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11 UVA shook off early sluggishness with a stellar second half in a 65-34 win over Jame stanley us s Madison Sunday night in JPJ.It was the home opener for the defending national champions, and the pregame included a tribute video to the 2019 national title run, the first in program history.The home slate got off to a slow start, with JMU overcoming an early 11-3 hole to lead 17-16 at the 7:26 mark on a Zach Jacobs layup.The Hoos closed out the first half on a 15-6 run to go into the break up 31-23, then seized control in the second half, limiting the Dukes to 11 points on 4-of-25 shooting in the second half.Mamadi Diakite had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Virginia, which struggled again from three-point range.The Cavaliers shot 4-of-25 from long-range in their opening 48-34 win at Syracuse on Wednesday, and on Sunday were, egad, 4-for-22.Braxton Key had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jay Huff had 11 points and seven rebounds.Kihei Clark had five and six assists.Story by Chris Graham Share this page Share Facebo stanley thermobecher ok Twitter Linkedin Telegram E-mail Contri stanley cup butorsContributorsHave a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip Email editor Chris Graham at [email 160;protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple Podcasts,聽Spotify,聽Pandora and YouTube.View all posts by Contributors Gksy It has to be about more than taking down monuments

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