#21 Virginia Defeats LSU, Improves to 13-1
At the beginning of the year, the ACC only had two ranked teams–Duke and North Carolina. Virginia has climbed into the rankings with a solid November and December. Virginia’s January got off to a great start, as the #21 Cavaliers traveled to Baton Rouge to defeat LSU, 57-52, to improve to 13-1.
This game was a very close, defensive struggle as both teams shot less than 45% from the field. It was tied at halftime, 26-26. And, with five minutes to go, the Cavs trailed 47-46. But Virginia was fairly clutch down the stretch with its free throw shooting and three-point shots to pull off the victory.
Virginia was led by Sammy Zeglinski’s 17 points. Joe Harris added 14 points, while Mike Scott had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Virginia opens the ACC schedule on Saturday against Miami.
Speaking of Miami, the ended the out-of-conference schedule with a 99-89 win over North Carolina-Greensboro. Kenny Kadji scored led Miami with 30 points and 12 rebounds. Three other Hurricanes finished in double-digits in scoring.
But the rest of the ACC fared poorly. Wake Forest lost some significant momentum by losing to Wofford, at home, 56-52. Wake Forest had won 3 in a row and was looking to get its 10th overall win. With the loss, Wake drops to 9-5 as it heads into conference play.
Meanwhile, Boston College continued to cement its position as the cellar-dweller in the ACC, losing to Rhode Island in double-overtime, 78-72. The Eagles dropped to 5-9 with the home loss to the Rams (who improved to 3-12). It’s going to be a very long season for Boston College.
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