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12/03 22:56 CST Virginia jumps out early, beats Texas 88-69
Virginia jumps out early, beats Texas 88-69
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Chance Mallory scored 16 points, and Virginia jumped out
early and cruised past Texas 88-69 on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Virginia had a double-digit lead from the 11-minute mark on and closed the
first half on a 12-4 surge for a 46-27 advantage at the break. Johann Grunloh
scored 12 and White made three 3s and scored all 10 of his points in the first
half for the Cavaliers, who shot 52% (16 of 31) and 50% (9 of 18) from long
range before halftime.
Virginia (7-1) had its largest lead, 68-41, with 11:04 remaining.
Grunloh finished with 15 points for the Cavaliers. Thijs De Ridder added 13
points and Malik Thomas scored 11.
Virginia entered averaging a program-record 28.6 3-point attempts per game. The
Cavaliers shot 12 of 24 from long range against the Longhorns, with eight
hitting at least one.
Dailyn Swain scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had four assists to lead
Texas (6-3). Jordan Pope chipped in with 10 points.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
Up next
Virginia faces Dayton in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday.
Texas hosts Southern on Monday.
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