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Dec. 3, 2016
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Virginia Game Notes
No. 25 West Virginia 66, No. 6 Virginia 57
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016
Team Notes
– Virginia is 9-9 in the all-time series with West Virginia
– This was UVA’s first game against a ranked team this season
– Virginia had its home win streak snapped at 24 games (sixth longest in the nation), dating from Feb. 7, 2015
– The loss also broke the program-record win streak at John Paul Jones Arena
– UVA is 142-37 in 11 seasons at JPJ, including 104-21 under Tony Bennett
– WVU’s 24 points in the first half marked its fewest points in any half this season; the Mountaineers’ 66 points was 28 below its season average of 94.7
– UVA committed a season-high 14 turnovers. UVA’s high was 11 against UNCG and Grambling State.
– It still was the fewest turnovers by a WVU opponent this season (Temple, 19)
Player Notes
– Darius Thompson scored a UVA-high 14 points (previous 12 vs. Grambling State); his career high is 16, set while playing at Tennessee
– Thompson matched a career high by hitting three 3-pointers
– London Perrantes tied a season high with seven assists
– Devon Hall was the first Cavalier to foul out this season