Virginia drills Georgia Tech for fourth straight win

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No. 16 Virginia ran its win streak to four with a 62-49 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.

Guard Marial Shayok scored a career-high 19 points to lead three Cavaliers in double figures. London Perrantes tallied 11 points while Devon Hall added 10.

Virginia (15-3, 5-2 ACC) shot 46 percent for the game and was seemingly never in danger as Georgia Tech could never get over the hump against the Cavaliers’ defense.

Georgia Tech (11-8, 3-4) was led by guard Josh Okogie with 15 points while Justin Moore chipped in with 10. Center Ben Lammers, who entered the game averaging 15 points, was held to a season-low seven on 3-of-12 shooting.

After the Yellow Jackets closed the deficit midway through the second half, Virginia used a 7-0 run capped by a Hall 3-pointer to regain control of the game.

Virginia was hot out of the gate and knocked down eight of its first 10 shots from the field, including 3 of 4 from downtown. The hot shooting subsided, however, as the Cavaliers were 0 of 10 from deep for the remainder of the half.

The Cavaliers led by as many as 12 in the first half before Georgia Tech used an 8-0 run to close the gap. Virginia shot 50 percent in the first half and led 35-28 after 20 minutes of play.

Georgia Tech shot 48 percent and was led by Okogie with 13 first-half points.

Perrantes led the Cavaliers with 11 points but did not score over the final 12:54 of the half.