National Basketball Association
Virginia 76, William & Mary 40
When: 2:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Brent Hampton, # Tony Henderson
Attendance:
250
By Field Level Media
Trey Murphy scored 15 points Tuesday and No. 16 Virginia didn't look like a team that hadn't played in 18 days as it cruised to a 76-40 nonconference rout of William & Mary in Charlottesville, Va.
The Cavaliers (4-1) had four straight games postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the last two after their program experienced positive tests. But they appeared to be in midseason form on both ends of the floor against the Tribe (2-3).
Kihei Clark set an immediate tone by hitting a layup 15 seconds into the game, kick-starting an 11-2 run before the first TV timeout. Clark finished off the run with another layup, and Tomas Woldetensae chipped in a 3-pointer.
Clark tacked on another layup and a couple of assists as Virginia kept executing its halfcourt offense with precision. Casey Morsell checked in off the bench with a dunk and layup, and then Murphy got going.
In the span of 73 seconds, Murphy canned a long 2-pointer, a 3-pointer and then a transition layup that increased the lead to 26-6 at the 7:20 mark. When the Cavaliers had their one hiccup, a scoreless stretch of more than 4 1/2 minutes, Murphy ended it with another 3-ball.
Sam Hauser got into the act with a 3-pointer with 37.4 seconds left in the half, enabling Virginia to head for the locker room with a 36-14 cushion.
Yuri Covington, who paced W&M with 12 points, gave it a brief boost to start the second half with a layup and a 3-pointer. The Tribe got within 16 before the Cavaliers quashed any long-shot comeback hopes with a 9-0 run.
It was an ideal tuneup for tougher games for Virginia, such as its date Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, against No. 1 Gonzaga.
Kadin Shedrick finished with 10 points for the Cavaliers, who ended the day canning 51.9 percent of their field goal attempts. Virginia forced 15 turnovers and committed just seven.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| William & Mary |
|
Virginia |
|
Yuri Covington 12 |
Scoring |
Trey Murphy III 15 |
|
Luke Loewe 4 |
Assists |
Reece Beekman 4 |
|
Ben Wight 7 |
Rebounds |
Kadin Shedrick 7 |
|
Quinn Blair 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kadin Shedrick 4 |
|
Connor Kochera 1 |
Steals |
Kihei Clark 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Jay Huff 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| William & Mary
|
40 |
28.0 |
3-17 |
9-10 |
6 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
| Virginia
|
76 |
50.9 |
9-26 |
11-14 |
16 |
30 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
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