Morgan State vs. Virginia Condensed Game | 2023-24 ACC Men’s Basketball
Teams have played him a little bit more physically he is a key to our season we are ready to rock at the jpj in Charlottesville and the whoos who have been oh so good in this building control the rock they can whether it’s free those shooters or free for
Themselves Batman continues to play like one of the best players in the country that three ball goes down it’s nice feed inside but they’ve been able to rely on their defense still second in the country an opponent points per game allowed a staple under Tony Bennett and again because of some injury some
Illness he’s going to need to be on top of his game against this Cavaliers perimeter defense Virginia 9 and two on the year one of the best passers in the country the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year as well jumper deep bang well the Cavaliers able to get what
They want at the offensive end roie that’s a good missing all seven threes he miss his first one here tonight a good sign he was able to connect on that last one count the basket and the foul just 22 points in the second half in that last outing against Memphis and they’ve
Got to impose their will look by every measurable there he just he just bottled up hops had no idea where the shot clock was on that possession Ro nice drive uses the glass to his Advantage what we have to get better at first of all we got to get
Healthy but we’re defending better this is just another opportunity for us to play a high level game and get ready for what really matters most and that’s M play they’re going to have to get some flow and Rhythm and they’re going to have to get better at that end to
Compete at a high level come ACC play nice drive to the bucket for the Bears cut out of 362 teams in minutes continuity which takes into account how many returning minutes you have Cent open look three ball count it for Groves saved back into play the Bears
Recover drive and the layup is good that was Hops bigman tees it up bang he did try to keep him in it they just couldn’t no one else could make shots they were one of 10 behind the arc McNeely couldn’t make any roie didn’t make any it was just it became tougher and tougher in a really really tough environment in
Memphis done count it and the foul right the Cavaliers as you see this again little shot fake to get Simkins in the air and then finish Dean that’s been the key to Virginia hasn’t it in years past it’s not always just one guy it’s three four guys that can beat
You and S that was gerud talented freshman now bman unself and it’s done on the finish I think the biggest thing that coach Bennett said is he’s a better player than he is student athlete and we know how Talent he is as a player oh that pass and that’s what
Happens sometimes when you’re playing this Virginia Defense is boy that first look even though it’s maybe not be the shot you want a little deep you take it cuz everything else is so hard you red shirted last year it really helped him as you see there with the steel
Oh how about it behind the back Murray cleans the glass T Murray from New Zealand oh there you go Miner flying in for the jab all Cavaliers right now Jordan Miner a microcosm of what they’re doing here in Charlottesville not ching Point yet again I’m not sure if Dunn got a hand on that he certainly altered the shot at least through the first 18 minutes not quite done with the first half it’s the kind of game that can get that bad taste out of your Mouth Memphis yep Ro there you go Andrew Ro from way downtown love how the Cavaliers just move their feet beakman excuse me the kind of guy that can keep everybody together even in a game like like this where it stays structured and they continue to run it isn’t necessarily about today it’s about
ACC play and getting things right Bond’s got six and if you can get Cameron Hobbs Rob Lawson and the injured Winston Taps back you’ve got a nice back court how nice was that coach what they want offensively right now the Bears unsure if they should trap hard Hedge
Virginia shot 53% in that first half and they lead by a 27 but he has to have that mindset that confidence and have that short memory get to the next shot whether the last one went in or not could not connect from short distance D is on double double watch
Eight points seven rebounds another three backto back bigman into the painted area turn around as good as Golds the wolf backer undefeated at 11 and0 to your point should be one heck of a game here three ball launch there you go well he caught that in Rhythm his hands were
Ready the pass was right on target turnaround jumper the deputy ad he hired Kevin Rus at Morgan State when he was the athletic director probably proud of watching beakman finish through the contacts watch it again he signals for the law but the pass came really in the right area finished with contact
There just the fourth turnover for Virginia here tonight A team that has protected the basketball under Tony Bennett feels like most years that’s what made last week so different I don’t know how easy it was to read all of those in the promos a [Applause] mouthful good ball movement Mick Neely
Knocks down his second Triple the pain double team comes turn around jumper that goes down the Cavaliers really anything that they wanted on the offensive end they’ve shot 75% this half he’s a good role player and I mean that respectfully for a guy like that kind of understands his role and plays it
Well pman is the only guy with quality minutes but of these six youngsters that are playing three freshman three sophomores they’re going to be just fine you know they may have four or five guys that get four or five rebounds a piece they may not have one that gets double
Digits as Virginia leads big over Morgan stay at holiday time a chance for great Foods the desserts are always a plenty Dean what’s your favorite holiday dessert right you don’t want any dip here in the last 6 minutes you want to feel good about this performance Overall defense to offense beakman finger roll he’s got 17 an ACC play it may not be over the course of the 20 game schedule but there’s going to be some games where he’s going to be called upon and he will step up Kevin brus just couldn’t apply really
The pressure that he wanted to we saw some glimpses in the first half because of a limited bench it’s been tough sledding for the Morgan State Bears against this Virginia Cavalier team I I think this is going to be difficult but we’ll see this is a
Chance for Florida State I do think if you win changes things uh perception wise but you know what it is what it is there’s no hatred on my part but I’ve got a here for FSU and in particular what you mentioned what what happened or didn’t happen doubt speaking of tech how about
Brett key the job that he did you cap off with a bow win blend of some old some transfers and even newcomers by and Dango 69 freshman has been Rookie of the Year twice now and these whoos as they move into the new year a lot to be proud of a lot
Lot to build on Elijah gerud 42 as well Bryce Walker there you go there’s Tristan how I look to pass it minute to go you got a 15 footer at the elbow go ahead and take it big fella Notre Dame Louisville NC State first three games you got a chance I
Think to start with a bang if you’re Virginia they would love to see Walker get into the scorer column jumper Walker lets it fly there it is and Virginia is going to go into the new year with 10 non-conference wins a master class and a blowout of Morgan State
The Cavaliers took care of business at home in their first game back from a holiday break, defeating the Bears, 79-44. Virginia’s defense kept Morgan State in check, forcing 19 turnovers and keeping the Bears to 34.1% shooting. Reece Beekman scored a game-high 17 points to go with seven assists, two rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Ryan Dunn had eight points and 10 rebounds. Leon Bond III, Jacob Groves, and Andrew Rohde each scored 10 points.
