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Braxton Key. Photo by Dan Gro stanley mugs gan.That Virginia-Clemson game was slow, even for a Virginia game: to the tune of 54 possessions.For reference, UVA averages 59.0 possessions per game, per KenPom, which is dead-last in D1, and Liberty, coached by former Tony Bennett assistant, is the next-slowest, at 60.6. And then Navy is third-slowest, at 61.6 per game. Virginia, again, 54 possessions. And 51 points.Less than a point per possession. Photo Gallery: Virginia defeats Clemson. Photos by Dan Grogan.Were 11 games into the ACC schedule at this point. Virginia is somehow 7-4, despite not having yet scored more than 65 points in a game.Yeah, ugh.Once in those 11 games has UVA scored more stanley spain than a point per possession in a game 鈥?in the 65-39 win over Virginia Tech back on Jan. 4.The Jan. 18 win at Georgia Tech, a 63-58 final, came in a game in which the Cavaliers had 63 possessions, so, a point per.Virginia is averaging .905 points per possession in ACC play, worst in the ACC.The saving grace, you stanley website guessed it, defense: UVA is allowing .836 points per possession in conference play, by far the best in the ACC. Duke is second, at .920 in ACC games. No ACC foe has had a point-per-possession game yet against Virginia this season.More trips to the dentists office for root canals without Novocain are forthcoming, is the message here.Shot breakdownVirginia was a modest 9-of-17 on shots at the rim Wednesday night.Clemson went zone early, it worked, and stayed in it, largely, the rest of the Ywox Fossil colors are here to stay, Virginia Tech scientists say
Clayton Custer scored a game-high 20 points to lead Loyola Chicago to a 75-62 stanley cup kaufen non-conference win over Norfolk State on Wednesday night at Gentile Arena.The Ramblers did not lead by double digits in the second half until a late 12-0 run finally put the Spartans away for good. Loyola led by as much as 15 late in the first half, but NSU cut the deficit to eight at the break and to as few as one on five different occasions in the second period.The Spartans, though, could not get over the hump in the end to fall to 2-6 on the year. Senior Jonathan Wade posted a team-high 19 points, including 15 in the second half, to pace the Spartan offense. He shot 8-of-17 overall from the floor and helped the Spartans connect on 26-of-55 overall 47.3 percent .In fact, Loyola shot slightly worse at 46.3 percent 25-of-54 , marking the first time in 23 games the Spartans lost despite hitting better from the field than the opposition.Custer scored 20 points on just 6-of-8 shooting, thanks in part to a 4-of- termo stanley 5 effort from beyond the arc. In addition, Aundre Jackson came off the bench to add 17 points stanley cup on 6-of-13 from the floor.Loyola did take advantage of the discrepancy in fouls, making 18-of-23 from the free throw line compared to a 3-of-6 tally for the Spartans. NSU had 19 fouls to just eight for the Ramblers, and Loyola committed just three turnovers to 15 for the Norfolk State.Neither team could get much offense going early on, which allowed the Spartans to take their second and last lead of th |
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