ATLANTA — Virginia men’s basketball Coach Tony Bennett stressed forming good habits early in this season of high expectations. But as conference play gets underway, his Cavaliers seem to have fallen in a rut.
For the second game in a row, fourth-ranked Virginia succumbed on the road to an underdog’s best effort of the season, falling at Georgia Tech, 68-64,on Saturday afternoon.
Despite a re-focusing in practice after a 70-68 loss at in-state rival Virginia Tech on Monday, Virginia trailed the Yellow Jackets nearly the entire game. The Cavaliers got into the game with a 7-0 run to tie the game at 49 with six minutes left, but then allowed the next 11 points to effectively seal the outcome.