Virginia opened a stretch of 4 games in 8 days on Sunday with a road trip to Blacksburg and Virginia Tech. Not only did the Hoos blow a lead and fall in double OT, but many of the regulars played more than 40 minutes in a sweltering Cassell Coliseum.
Unfortunately, the marathon loss at Tech was also likely the easiest game of the bunch.
Next up is a red-hot Duke team that has won 5 in a row and are beginning to look like the team that was ranked preseason #1. Coach K is back on the sidelines, Grayson Allen hasn’t tripped anybody in a while, and the highly touted rookies are finally starting to show why they were so, well, highly touted (some of them, anyway).