Perrantes leads No. 23 men's basketball over Pittsburgh

Cavalier Daily

SPORTSVirginia's lone senior dropped 22 points in Senior Day victory




by Alec Dougherty
| Mar 04 2017 | 11 hours ago

















Looking to avenge its January loss against Pittsburgh, the No. 23 Virginia men’s basketball team dominated its final game of the regular season against the Panthers (15-16, 4-14 ACC) at Senior Day, 67-42.Prior to the game, Virginia (21-9, 11-7 ACC) honored senior point guard London Perrantes as part of its Senior Day tradition. Perrantes’ recorded start No. 130 of his Virginia career — the most starts of any player in Virginia basketball history.Perrantes got going early Saturday, hitting a layup and-one for his first three points as part of the Cavaliers’ 10-0 to start the afternoon. Perrantes made his first three ball after two-consecutive triples by freshman guard Ty Jerome, and the Cavaliers jumped out to a 19-2 lead.Virginia suffocated the Panthers continuously throughout the first half. Pittsburgh did not make a field goal in the game until sophomore guard Cameron Johnson converted on a layup with nine minutes remaining. The Panthers hit only one of nine three pointers in the first half — a far cry from the triple-show they put up against Virginia in the January game. Pittsburgh also began the game without its star senior forwards Jamel Artis and Michael Young, who were benched for being late to practice Saturday morning. Both would sub in after the second media timeout.Virginia carried a 32-15 advantage into the second half of the game. Perrantes opened up the scoring with another three, followed by a put-back by sophomore center Jack Salt after a Pittsburgh turnover. Artis and Young helped the Panthers garner some momentum in the first part of the half, but Virginia answered each time with layups from junior guard Devon Hall and another three from Jerome. Pittsburgh continually turned the ball over in the middle of the half — preventing the comeback from ...

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