11/15/25 01:46:00
Printable Page
11/15 13:41 CST Thijs De Ridder scores 23 and Virginia uses 61 first-half
points to cruise past Marshall 104-78
Thijs De Ridder scores 23 and Virginia uses 61 first-half points to cruise past
Marshall 104-78
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) --- Thijs De Ridder scored 23 points, Dallin Hall and
Malik Thomas each added 18 and Virginia used 61 first-half points to cruise
past Marshall 104-78 on Saturday.
Virginia (4-0), which entered having scored 80-plus points in its first three
games for the first time since 2006, scored 100 points for the first time since
the 2018-19 season --- also against Marshall. Ryan Odom joined Henry Lannigan
as the only coaches in program history to start a tenure 4-0.
Thomas, a San Francisco transfer, scored 16 points in the first half on 6-of-7
shooting to help Virginia build a 61-33 lead. The Cavaliers had an early 11-0
run and a late 16-0 spurt to go ahead 53-21 --- their largest lead of the game.
Virginia's second-half lead never dropped below 18 points.
Thomas went 4 of 5 from 3-point range and Hall, a BYU transfer, added three
makes to help Virginia go 12 of 28 from 3-point range. The Cavaliers also made
26 free throws on 36 attempts. Johann Grunloh had 16 points and a team-high
seven rebounds for Virginia.
Landen Joseph led Marshall (3-1) with 22 points. Matt Van Komen had 13 points
and 11 rebounds. Noah Otshudi and Wilson Dubinsky each scored 10.
Virginia holds an 8-2 advantage against Marshall in a series that dates to
1928-29. Marshall posted a neutral site win in 1954 and a home victory in '67.
Virginia travels to West Virginia to battle Northwestern in the Greenbrier
Tip-Off on Friday.
___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up
here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball:
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and
https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
|
