Virginia vs. Florida Postgame Notes
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Virginia Game Notes
No. 4 Florida 65, No. 5 Virginia 39
Saturday, March 18, 2017
NCAA Tournament Notes
– Making its 21st all-time appearance, Virginia is 29-21 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 7-5 in five appearances under Tony Bennett
– Virginia reached the round of 32 for the fourth straight season
– Bennett is 10-7 in seven NCAA Tournament appearances
– This was the second NCAA Tournament meeting between UVA and Florida (UF won 71-45 in the first round of the 2012 tournament)
– UVA scored its fewest points in an NCAA tournament game (45 vs. Florida in 2012)
– Virginia’s 17-point first half was UVA’s fewest points in a half in NCAA tournament play (previous was 18 in 2015 vs. Michigan State)
Team Notes
– Virginia concludes the season with a 23-11 record, the Cavaliers’ fifth straight season with 23 or more wins
– Virginia is 1-2 all-time against Florida
– UVA scored a season low in points (previous was 43 at North Carolina on Feb. 18)
– Florida’s 21-0 run during the first and second halves marked the most consecutive points allowed by UVA this year (13 at Villanova on Jan. 29)
– UVA’s scoring drought of 7:55 was its longest of the season (7:11 at Syracuse on Feb. 4)
– UVA’s bench was outscored, 23-10, by Florida’s reserves, marking the ninth time this year the Cavaliers’ bench was outscored by the opposing bench
Player Notes
– London Perrantes made his 134th career start, first all-time in program history; Perrantes also appeared in his 138th career game, matching the program record, set by Mike Tobey from 2013-16
– Perrantes concluded his UVA career with 1,225 points, 33rd in program history
– Perrantes won 108 games in his UVA career, fifth in program history
– Mamadi Diakite made his first career start
– Diakite scored nine points, his most since a 12-point effort against East Carolina on Dec. 6
– Diakite also set career highs in minutes (29) and was one off his career high in rebounds (7 vs. Yale)
– Jack Salt recorded a career-high with 10 rebounds, topping his previous high of nine (Pitt on March 4)