Game 1 (February 28, 2010) Charlottesville:
#5 Duke- 35 32 67
#5 Duke- 35 32 67
Virginia- 21 28 49
Duke:
Singler- 21pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1blk
Scheyer- 20pts, 3 reb, 3ast, 5 stl
Mason Plumlee- 6pts, 4 reb, 2ast, 1blk
Dawkins- 5pts, 2 reb, 2 ast
Miles Plumlee- 3pts, 5 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, Fouled Out
Virginia:
Meyinsse- 21pts, 7 reb, 1blk
Farrakhan- 7pts, 2 reb, 3 to
Zeglinski- 6pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
Evans- 5pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk
Sene- 2pts, 10 reb, 1ast, 2 blk
Scott- 0pts, 1 reb, 2 to in 12 minutes
Duke Shooting: 24-50 for 48% (7-18 from 3 for 38.9%) 12-17 FT (70%)
UVA Shooting: 16-51 for 31.4% (2-12 from 3 for 16.7%) 15-18 FT (83.3%)
Rebounding: 28-27 UVA (OReb: UVA-7 Duke-2)
Notes: The biggest thing that stands out is that this was our first game without Sylven Landesberg (bruised thigh). That season, he was our biggest scoring threat and the team revolved completely around him. I remember sitting down to watch the game on TV, with a little hope that we could beat or at least scare Duke at home (we did beat UNC by 15 in the Dean Dome, although they were bad that year). Then, I heard that Sylven wasn't playing, and I knew it would be ugly. I don't remember what exactly happened with Mike. Maybe he was upset that Landesberg couldn't play (he and Sylven were pretty close), I don't know. But 0pts in 12 minutes tells me Tony didn't like something about the situation. Meyinsse played one of his best games ever, as he just dominated the Duke bigs.
"Mike Scott, the Cavaliers' No. 2 scorer with a 12.8 average, went scoreless for a second straight game, going 0 for 6 in just 12 minutes. He's now 0 for 13 in the past two games.
"I don't know what to tell you," Bennett said of Scott's struggles. "I thought [Meyinsse] battled his butt off and he gave us some stuff and Mike, I didn't see it from Mike tonight."He just wasn't himself in the last couple of games." "
Duke:
Singler- 21pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1blk
Scheyer- 20pts, 3 reb, 3ast, 5 stl
Mason Plumlee- 6pts, 4 reb, 2ast, 1blk
Dawkins- 5pts, 2 reb, 2 ast
Miles Plumlee- 3pts, 5 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, Fouled Out
Virginia:
Meyinsse- 21pts, 7 reb, 1blk
Farrakhan- 7pts, 2 reb, 3 to
Zeglinski- 6pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
Evans- 5pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk
Sene- 2pts, 10 reb, 1ast, 2 blk
Scott- 0pts, 1 reb, 2 to in 12 minutes
Duke Shooting: 24-50 for 48% (7-18 from 3 for 38.9%) 12-17 FT (70%)
UVA Shooting: 16-51 for 31.4% (2-12 from 3 for 16.7%) 15-18 FT (83.3%)
Rebounding: 28-27 UVA (OReb: UVA-7 Duke-2)
Notes: The biggest thing that stands out is that this was our first game without Sylven Landesberg (bruised thigh). That season, he was our biggest scoring threat and the team revolved completely around him. I remember sitting down to watch the game on TV, with a little hope that we could beat or at least scare Duke at home (we did beat UNC by 15 in the Dean Dome, although they were bad that year). Then, I heard that Sylven wasn't playing, and I knew it would be ugly. I don't remember what exactly happened with Mike. Maybe he was upset that Landesberg couldn't play (he and Sylven were pretty close), I don't know. But 0pts in 12 minutes tells me Tony didn't like something about the situation. Meyinsse played one of his best games ever, as he just dominated the Duke bigs.
"Mike Scott, the Cavaliers' No. 2 scorer with a 12.8 average, went scoreless for a second straight game, going 0 for 6 in just 12 minutes. He's now 0 for 13 in the past two games.
"I don't know what to tell you," Bennett said of Scott's struggles. "I thought [Meyinsse] battled his butt off and he gave us some stuff and Mike, I didn't see it from Mike tonight."He just wasn't himself in the last couple of games." "
The one thing that I do remember from that game was how unbelievable their Defense was. Without Sylven (and essentially without Mike), we just couldn't score at all. Duke's defense this year isn't 1/4th of what it was that year.
