What happened?
For the second time this season, the Virginia Cavaliers were upset on the road by an unranked team, falling 70-68 to the Virginia Tech Hokies. #4 ranked UVA was favored by 12 and predicted to win 72-62 by KenPom.com. What happened? Instead of focusing on intangible reasons, like a bad call late, quick turnaround from last game, or the team not "getting up" for an instate rival, here are some of the statistics from the game to explain the loss:
The Hoos committed 16 turnovers, which was their second highest this season, and double their NCAA leading average of 8 per game.