2012-13 CAVALIER MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game #20 - January 29, 2013 2012-13 Schedule/Results Charlottesville, Va. • John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) • 11/9 at George Mason [MASN] L, 63-59 7 p.m. • Twitter: @UVAMensHoops 11/12 FAIRFIELD 1 [ESPN3] W, 54-45 11/13 DELAWARE 1 [ESPN3] L, 59-53 Virginia Cavaliers (14-5, 4-2 ACC) 11/17 SEATTLE [ESPN3] W, 83-43 vs. 11/19 LAMAR 1 W, 63-44 #19 NC State Wolfpack (16-4, 5-2 ACC) 11/20 NORTH TEXAS 1 W, 80-64 11/28 at Wisconsin 2 [ESPN2] W, 60-54 (Dave Koehn, Ted Jeffries), ESPN Radio (Bill Rosinski, Will Perdue) 12/1 GREEN BAY [RSN] W, 67-51 12/5 TENNESSEE [ESPN3] W, 46-38 (Dave O’Brien, Jay Bilas) Online: 12/8 MISS. VALLEY STATE [ESPN3] W, 67-39 FOR OPENERS 12/19 MORGAN STATE [ESPN3] W, 75-57 • Virginia has a three-game winning streak and plays its first ranked opponent of the season. 12/22 vs. Old Dominion 3 [NBCSN] L, 63-61 • Virginia is 5-12 vs. ranked opponents during the four-year Tony Bennett era. 12/30 WOFFORD [RSN] W, 74-39 • The Cavaliers rank second nationally in scoring defense at 51.1 points per game as of Jan. 28. 1/6 NORTH CAROLINA * [ESPNU] W, 61-52 • The Cavaliers have won 11 consecutive games at John Paul Jones Arena and a win vs. NC State 1/9 at Wake Forest * [RSN] L, 55-52 would tie Virginia’s longest winning streak of 12 games at the arena set from Jan. 16-Nov. 27, 2007. 1/12 at Clemson * [ACCN] L, 59-44 • Virginia is 4-1 in its last five games vs. NC State. 1/19 FLORIDA STATE * [ACCN] W, 56-36 • Junior guard Joe Harris leads the ACC in 3-point shooting accuracy at a career-best 46.7 percent. 1/24 at Virginia Tech * [ACCN] W, 74-58 • The Cavaliers are tied for third in the ACC at 4-2, while NC State is second at 5-2 as of Jan. 28. 1/26 BOSTON COLLEGE * [RSN] W, 65-51 1/29 #19 NC STATE * [ESPN2] 7 p.m. ALL-TIME VS. NC STATE 2/3 at Georgia Tech * [ESPNU] 3 p.m. • NC State holds an 81-58 advantage over Virginia in a series that dates back to 1912-13. 2/7 CLEMSON * [ESPN or ESPN2] 7 p.m. • Virginia is 35-23 against the Wolfpack in Charlottesville, including a 4-0 mark at JPJA. 2/10 at Maryland * [ACCN] 1 p.m. • UVa and NC State split two games last season as the Cavaliers beat the Wolfpack, 61-60, on Jan. 28, 2/12 VIRGINIA TECH * [ESPNU] 7 p.m. 2012, at JPJA, and NC State beat UVa, 67-64, in the ACC Tournament on March 9, 2012. 2/16 at North Carolina * [ACCN] 12 p.m. • NC State is the only winless ACC team at JPJA. 2/19 at Miami * [ESPNU] 9 p.m. 2/24 GEORGIA TECH * [ACCN] 2 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 2/28 DUKE * [ESPN or ESPN2] 9 p.m. • UVa beat Boston College, 65-51, on Saturday, Jan. 26. 3/3 at Boston College * [ACCN] 4 p.m. • Justin Anderson scored a career-high 16 points and Akil Mitchell added 16 points and six rebounds 3/7 at Florida State * [ESPN or ESPN2] 7 p.m. to lead the Cavaliers in the win. 3/10 MARYLAND * [ESPNU] 6 p.m. • Paul Jesperson added a career-high seven rebounds and Jontel Evans added six assists. 3/13-16 at ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. • Virginia shot 77.3% from the floor in the second half, marking a season high for a half and highest * ACC game since shooting 78.3% (18-of-23) in second half vs. Georgia Tech on Feb. 7, 1984 1 NIT Season Tip-Off, Charlottesville, Va. 2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Madison, Wis. EMBRACE THE PACE 3 Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic, Richmond, Va. • The Cavaliers rank in the top nine nationally in seven defensive categories: points per game (2nd), [MASN] - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network [NBCSN] - NBC Sports Network assists per game (3rd), points per possession (4th) , possessions per 40 minutes (4th), field goal [ACCN] - ACC Network percentage (7th), effective field goal percentage (9th) and true shooting percentage (9th). [RSN] - Regional Sports Networks All Times Eastern Starting Lineup vs. Boston College (1/26/13) Rankings are Associated Press G 1 Jontel Evans Sr. 3.1 ppg 2.2 rpg 4.2 apg • Averaging 6.3 assists in his last three games BY THE NUMBERS G 12 Joe Harris Jr. 14.8 ppg 4.1 rpg 2.4 apg The Cavaliers have held their first six ACC • Has