Day 3 of the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout ends poorly as Virginia falls to Wyoming 71-66.
Virginia women's basketball ended their trip to Puerto Rico unceremoniously with a 71-66 loss to Wyoming on Saturday. Val has the Plus/Minus to break down the loss.In a departure from the two previous games of the Shootout, games which were back and forth from the opening tip-off, Virginia fell behind early and was constantly chasing this game. Down by 10 early in the fourth quarter, Virginia clawed back to within three but ultimately couldn’t catch Wyoming.
For reference, 32% from deep is the ACC’s 14th best conversion rate. I’d typically be dismissive of Lauterbach or Lattimore taking more threes, but the points do need to come from somewhere.While I am comparing game averages to season averages, the Cavaliers are making 67.5% of their free throws. Against Wyoming, UVa went 13/19 or 68%.
In a way, all three games turned in Puerto Rico turned on free throws. Virginia knocked off Green Bay by going 10/11 from the line in the fourth quarter. A late technical against Coach Mox gave Washington State two free points in a one-point game. And on this day, Wyoming got 11 more free throws than did Virginia. Wyoming’s +5 free throw differential was the same as the point spread. In other words, that was the ballgame.
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