National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 74, Wofford 39
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 30, 2012
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials: # William Humes, # Jamie Luckie, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 9387


Virginia 74, Wofford 39: Freshman Mike Tobey came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points as the Cavaliers used a late first-half surge to rout the visiting Terriers.

Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell each chipped in 15 points for Virginia (10-3), which shot a season-high 63.8 percent.

Spencer Collins had 17 points and was the only player to score more than five points for Wofford (6-7).

With the scored tied at 10, the Cavaliers began to pull away as Collins accounted for all seven points for the Terriers over the final 12:48 of the first half. After Collins hit a 3-pointer with 6:28 left – Wofford’s last basket in the opening 20 minutes – Virginia scored 14 of the next 16 points to take a 31-17 lead into the break.

The Cavaliers put it all together in the second half, holding the Terriers to two field goals over the first 11:02 while connecting on 17 of their final 24 field goal attempts. Virginia led by as many as 42 points late in the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia remained undefeated against opponents not from the Colonial Athletic Conference. The team is 0-3 against CAA competition this season (George Mason, Delaware and Old Dominion). … Wofford, which was coming off a road win at Xavier, suffered its largest margin of defeat since a 69-33 loss at Wisconsin early last season. … The Cavaliers held their third opponent under 40 points this month, with the others coming in home wins over Tennessee (46-38) on Dec. 5 and Mississippi Valley State (67-39) on Dec.8.


Top Game Performances
 
Wofford   Virginia
Spencer Collins 17 Scoring Mike Tobey 19
Indiana Faithfull 3 Assists Doug Browman 6
Lee Skinner 4 Rebounds Akil Mitchell 6
Spencer Collins 4 Free Throws Made Joe Harris 3
Karl Cochran 2 Steals Akil Mitchell 4
N/A Blocks Paul Jesperson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wofford 39 33.3 5-19 6-10 6 19 0 7 17
Virginia 74 63.8 8-15 6-10 22 31 2 8 12