National Basketball Association
Virginia 68, Wake Forest 44
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Les Jones, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
10786
By SportsDirect Inc.
VIRGINIA 68, WAKE FOREST 44: Mike Scott scored 19 points on 9-of-9 shooting and the No. 20 Cavaliers used a strong half-court defense to throttle the visiting Demon Deacons.
Virginia (19-4, 6-3 ACC) entered the contest ranked second nationally in scoring defense and had no trouble inflicting their pace on stumbling Wake Forest.
The Cavaliers shot 71.4 percent (10 of 14) in the first half, slowing the game down to a crawl to get any shot they wanted. Scott shot 5 of 5 from the field in the first half as Virginia took a 40-19 lead into the break.
Wake Forest had no more success in the second half, falling behind by more than 30 points before Virginia pulled the starters.
Travis McKie scored 16 points and C.J. Harris added 10 for the Demon Deacons (11-13, 2-8), who have dropped five straight to fall into last place in the ACC.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Joe Harris and Malcolm Brogdon combined to shoot 5 for 7 from 3-point range for the Cavaliers. … Wake Forest shot 34.1 percent from the floor. … Virginia visits No. 5 North Carolina on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
Virginia |
|
Travis McKie 16 |
Scoring |
Mike Scott 19 |
|
Tony Chennault 3 |
Assists |
Jontel Evans 4 |
|
Carson Desrosiers 6 |
Rebounds |
Akil Mitchell 6 |
|
Travis McKie 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Akil Mitchell 2 |
|
Carson Desrosiers 2 |
Steals |
Darion Atkins 2 |
|
Carson Desrosiers 1 |
Blocks |
Darion Atkins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
44 |
34.1 |
4-13 |
12-17 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
| Virginia
|
68 |
53.7 |
5-11 |
5-8 |
19 |
30 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
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