Chatham freshman Jaliyuah Giggetts scored a game-high 13 points as the Cavaliers claimed the Dogwood District regular season title Thursday night with a 37-31 victory over Nelson County.
Virginia fifth-year senior forward Mike Scott made another solid case for Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year on Wednesday night as the No. 19 Cavaliers (19-4, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) showed off their shooting abilities in a 68-44 victory over Wake Forest (11-13, 2-8) at John Paul Jones Arena.
Devils cruise past Cavaliers; Shanks scores 18 as Cyclones hang on against Knights; Damone leads Culpeper with double-double in loss; Madison secures No. 3 seed in district tourney
Halfway through the ACC basketball schedule, Virginia's first NCAA tournament bid in five years seems, at first blush, assured. The 18-4 Cavaliers are ranked in both national polls, boast quality wins and have no inexplicable defeats.
Given their style of play, it's no surprise that Lake Taylor and Princess Anne are once again way ahead of the rest of South Hampton Roads in scoring.
The two teams' end-to-end, high-pressure defense usually results in plenty of turnovers and easy baskets. On offense, the Cavaliers and Titans love to run.
Together, the two guards contributed 18 points and hit 8 of 16 field goal attempts. On a day where the Cavaliers were looking for every basket they could get against one of the league’s best defenses, and were again desperately searching for that essential “third scorer,” those points were primo.
Florida State, thanks to two key hoops from Michael Snaer down the stretch, made Virginia pay, defeating the No. 16 Cavaliers, 58-55, in front of a crowd of 11,757 at the Tucker Center.
