ACC Tournament Game Notes: Virginia vs Boston College
Story Links
March 8, 2013
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | Photo Gallery
The win is the first time Boston College has beaten Virginia in the ACC Tournament. Virginia is 2-1 against BC in the ACC Tournament
Faith Randolph scored Virginia’s first six points of the game. She finished the game with 15 points, closing out the season with back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts
After dropping 17 points against Boston College, Junior Ataira Franklin has scored 115 points (19.2 ppg) in the last six games.
Sophomore Sarah Imovbioh grabbed 10 boards, the eighth time this season she has notched double-figure rebounds. In the last four games, Imbovbioh has grabbed 23 offensive rebounds
Randolph scored 12 of her points in the first half
Franklin scored 15 of her points in the second half
BC held a 13-point lead with 17:25 left in the game. The Cavaliers went on an 18-3 run to take a lead, 42-40, on a three-pointer by Franklin with 10:37 left in the game
Virginia’s last lead was 45-44 with 7:53 left in the game
The Cavaliers are now 5-3 all-time in the first round of the ACC Tournament
Virginia’s defense has been solid against ACC opponents, holding teams to an average of 59.2 points per game and 38.2% shooting from the floor during the regular season. In three games against Boston College this season, the Cavaliers have held the Eagles to .381 (63-of-165) shooting
BC leads the ACC in free throw shooting, but went 5-of-9 from the line. Virginia, who is second in free throw shooting, went 12-of-19
This is the second straight year the two teams have met as the 6/11-seed game
Thursday’s attendance of 22,116 fans is a new record for an opening day in thecurrent four-day format