A look at UVA

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		PTS	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	REB	OR	DR	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	DQs	TF	E
	UVA	1590	571	1368	325	439	123	402	923	299	540	285	314	141	90	418	9	0	0
	NCST	1772	622	1309	370	516	158	414	971	279	603	366	353	142	98	373	8	1	0
	UVA Opponents	1611	577	1328	309	445	148	433	867	259	530	318	305	144	109	392	9	0	0
	NCST Opponents	1649	617	1454	282	390	131	411	856	294	492	268	281	210	79	461	15	3	1

Per Game Stats | Stat Totals | Advanced Stats

		POS	PPG	PPP	FLR%	Eff	eFG%	TS%	FTR	2P%	FTP%	3P%	OR%	DR%	A%	A/T	T%	S%	B%
	UVA	1588.0	72.2	1.0	51.7	100.1	46.2	50.4	32.1	56.4	20.4	23.2	36.1	67.6	49.9	0.91	19.8	8.9	6.8
	NCST	1627.0	67.8	1.09	54.2	108.9	53.6	57.0	39.4	52.4	20.9	26.7	36.2	67.2	58.8	1.04	21.7	8.7	6.7
	UVA Opponents	1588.0	72.2	1.01	51.2	101.4	49.0	52.3	33.5	53.3	19.2	27.6	32.4	63.9	55.1	1.04	19.2	9.1	8.0
	NCST Opponents	1627.0	67.8	1.01	52.5	101.4	46.9	50.3	26.8	58.9	17.1	23.8	32.8	63.8	43.4	0.95	17.3	12.9	6.0

Rank and Records	UVA		NCST
RPI	#84		#87
Strength of Schedule	#1		#76
Overall	9-13		14-10
Conference	3-8		4-7
Home	8-6		12-3
Away	1-7		2-7
Top 25	1-5		1-5
RPI Top 50	1-8		2-7

The Trap Game. The most dreaded part of any schedule -- the game following or preceding a huge rivalry game that should be an easy "W."

This weekend's game against UVa is the very definition of a trap game: A game against a team perceived to be weak based on overall record but coming in on a two-game winning streak against highly ranked Clemson and a strong Virginia Tech squad. A game following an emotional, hard-fought game against your bitter rival.

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Thankfully for the Pack, this game is at home and the Cavaliers have won only one game all year on the road (@GT). Conversely, the Pack has played well at home in recent weeks.

Still...something about this game scares the hell out of me. Sylvan Landesberg (who?) has been tearing it up lately from the guard position, scoring 23 and 19 against the Tigers and Hokies, respectively. They've been playing with three guards on the court and only turned the ball over 10 times against VT. Given that State likes to play "big" and likes to turn the ball over even more, those two elements just aren't jiving in the Pack's favor.

This game will be a big test for the Pack, mentally. Can they get off the mat after the Carolina loss and get up early on a team they should? Further, can they STAY up on a team they've gotten a lead against, putting the proverbial "foot on the throat" of the opponent? We saw some of that against Georgia Tech late in the game. Will we see it again?

The game tips at 1:00 and can be seen on Raycom TV.