Jeffries (787, 1990-93) and Chris Williams (786, 1999-2002)
• Mike Scott moved into a third place tie on Virginia’s career double-double list with 29, tying Scott McCandlish (29, 1970-72)
• Sammy Zeglinski moved into a sixth place tie on Virginia’s career 3-pointer list with 161, tying Devin Smith (161, 2003-05)

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