Virginia defeated Wake Forest in a close game, with Ryan Dunn making seven blocks for Virginia. Wake Forest's coach, Steve Forbes, praised Reece Beekman's performance and acknowledged the exceptional defense by Dunn. Virginia's strong defensive play led to a 49-47 victory over Wake Forest.
Steve Forbes compares playing against #UVA to visiting the dentist, so when the Wake Forest coach lost three teeth on Friday, he said he should've known what he was in for. Virginia's defense bounced back from a bad outing to lead a 49-47 win over Wake. https://t.co/clneLmE7bJ
Defense — what else? — lifted #UVa and Tony Bennett to another milestone victory Saturday. ⬇️ https://t.co/h6xiuipS9U
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said team focused on 3-point defense, because #UVA has to make 3s to win. Offensively, Wake hit 10 3s in the first meeting. "We made 5. I think to win here, you have to make 10."
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes: "I thought it was a hard-fought game in a great environment. I though Reece Beekman had a great second half. Ryan Dunn played exceptional defense."
#UVa’s Tony Bennett on Ryan Dunn’s seven blocks against Wake Forest: “He had seven? Oh my gosh.” The seven are the most by an ACC player in a game this season.
18 stocks for Virginia in the win over Wake, including seven (!!!) blocks by Dunn. A horrendous performance from the FT line (1-11). Hoos are 11-4 in ACC play, which is incredible after a 2-3 start. Also avenged all three of their early conference losses (ND, NCSU, Wake).