In their first big test of the season, the Virginia Cavaliers fell to No. 25 Oklahoma 82-67 inside John Paul Arena. While it was a disappointing result, the ‘Hoos showed a lot of fight against a ranked opponent.
Here are three takeaways from the loss to the Sooners.
The ‘Hoos fought
The fifteen-point final margin isn’t pretty, but this game was a lot closer in the second half than the score would suggest. After digging themselves a seventeen-point halftime deficit which quickly inflated to twenty at the beginning of the third quarter, Virginia clawed their way back to within five points on a London Clarkson and-one with 5:42 to go in the fourth.