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March 19, 2016
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Virginia Game Notes
No. 1 seed Virginia 77, No. 9 seed Butler 69
Saturday, March 19, 2016
NCAA Tournament Notes
- With the win, Virginia earned its ninth trip to the Sweet 16 and second under Tony Bennett (2014)
- Virginia is 27-19 all-time in 20 NCAA Tournament appearances
- Tony Bennett is 8-5 career in five trips to the NCAA Tournament (2008 at Washington State, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 at Virginia)
- With 54 points in the second half, UVA scored its most points in a half in a tournament game since recording 65 against Nicholls State on March 16, 1995. It was UVA’s highest scoring half of the season (53 in second half vs. Villanova)
- UVA shot 73.1 percent in the second half, the second-best FG percentage in a half in program tournament history (73.3 percent, 11-of-15, in second half against NC State on March 26, 1983)
Team Notes
- Virginia has recorded 88 wins over the last three seasons, matching a program record (88, 1981-83)
- UVA’s senior class scored its 111th victory — one shy of the school record, set by the 1983 squad
- UVA is 79-4 when scoring at least 70 points under Tony Bennett
- Virginia is 5-4 this year when trailing at the half
- UVA hit 12 of its first 13 field-goal attempts in the second half
- UVA shot 73.1 percent in the second half, its second-best shooting performance in a half this season (73.7 in second half versus West Virginia)
- Virginia’s 23-point first-half output was its third fewest points in a half this season (20 vs. Cal, 21 at Virginia Tech — both in first half)
- UVA committed five turnovers in the first 12:11 (leading to six points), matching the Cavaliers’ total from the entire game against Hampton.
- Butler’s Andrew Chrabascz scored 24 points before Malcolm Brogdon switched defensive assignments; he scored one point after that
- 32 of Virginia’s second-half points came in the paint
Player Notes
- With 22 points, Malcolm Brogdon moved into sole possession of ninth place on the all-time UVA scoring ledger with 1,785 points
- Brogdon recorded his 18th 20-point game this season, the most such games at UVA since Norman Nolan collected 18 in 1997-98
- Anthony Gill moved into 36th place on the all-time UVA scoring list with his 19-point performance. He passed Joe Noertker (1947-50, 1,177 points)
- Gill has scored 19 points in each of UVA’s 2016 tournament games
- Marial Shayok scored 12 points, his most points since a career-high 17 against Long Beach State on Nov. 20
- Shayok reached double figures for the seventh time this season and the third time in the last four games.