Virginia won their fifth ACC game of the season as they scored twelve straight points in the second-half to defeat Georgia Tech 62-56. Tech went on a 13-2 run in the first-half, but the Wahoos battled back to only be down two at the half.
Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers were led by senior Mustapha Farrakhan who scored 17 points. Farrakhan had an off-night shooting the basketball (3-9), but he was splendid at the free throw line as he hit nine of ten of his attempts. Joe Harris (11 points) hit some huge shots for the Hoos, including a sweet three-pointer late in the second-half.
The paid attendance for this game in Atlanta was only listed as 5,537. Wow, pitiful for an ACC game in such a large metropolitan area. Tech was led by Iman Shumpert who scored twelve, but he committed five turnovers. Tech only attempted thirteen free throws (6-13) on the night. The Rambling Wreck out-rebounded the Hoos 40-27.
Assane Sene had a pretty impressive stat-line as he scored nine, had zero turnovers, only committed three fouls, blocked two shots, and stole the ball twice. K.T. Harrell only played six minutes and finished with zero points. Jontel Evans scored nine and was he credited with nine assists.
Virginia improves to 14-13 overall, and 5-8 in league play. The Hoos return to Charlottesville for a noon contest with Boston College on Saturday. Plenty of seats are still available. Go Hoos!