Game 2 (March 12, 2010) ACC Tournament Greensboro:
#4 Duke- 27 30 57
Virginia- 27 19 46
Duke:
Singler- 18pts, 11 reb
Smith- 15 pts, 6 reb, 1ast, 4 stl
Scheyer- 15 pts, 5, reb, 3 ast
Mason Plumlee- 3pts, 1 reb, 1ast, 1stl, 1blk in 15 minutes
Dawkins- 0pts, 1reb, 2 fouls in 10 minutes
Miles Plumlee- 2pts, 5 reb, 2 fouls in 19 minutes
Virginia:
Jones- 15pts, 2 reb, 2 stl
Scott- 14pts, 11 reb, 1 ast
Farrakhan- 9pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 4 to
Meyinsse- 8pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk
Zeglinski- 0pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 5to, 3 fouls, 0-9 FG (0-4 from 3)
Evans- 0pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl in 20 minutes
Sene- 0pts, 2 fouls in 1 minute
Duke Shooting: 21-55 for 38.2% (4-14 from 3 for 28.6%) 11-17 FT (64.7%)
UVA Shooting: 17-53 for 32.1% (3-14 from 3 for 21.4%) 9-11FT (81.8%)
Rebounding: 38-33 Duke (OReb: Duke-10 UVA-7)
Notes: Obviously, this is when Landesberg was off of the team. Despite feeling pretty upset about that, we played a very good opening game of the ACC Tournament in a win over Boston College. Zeglinski played a great game as we upset the Eagles. However, he could not follow that performance up against the eventual National Champions. To this day, I still think had Sammy played like he did against BC, we would have beaten Duke and they wouldn't have won the National Championship (remember their ridiculously easy bracket for their 1 seed?). Anyways, we played a very, very good game. Still didn't shoot very well and had ZERO bench points, but the starters (minus Sam) were playing so well, they didn't need help.
Game 3 (January 16, 2011) Durham:
#1 Duke 25 51 76
Virginia 31 29 60
Duke:
Smith- 29pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl
Dawkins- 14pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1blk
Singler- 13pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk
Kelly- 8pts, 3 reb, 1 blk
Mason Plumlee- 5pts, 16 reb, 2blk
Curry- 7pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl
Miles Plumlee- 2 reb, 1to, 1 foul in 4 minutes
Thornton/Hairston played little, did little
Virginia:
Farrakhan-15pts, 3reb, 2 ast, 2stl
Harris- 15pts, 4 reb, 1 stl, 4 fouls in 28 minutes
Sene- 8pts, 5 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 4 fouls in 20 minutes
Zeglinski- 8pts, 3 reb, 1 ast
Evans- 6 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 3 to
Mitchell- 2pts, 2 reb, 1 stl, 3 fouls in 22 minutes
Duke Shooting: 27-58 for 46.6% (5-20 from 3 for 25%) 17-20 FT (85%)
UVA Shooting: 19-55 for 34.5% (6-16 from 3 for 37.5%) 16-23 FT (69.6%)
Rebounding: 40-25 Duke (OReb: Duke-12 UVA-9)
Notes: In our first road game without Mike Scott, we fought hard, but the #1 ranked Blue Devils were just too much for our young, banged up team. Assane and Akil were essentially our only post players. Even Will Sherrill still wasn't anywhere close to 100% after breaking his leg at Minnesota. Against UNC and Duke, we had no business staying with the talent and depth on those rosters, yet we battled in both games. Farrakhan and Harris shot great and were our offense for much of the game. Assane played a great game as well, with 8pts and 4 offensive rebounds. In the end, though, their size, depth, and talent overpowered us in the second half. Nolan Smith had one of his best games of his career, and they ate us up on the boards in the second half. Still, they didn't have to see Mike Scott. I think our guys learned a lot from this game. They learned from the first half that they shouldn't be afraid of playing Duke on the road. They learned in the second half what can happen if you let Duke get momentum in Cameron and speed the pace of the game up. I think the experience from that game will be crucial to our chances on Thursday night.
Game 4 (February 16, 2011) Charlottesville:
#5 Duke 34 22 56
Virginia 26 15 41
Duke:
Smith- 22pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 4 to
Kelly- 11pts, 5 reb, 1 stl, 4blk
Mason Plumlee- 9pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 1stl, 1 blk, 3 to, 4 fouls in 23 minutes
Curry- 7 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 3 to, 3 fouls
Miles Plumlee- 2 pts, 6 reb in 13 minutes
Dawkins- 3pts, 3 reb in 26 minutes
Singler, Thornton, Hairston played little did little.
Virginia:
Farrakhan- 11pts, 3 reb, 5 to
Harris- 8pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1blk
Evans- 6pts, 1 reb, 1 stl
Sene- 5pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 4 fouls in 23 minutes
Mitchell- 2pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl in 24 minutes
Zeglinski- 2 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl
Harrell added 7pts in 26 minutes.
Duke Shooting: 23-46 for 50% (5-16 from 3 for 31.3%) 5-9 FT (55.6%)
UVA Shooting: 16-56 for 28.6% (3-12 from 3 for 25%) 6-9 FT (66.7%)
Rebounding: 38-27 Duke (OReb: UVA-7 Duke-5)
Notes: I couldn't watch much of this game, but basically it was boring as hell. We couldn't shoot worth a damn. Obviously, with both Scott and Sherrill out, and Assane limited with 4 fouls, we didn't have a chance on the boards. I think both Duke games in Charlottesville under Bennett show that were really not gonna lost by more than about 15ish because of our tempo/defense. So if we have any sort of offensive game, we're gonna have a shot.
Overall obsevations: If I could sum up the performance of these four games against Duke under Coach Bennett in a word, it would be "incomplete". Basically, Duke didn't get anywhere near our best shot in any one of those games. In all 4 games, we were missing our best player. Also, the first two were against the eventual National Champions, while the second two were against an Elite Eight team (plus ACC champions both years). We were really badly overmatched, especially without Scott, Landesberg, and Sherrill. This year, it is a much better matchup. We're bigger, healthier, and much more experienced. I'll have a more in depth preview tomorrow, but I'll end with this: Duke better be ready, because they will be getting our best shot on Thursday night.
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