To put it mildly, the quarter breakdown for UVA is…instructive. The first quarter for the Cavs was more of a grind-it-out affair. Longer possessions tend to produce more TOP and also more turnovers, which is exactly what we see. In the second quarter, they sped it up (only 20 seconds to first shot on average), but the result was still choppy. The faster pace did not help, as they only were able to put one of 9 shots on goal.

Then the 2nd half UVA squad took over and wow. The pace stayed just as quick, but the shots started falling and the turnovers went away. In the 3rd quarter, they managed to get off 16 shots in 11 possessions, for an absurd 1.45 shots/possessions. I know Duke still led after 3 quarters, but to me, the story of the game is how the blue and orange wave came out of the locker room and overwhelmed the Blue Devils.