Tobacco Road Report

By Michael

The inability of Virginia to get offense outside of Reynolds and Singletary finally caught up with them. Joseph did contribute 10 points off the bench, but Diane, Soroye, and Cain could only manage 11 points and 9 rebounds between them. The three had all their points from the line while finishing a pitiful 0 for 7 from the floor. TRR has always said that the lack of inside game or consistent third scorer would limit how far Virginia would go.

Tennessee put four players in double figures, outrebounded the Cavaliers on the offensive glass, and converted 11 of 26 from three. This was just enough to offset 26 from Reynolds, 19 from Singletary, and 31 of 36 free throws by the Cavaliers.

The two teams are actually very similar in style and composition, but today Tennessee was a better Virginia than Virgina. Tennessee advances to meet OSU, a game that they can win if the outside shot is falling. J.R. Reynolds has played his last game for the Cavaliers and the faithful will now await Singletary's decision on whether to return.