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Nov. 15, 2016
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No. 8 Virginia 72, St. Francis Brooklyn 32
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016
Team Notes
– This was UVA’s first-ever game against St. Francis Brooklyn
– Virginia extended its home win streak to 21 games (seventh longest in the nation), dating from Feb. 7, 2015, and has won 42 of its last 43 home contests
– UVA matched its longest win streak at JPJ; the previous 21-game streak was from Dec 21, 2013, to Jan. 22, 2015
– Virginia won its 20th straight home opener; its last home opening defeat was Dec. 7, 1996, a 62-52 loss to Clemson
– UVA is 139-36 in 11 seasons at JPJ, including 101-20 under Tony Bennett
– SFB’s 13 first-half points marked the fewest allowed in a half by UVA since Georgia Tech’s 12-point second half on Jan. 22, 2015 (fewest in a first half since Harvard’s 8-point first half on Dec. 21, 2014)
– UVA is now 56-2 under Tony Bennett when limiting to opponents to fewer than 50 points
– UVA held SFB scoreless for 10:02 in the first half, extending a 15-11 lead to 35-11
– UVA held SFB without a field goal for the final 12:48 of the first half and 14:29 total
– SFB missed 15 straight field-goal attempts to end the first half and 17 total, extending to the second half
– 16 of SFB’s 24 first-half field goals came from 3-point range, including a stretch of 11 straight attempts
– Virginia went 0-for-10 from 3-point range and was held without a 3-pointer for the first time since Nov. 21, 2011, against Drake
– UVA held an opponent to fewer than 40 points for the 15th time in Tony Bennett‘s eight seasons
Player Notes
– Mamadi Diakite (8 points) and Austin Nichols (11 points) made their UVA debuts in the first half.