Four takeaways from UVA basketball’s win over Bethune Cookman

The Virginia Cavaliers (6-4) pulled out a 59-41 win against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7) on Thursday night in John Paul Jones Arena. Despite a dreadfully stale, low-scoring first-half, the ‘Hoos managed to shift momentum, highlighted by Jacob Cofie’s double-double and Ishan Sharma’s four-of-seven from deep.

Here are our four takeaways for the ‘Hoos moving forward.

Sharma saved Virginia’s stale first-half offense

The first half looked more like a scrimmage than a December game, riddled with silly mistakes and ineffective offense. Within the first four minutes, the ‘Hoos had two turnovers, a shooting foul, and a mere two points. After the first initial bucket, the ‘Hoos didn’t score again…