Virginia fans have become accustomed to winning, especially within the friendly confines of John Paul Jones Arena. Saturday, against No. 25 West Virginia, the Cavaliers’ home win streak of 24 games came to a crashing halt as the Mountaineers outlasted Virginia down the stretch to snag the 66-57 victory. The nine-point loss was Virginia’s biggest since the Tennessee game on December 30, 2013, and their first home loss since February 7, 2015 (Duke).
“West Virginia is an obviously very well coached, physical, tough, veteran team, and you could see that our guys gave effort, but I don’t know if we quite matched the physicality,” Virginia Head Coach Tony Bennett said after the game.