National Basketball Association
Virginia 74, Wofford 39
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 30, 2012
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# William Humes, # Jamie Luckie, # Ray Perone
Attendance:
9387
By SportsDirect Inc.
Virginia 74, Wofford 39: Freshman Mike Tobey came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points as the Cavaliers used a late first-half surge to rout the visiting Terriers.
Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell each chipped in 15 points for Virginia (10-3), which shot a season-high 63.8 percent.
Spencer Collins had 17 points and was the only player to score more than five points for Wofford (6-7).
With the scored tied at 10, the Cavaliers began to pull away as Collins accounted for all seven points for the Terriers over the final 12:48 of the first half. After Collins hit a 3-pointer with 6:28 left – Wofford’s last basket in the opening 20 minutes – Virginia scored 14 of the next 16 points to take a 31-17 lead into the break.
The Cavaliers put it all together in the second half, holding the Terriers to two field goals over the first 11:02 while connecting on 17 of their final 24 field goal attempts. Virginia led by as many as 42 points late in the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia remained undefeated against opponents not from the Colonial Athletic Conference. The team is 0-3 against CAA competition this season (George Mason, Delaware and Old Dominion). … Wofford, which was coming off a road win at Xavier, suffered its largest margin of defeat since a 69-33 loss at Wisconsin early last season. … The Cavaliers held their third opponent under 40 points this month, with the others coming in home wins over Tennessee (46-38) on Dec. 5 and Mississippi Valley State (67-39) on Dec.8.
Top Game Performances
Wofford |
|
Virginia |
Spencer Collins 17 |
Scoring |
Mike Tobey 19 |
Indiana Faithfull 3 |
Assists |
Doug Browman 6 |
Lee Skinner 4 |
Rebounds |
Akil Mitchell 6 |
Spencer Collins 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Harris 3 |
Karl Cochran 2 |
Steals |
Akil Mitchell 4 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Paul Jesperson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wofford
|
39 |
33.3 |
5-19 |
6-10 |
6 |
19 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Virginia
|
74 |
63.8 |
8-15 |
6-10 |
22 |
31 |
2 |
8 |
12 |