National Basketball Association
Virginia 86, Morgan St. 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 13, 2015
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Bill McCarthy, # Tim Nestor, # Hans Desir
Attendance:
14034
By The Sports Xchange
Virginia had four players in double figures and the sixth-ranked Cavaliers opened the season with an 86-48 blowout win over Morgan State Friday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Senior center Mike Tobey led the way for Virginia with a strong second-half performance and a game-high 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting with eight rebounds.
The Cavaliers opened the second half with a 17-0 burst and separated even without a strong night from senior guard Malcolm Brogdon.
Virginia (1-0) outrebounded Morgan State (0-1) 50-21 and shot 49 percent on the night. The Bears were held to 34 percent shooting. Forward Kyle Thomas dropped in a team-high 14 points.
The Cavaliers rebounded from a slow start and used a 12-2 run to end the first half.
The Cavaliers led 40-23 and shot 34 percent from the field, connecting on 14 of their 18 free throw attempts.
Morgan State did not attempt a free throw in the half and made 37 percent of their field goal attempts as Thomas led the way for the Bears with 10 first-half points.
Top Game Performances
| Morgan St. |
|
Virginia |
|
Kyle Thomas 14 |
Scoring |
Mike Tobey 15 |
|
Martez Cameron 7 |
Assists |
Devon Hall 4 |
|
Andre Horne Jr. 5 |
Rebounds |
Mike Tobey 8 |
|
Andre Horne Jr. 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Gill 6 |
|
Phillip Carr 2 |
Steals |
Darius Thompson 3 |
|
Phillip Carr 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Gill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Morgan St.
|
48 |
34.0 |
7-27 |
7-11 |
10 |
19 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
| Virginia
|
86 |
49.2 |
5-18 |
17-26 |
16 |
49 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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