Duke Dominates Virginia in ACC Basketball

0:00On March 1, Duke dominated Virginia and a lopsided ACC basketball matchup, jumping out to an 18-7 lead in the first 9 minutes' thanks. 2 Isaiah Evans draining 4-3 pointers early. From there, the Blue Devils never look back, as the Cavaliers struggled to string together scores all game. Virginia fired away from Deep but connected on just 7 of 35 attempts, a dismal 20%. Duke, meanwhile, shot 50% from beyond the arc, hitting 12 of 24-3s while their perimeter defense smothered Virginia's. Guards and forced rust shots or clock violations. Cam Bouser paced Duke with 18 points, including 11 free throws in the first half amid a physical battle inside. Virginia's Theasta Ritter was their most effective player early, holding Bouser in check, but two quick fouls forced him to the bench, sapping any. Real momentum. Coaches John Shire and Ryan Odom drew praise for their team's efforts, with both emptying benches late for walk-on minutes.

1:03Virginia has responded to each of their three prior losses this season, with win streaks of 5, 6, or 9 games straight. The Cavaliers look to start another run when they host Wake Forest on Tuesday, March 3, at 7pm on the ACC network.