US EditionNew-Look Virginia Offense Roars Past Marshall 104-78
Virginia Cavaliers improved to 4-0 with a 104-78 win over Marshall, highlighted by a 61-point first half and balanced scoring from three players with 18+ points.
- On Saturday, Virginia Cavaliers defeated Marshall 104-78 at John Paul Jones Arena, leading 61-33 at halftime.
- Sustained scoring runs and efficient shooting produced the margin as Malik Thomas, San Francisco transfer, scored 16 first-half points on 6-of-7 shooting and the Cavaliers used an early 11-0 run plus a late 16-0 burst.
- Balanced scoring from Hall and Thomas complemented De Ridder, who scored 23 while Hall and Thomas each had 18, as Virginia shot 33-63 and hit 12 of 28 from three.
- Virginia improved to 4-0 with the win, marking its first stretch of 80-plus points in three games since 2006, and Ryan Odom joined Henry Lannigan as the only coaches in program history to start a four-0 start.
- Rebounds were tied 32-32 despite the lopsided score, with Total Fouls: Marshall 28, Virginia 20, and Virginia's second-half margin never below 18.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail
The Coal Valley NewsMarshall men's basketball: Cavaliers cut down Marshall 104-78
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The seats on the bus for the ride back to Huntington Saturday might not have been comfortable for members of the Marshall University men's basketball team. "I mean, they took us to the woodshed," Thundering Herd coach Corny Jackson said after a 104-76 loss at Virginia (5-0) in John Paul Jones Arena. "You know they're a good team. We knew that coming in. They have a lot of weapons. They execute. They're disciplined."
The Virginian Pilot
Daily PressUVA continues basketball offensive surge, goes to 4-0 by beating Marshall
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 Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. UVA (4-0), which entered having scored 80-plus points in its first three games for the first time since 2006, scored 100 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 st…
Associated Press News
The Hamilton SpectatorThijs De Ridder scores 23 and Virginia uses 61 first-half points to cruise past Marshall 104-78
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.
Jackson Progress-Argus
New-look Virginia offense roars past Marshall 104-78
Thijs De Ridder scored 23 points and Virginia rode an explosive 61-point first half to a 104-78 victory against Marshall on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
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