Overview
- Jacari White scored 25 points on 9-for-9 shooting with seven made threes, tying the school mark for consecutive made 3-pointers at 11 as his late triple pushed the lead to 77-67.
- Virginia shot 27-of-45 from the field and 12-of-20 from deep, overcoming 12 first-half turnovers to take a 37-33 edge at the break.
- Freshman guard Chance Mallory added 12 points by going 9-of-10 at the line and handed out five assists.
- Dayton’s Javon Bennett led the Flyers with 18 points on 8-of-22 shooting, while De’Shayne Montgomery had 12 and Jordan Derkack scored 10 as the team finished 25-of-64 overall and 7-of-23 from three.
- The Cavaliers improved to 8-1 days after their road win at Texas, maintaining a season pattern of scoring at least 80 points in every victory.