Both NC State and Virginia were dreadful during the first 10 minutes of the game Saturday afternoon, but Virginia eventually found its footing, ending the half on a 24-6 spurt, and that was all she wrote. The Wolfpack cut a 19-point deficit to single digits in the second half but never seriously challenged, losing 70-55.
The Cavs played their typical stingy defense, but the Pack also made it a lot easier on them than it needed to be, taking bad shot after bad shot in the first half while allowing UVA to wake up. NC State hasn’t really been running an offense these last few weeks, mostly it’s just been dudes kinda freelancing however they want, and against a team like Virginia, that makes it exceptionally tough to win.