Whether or not you are ready to admit it, the vice that Virginia puts on you is always there, slowly letting them bend you in the wrong direction. The Cavs play slow, but they win in the long run by pushing you into way too many low-percentage plays.
NC State took a two-point lead into halftime, but that first half was not a well-played one from an execution standpoint—the Wolfpack made none of its three-point attempts and less than 40% of its twos. UVA happened to play along with turnovers and missed shots. In the second half, well, uh, that changed.