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Dec. 21, 2013
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Team Notes
• Virginia (8-3) snapped a two-game losing streak
• UVa has won its first game after fall semester exams for the eighth consecutive season
• The Cavaliers improve to 2-0 this season against Missouri Valley Conference opponents
• Northern Iowa’s 16 first-half points mark the fourth time this season the Cavaliers have allowed fewer than 20 points in a half (27th time in the Tony Bennett era)
• The 37 combined first-half points was the fewest in a UVa game since Feb. 5, 1992 when Virginia led Virginia Tech 18-15 at halftime (33 combined points) at the Roanoke Civic Center (UVa won 61-57 in 2OT)
Player Career Highs
• Darion Atkins had a career-high five blocked shots
Player Notes
• Justin Anderson (16 pts) scored in double figures for the fifth time this season (17th time in his career)
• Joe Harris (12 pts) scored in double figures for the seventh time this season (76th time in his career)
• Darion Atkins made his first start of the season
John Paul Jones Arena Records
• Darion Atkins tied the Virginia JPJ record with five blocked shots