Virginia Men’s Basketball | Virginia Falls to No. 11 at Tennessee, 64-42

NASSAU, Bahamas – Virginia (3-1) suffered its first loss of the season when No. 11 Tennessee (5-0) knocked off the Cavaliers 64-42 at the Baha Mar Hoops Championship on Thursday night (Nov. 21).

Virginia committed 18 turnovers while shooting 29 percent from the field.

HOW IT SEEN
Despite shooting 29.2 percent from the floor in the first half, UVA trailed by just one at halftime. Tennessee held on to a 22-21 advantage at halftime after leading for 12:49 in the first 20 minutes of play. The Volunteers claimed an eight-point advantage (22-14) at the 2:51 mark, but seven unanswered points by Virginia, punctuated by a deep Andrew Rohde 3-pointer with five seconds left, cut the Cavaliers’ deficit to just one. Dai Dai Ames was 4-for-4 from the free throw line and contributed a team-high six points in the opening stanza.

A 17-5 Tennessee burst out of halftime put the Volunteers up by 13 midway through the half. Virginia responded with an 8-0 run capped by five points from Ames followed by a Taine Murray 3-pointer. After the Cavaliers pulled back within five, Tennessee broke up the UVA run with a marker from beyond the arc. Subsequent 22-3 and 18-0 Volunteer scores then put the game out of reach for Virginia.

UP NEXT
Virginia plays no. 22 St. John’s on Friday, November 22 at the Baha Mar Hoops Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. Tipoff is 7pm on CBS Sports Network.