In the first true test of the season for Virginia, the Cavaliers failed.  The Virginia defense held… for about a half before an abysmal offensive performance do

Back to back three-pointers from Chaz Lanier and Igor Milicic finally got the Volunteers going midway through the first half. Both sides started slow, as you might expect a couple of defense-first programs to do.

Outside that, the core tenet of Virginia basketball has been its rim denial. Throughout Bennett's tenure, its backline defense did an elite job of denying shots at the rim and has started the season, albeit against poor competition, as the best team in college basketball in this arena.