No. 1 Virginia Game Notes vs. Georgia Tech

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Feb. 21, 2018

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Team Notes
– No. 1 Virginia improved to 25-2 and 14-1 ACC
– UVA is 22-3 all-time in the 13 weeks as the top-ranked team
– UVA clinched the No. 1 seed for the ACC Tournament and will play its first game on Thursday, March 8 at Noon ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
– UVA also clinched a share of its eighth ACC regular-season title
– UVA has won 25 or more games for the eighth time in school history and fourth time under head coach Tony Bennett who coached his 400th career game tonight
– UVA swept the season series vs. Georgia Tech and is 41-40 all-time vs. the Yellow Jackets
– UVA has won 15 or more home games in five of the last six seasons
– Virginia limited its 26th opponent to less than 50 percent shooting (Georgia Tech — 43.1%)
– UVA has held 21 opponents to 60 points or less – UVA led 31-30 at the half and improved to 23-0 when leading at the half

Player Notes
– Ty Jerome (18 points) reached double figures for the 12th time this season
– Mamadi Diakite had nine points (4 of 4 FG) as UVA owned a 19-4 advantage in bench scoring
– Kyle Guy extended his made 3-pointer streak to 27 games, marking the third longest streak in UVA history