No. 1 Virginia Game Notes vs. Notre Dame
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March 3, 2018
Team Notes
– Virginia improved to 28-2 and 17-1 ACC
– UVA became the first team in ACC history to win 17 league games
– UVA is 25-3 all-time in the 13 weeks as the top-ranked team
– UVA has a five-game winning streak
– UVA has 28 or more wins for the seventh time in history (1981, 1982, 1983, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
– UVA is 11-2 all-time vs. Notre Dame, including a 6-0 mark in ACC regular-season play
– Virginia limited its 29th opponent to less than 50 percent shooting (Notre Dame ââ’¬” 35.8%)
– UVA led 32-27 at the half and improved to 25-0 when leading at halftime
– UVA outscored Notre Dame’s bench 19-0
– UVA held its 22 opponent to 60 or fewer points
Player Notes
– Devon Hall (17 points) reached double figures for the 20th time
– Ty Jerome (13 points) reached double figures for the 15th time this season
– De’Andre Hunter (10 points) reached double figures for the 11th time in ACC action
– Isaiah Wilkins totaled six rebounds to move into a tie Gene Engel for 18th on UVA’s all-time rebounding list with 612
– Mamadi Diakite (9 points) has scored nine or more points in three of the last four games
– Nigel Johnson started in place of Kyle Guy on Senior Day
– UVA had the same starting lineup of sophomore Ty Jerome, redshirt senior Devon Hall, senior Isaiah Wilkins, redshirt junior Jack Salt and sophomore Guy for the first 29 games