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I watched a replay of the Cal @ Virginia game.  Cal was down 5 at the half, reeled off 17 straight points, and then got reeled back, finishing Q3 up by 1.  Virginia did have a lead in Q4, and was within 3 points in the last minute, but lost by 6.  That game was another of the No Blood, No Foul games.  There was a called flop on an obvious offensive foul, and later a technical foul on a Cal player for complaining.  (Refs: Jules Gallien, Ashley Gloss, Ryan Durham)


I felt Virginia played better than Virginia Tech.  Their roster has a ton of height (two 6'7", two 6'4") but only one played, Lattimore, 6'4" with very long arms. Still the team was tall.  Virginia played 6 players primarily, with a seventh getting 5 minutes.  

• Johnson 5'7" 40m Soph 24 points (6/6 FT, 2/4 3pt, 6/11 2pt, 7 rebounds, 5 assists).  She had a triple-double (20/10/10) in the previous game against Pitt. Per the home-team announcers, the team was setting her up for that.
  
• Hurd 6'2" 36m   (2/2 FT, 1/6 3pt, 2/5 2pt, 5 reb)
  
• McGhee 6'2" 31m  (2/6 3pt, 1/3 2pt,  4 reb)
  
• Lattimore 6'4" 30m  (0/4 3pt, 3/7 2pt, 6 reb)    Same game as the triple double above, she had 30pts.
  
• Clark 5'8" 29m    (4/5 FT,  0/1 3pt,  4/6 2pt,  4 reb, 5 assists)
  
• Noyan 6'3" 28m  11 pts (3/3 3pt, 1/2 2pt)
  

Cal's big player, Onyiah, only played 24 minutes due to foul trouble.  Onyiah and Suarez (both 6'3",  Grad & Sr) were the leaders in +/-. 

Cal had fewer than normal turnovers (13 vs 18+), but they also had more 3PT than normal (13 vs 8+). Cal outrebounded Virginia (OR: 35.9%  DR: 82.4%)  Virginia had 7 blocks to Cal's 3.

Defensively, we have to control Lattimore and Johnson.  I think rebounding will be important (as always, of course).

I fear that Virginia's tall line-up, with East Coast officiating may be too much.  I'm hoping Umeh can have a good game.  I'm hoping we can get our 3 point shots working.

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I watched a replay of the Cal @ Virginia game.  Cal was down 5 at the half, reeled off 17 straight points, and then got reeled back, finishing Q3 up by 1.  Virginia did have a lead in Q4, and was within 3 points in the last minute, but lost by 6.  That game was another of the No Blood, No Foul games.  There was a called flop on an obvious offensive foul, and later a technical foul on a Cal player for complaining.  (Refs: Jules Gallien, Ashley Gloss, Ryan Durham)


I felt Virginia played better than Virginia Tech.  Their roster has a ton of height (two 6'7", two 6'4") but only one played, Lattimore, 6'4" with very long arms. Still the team was tall.  Virginia played 6 players primarily, with a seventh getting 5 minutes.  

• Johnson 5'7" 40m Soph 24 points (6/6 FT, 2/4 3pt, 6/11 2pt, 7 rebounds, 5 assists).  She had a triple-double (20/10/10) in the previous game against Pitt. Per the home-team announcers, the team was setting her up for that.
  
• Hurd 6'2" 36m   (2/2 FT, 1/6 3pt, 2/5 2pt, 5 reb)
  
• McGhee 6'2" 31m  (2/6 3pt, 1/3 2pt,  4 reb)
  
• Lattimore 6'4" 30m  (0/4 3pt, 3/7 2pt, 6 reb)    Same game as the triple double above, she had 30pts.
  
• Clark 5'8" 29m    (4/5 FT,  0/1 3pt,  4/6 2pt,  4 reb, 5 assists)
  
• Noyan 6'3" 28m  11 pts (3/3 3pt, 1/2 2pt)
  

Cal's big player, Onyiah, only played 24 minutes due to foul trouble.  Onyiah and Suarez (both 6'3",  Grad & Sr) were the leaders in +/-. 

Cal had fewer than normal turnovers (13 vs 18+), but they also had more 3PT than normal (13 vs 8+). Cal outrebounded Virginia (OR: 35.9%  DR: 82.4%)  Virginia had 7 blocks to Cal's 3.

Defensively, we have to control Lattimore and Johnson.  I think rebounding will be important (as always, of course).

I fear that Virginia's tall line-up, with East Coast officiating may be too much.  I'm hoping Umeh can have a good game.  I'm hoping we can get our 3 point shots working.