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The No. 13-ranked Virginia Cavaliers (12-3) look to extend their 10-game home winning streak in a matchup against the No. 8-ranked Miami (FL) Hurricanes (13-1). The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Cavaliers were beaten by Georgia Tech 68-64 on Saturday. London Perrantes had a good game for Virginia, finishing with 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, are coming off a 72-59 win over Florida State on Saturday. Sheldon McClellan led the game in scoring with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
The game should be a matchup of strength against strength, as the high-octane offense of Virginia (11th in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 120.4) takes on the stingy defense of Miami (FL) (23rd in the nation with a defensive efficiency of 93.3).
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The Virginia Cavaliers rank 11th for their offensive rating of 120.4. The Miami (FL) Hurricanes have a defensive rating of 93.3 (ranked 23rd).
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes average 69.1 possessions per game and 1.198 points per possession. The Virginia Cavaliers earn fewer possessions with 61.8, but they score more points with 1.204.
Miami (FL) has an average effective field goal percentage of 56.3%, ranked 17th in the nation. Virginia is undefeated (2-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Virginia ranks 98th in assists, registering 14.9 per game. Miami (FL) performs worse at 161st with 13.8 assists per game.
Miami (FL), the 95th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 38.7 rebounds per game. Virginia does worse, ranked 307th with 33.4.
The Virginia Cavaliers make an average of 5.7 steals per game. When the Miami (FL) Hurricanes allow 5 or more steals, they are a superb 9-1.
