Virginia just has one of those styles that the Cards don't perform well against. Call it the UofK hangover if you want, but the cold hard truth is the Cardinals allowed the Cavs to control the tempo from the start and never really give a true effort until the game was out of reach.
I'll give the Cardinals credit for not getting completely embarrassed on their home court. At least they made the final score somewhat respectable but make no mistake about it, Virginia had the better team last night by a mile. The final score doesn't really expose how badly the Cards got destroyed last night. The stats don't really point it out either other than the Cavs got more assist, shot better, had more steals, got ALL the 50/50 balls and hit just 2 less free throws while shooting 8 less times. Only ONE player made double digits scoring last night and that was UVA's Hall with 10 points.
No energy early cost the Cardinals the game. I expected them to be a little flat. I never expected it to last the entire first half, and for most of the game. Virginia has a well coach basketball team but watching them play is like a bad day in the dentist chair. It's just painful.
I'll give the Cardinals credit for not getting completely embarrassed on their home court. At least they made the final score somewhat respectable but make no mistake about it, Virginia had the better team last night by a mile. The final score doesn't really expose how badly the Cards got destroyed last night. The stats don't really point it out either other than the Cavs got more assist, shot better, had more steals, got ALL the 50/50 balls and hit just 2 less free throws while shooting 8 less times. Only ONE player made double digits scoring last night and that was UVA's Hall with 10 points.
No energy early cost the Cardinals the game. I expected them to be a little flat. I never expected it to last the entire first half, and for most of the game. Virginia has a well coach basketball team but watching them play is like a bad day in the dentist chair. It's just painful.