No. 3 Virginia Game Notes vs. NC State
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Jan. 14, 2018
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Team Notes
– Virginia (16-1, 5-0 ACC) extended its winning streak to eight games
– Virginia is now 11-0 in its last 11 regular-season games against NC State and has an eight-game winning streak against the Wolfpack at John Paul Jones Arena
– UVA is 5-0 in ACC play for the first time since going 7-0 in 2014-15 – Virginia has held 14 opponents to 60 or fewer points
– UVA has held 14 opponents to under 43 percent shooting and all 17 opponents to under 50 percent (NC State — 41.1%)
– Virginia is 45-4 at JPJ in ACC play in the last six seasons
– The Cavaliers improved to 12-0 at John Paul Jones Arena in the midst of a 14-game home-winning streak
– Virginia held NC State to a season-low 20 first-half points, previous was 23 vs. Tennessee
– The Cavaliers have held their opponents to 29 or fewer first half points in all but one game and 20 or fewer four times
– Virginia held the Wolfpack scoreless for the first 3:11 of the second half and limited NC State to just one field goal for the first 6:30 of the second half
Player Notes
– Double-figure scorers: Devon Hall (25), Kyle Guy (17), Isaiah Wilkins (10)
– Hall had a career-high 25 points, his second 20-point game this season
– Hall has reached double-figures in four straight games and 10 times this season
– Hall was 7 of 9 from the floor, 4 of 5 from 3-point range and 7-of-7 free throws (sixth time this season he has been perfect from the free throw line)
– Guy has hit a 3-pointer in 17 consecutive games, UVA’s longest individual streak since Malcolm Brogdon (20 games) in 2015-16
– Wilkins converted a 4-point play with 4:45 to go in the first half that capped a 7-0 run for UVA
– Jack Salt has recorded at least one blocked shot in five straight games