scored 12 or more points in 16 of 19 games opponents under 60 points for the first G 2 Paul Jesperson So. 4.5 ppg 1.9 rpg 1.2 apg 60 • Had a career-best seven rebounds and three steals vs. Boston College (1/26/13) time in ACC history. F 25 Akil Mitchell Jr. 12.3 ppg 8.8 rpg 1.7 apg • Has six double-doubles this season and seven career F 11 Evan Nolte Fr. 7.2 ppg 2.4 rpg 0.9 spg • Leads UVa freshmen in scoring and is shooting 44.3 percent from 3-point range Virginia Athletics Media Relations •154 John Paul Jones Arena, PO Box 400853, Charlottesville, VA 22904 • Office: (434) 982-5500 • Fax: (434) 982-5525 Erich Bacher (Primary Men’s Basketball Contact) Office: (434) 982-5530 Cell: (720) 318-5538 Email: [email protected] Steve Kirkland (Secondary Men’s Basketball Contact) Office: (434) 982-5535 Cell: (434) 825-5241 Email: [email protected] 2012-13 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES National Rankings • The Cavaliers have held 16 opponents, includ- NATIONAL DEFENSIVE RANKINGS ing all six ACC foes, under 60 points this season. Points/Game 51.1 2nd Assists/Game 8.1 3rd • Virginia has held seven opponents under 50 Points/Possession 0.85 4th ASSOCIATED PRESS (Monday, Jan. 28) points this season. Possessions/40 Minutes 60.3 4th 1 Michigan (51) 19-1 1,611 • The Cavaliers have held four opponents (Ten- FG % 36.8 7th 2 Kansas (13) 18-1 1,572 Effective FG % 41.9 9th 3 Indiana 18-2 1,457 nessee, Mississippi Valley State, Wofford and True Shooting % 45.8 9th 4 Florida (1) 16-2 1,420 Florida State) under 40 points this season. 5 Duke 17-2 1,328 • UVa has held its opponent under 43 percent shooting from the field in 15 of 19 games. 6 Syracuse 18-2 1,322 • The Cavaliers have held an opponent under 20 points in a half seven times this season: 7 Gonzaga 19-2 1,177 15, 2nd half, vs. Fairfield, Nov. 12, 2012 8 Arizona 17-2 1,160 9 Butler 17-3 1,023 13, 1st half, vs. Seattle, Nov. 17, 2012 10 Oregon 18-2 969 18, 1st half, vs. Lamar, Nov. 19, 2012 11 Ohio State 15-4 945 16, 1st half, vs. Tennessee, Dec. 5, 2012 12 Louisville 16-4 905 17, 2nd half, vs. Mississippi Valley State, Dec. 8, 2012 13 Michigan State 17-4 897 17, 1st half, vs. Wofford, Dec. 30, 2012 14 Miami (FL) 15-3 894 15 Wichita State 19-2 621 15, 1st half vs. Florida State, Jan. 19, 2013 16 Ole Miss 17-2 473 17 Missouri 15-4 464 ALL-TIME VS. ACC OPPONENTS 18 Kansas State 15-4 463 • Virginia is 504- 678 all-time against current ACC members (9-6 vs. Boston College, 68-52 vs. 19 North Carolina State 16-4 431 Clemson, 83-53 vs. Virginia Tech, 48-115 vs. Duke, 18-21 vs. Florida State, 34-38 vs. Georgia Tech, 20 New Mexico 17-3 333 21 Creighton 18-3 312 71-106 vs. Maryland, 5-9 vs. Miami, 50-127 vs. UNC, 58-81 vs. NC State and 60-70 vs. Wake Forest.) 22 San Diego State 16-4 302 23 Minnesota 15-5 281 ACC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (AS OF JAN. 28) 24 Cincinnati 16-4 220 • Joe Harris ranks first in the ACC in 3-point shooting accuracy (46.7%), fifth in made 3-point 25 Marquette 14-4 216 field goals per game (2.2) and seventh in scoring (14.8 ppg). Others receiving votes: Georgetown 121, UNLV 56, Wisconsin 45, UCLA 34, Arizona State 14, Notre Dame • Akil Mitchell ranks fourth in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and defensive rebounds per game (6.1), 12, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 8, Villanova 6, Baylor 5, seventh in offensive rebounds per game (2.8) and 25th in scoring (12.3). Iowa State 4, Memphis 4, Virginia Commonwealth 4, La • Darion Atkins ranks eighth in blocked shots per game (1.6). Salle 3, Saint Mary’s 2, Colorado State 1 ACC TEAM NOTES ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES (Monday, Jan. 28) • The Cavaliers lead the ACC in 3-point field goal accuracy defense at 29.2 percent and rank 1 Kansas (16) 18-1 760 2 Michigan (14) 19-1 757 third in 3-point field goal percentage at 36.8 percent. 3 Indiana 18-2 686 • Virginia is shooting 65.8 percent from the free throw in ACC play, compared to 72.3 per- 4 Florida (1) 16-2 685 cent in nonconference action. 5 Duke 17-2 644 6 Syracuse 18-2 624 • A different UVa player has led the team in scoring in each of the last three games (Harris 17 7 Gonzaga 18-2 624 vs.