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Monday, December 31
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Men’s Basketball Visits No. 4 Virginia for Final Contest of 2018
12/30/2018 11:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Herd looks for first win over a team ranked in the AP top 5
GAME 13 | MARSHALL (7-5) at NO. 4 VIRGINIA (11-0)
Monday, Dec. 31 | 1:00 p.m. EST
John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville, Va.
Stream | Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd men's basketball travels to Charlottesville to take on No. 4 Virginia in its final non-conference game of the season on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31).
HAVE YOU HERD
Senior guard Jon Elmore needs four assists to pass Mike D'Antoni for second most in program history.
Senior guard C.J. Burks has scored at least 10 points in all 12 games this season.
The Herd have never defeated a team ranked fifth or better in program history.
Marshall is 6-0 when leading at halftime this season.
Herd has forced more turnovers than its opponent in 10 of the 12 games this season.
Elmore has led Marshall in points in eight of the 12 games this season.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into the contest with an 11-0 record. The Cavaliers are ranked fourth in the AP Poll and first in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UVA holds its opponents to just 50.3 points per game as opposing offenses shoot 37.9 percent from the field and just 24.4 percent from beyond the arc. Virginia was tabbed to finish second in 2018-19 ACC Media Preseason Poll behind the Duke Blue Devils. The Cavaliers have two common opponents to this point with the Herd, defeating Maryland at College Park 76-71 and defeating William & Mary 72-40 in a home contest on Dec. 22.
WHO TO KNOW
De'Andre Hunter is Virginia's leading scorer with 14.8 points per game. Hunter also leads the team in made field goals (57) and is second on the team in rebounding (5.0). Hunter was the 2017-18 ACC Sixth Man of the Year and was also named to the conference's all-freshman team. The sophomore was named to the 2018-19 Preseason all-ACC second-team and is projected by ESPN to be a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft if he chooses to declare after the season.
Ty Jerome leads the Cavaliers with 47 assists this season, while scoring 14.2 points per game, second on the team. Jerome was picked to the 2018-19 Preseason all-ACC second-team, while finishing last season on the all-ACC third-team.
Kyle Guy rounds out a trio of Cavaliers who average double-figure points with 14.1 points per game. Guy was the 2018 ACC Tournament MVP and was named the conference's 2017-18 first-team after the season. The then-sophomore was also an AP All-American being named to the third-team.
SERIES HISTORY
Virginia leads the all-time series against Marshall 6-2, with the last meeting coming Jan. 19, 1992, at Virginia.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
Monday, Dec. 31 | 1:00 p.m. EST
John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville, Va.
Stream | Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd men's basketball travels to Charlottesville to take on No. 4 Virginia in its final non-conference game of the season on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31).
HAVE YOU HERD
Senior guard Jon Elmore needs four assists to pass Mike D'Antoni for second most in program history.
Senior guard C.J. Burks has scored at least 10 points in all 12 games this season.
The Herd have never defeated a team ranked fifth or better in program history.
Marshall is 6-0 when leading at halftime this season.
Herd has forced more turnovers than its opponent in 10 of the 12 games this season.
Elmore has led Marshall in points in eight of the 12 games this season.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into the contest with an 11-0 record. The Cavaliers are ranked fourth in the AP Poll and first in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UVA holds its opponents to just 50.3 points per game as opposing offenses shoot 37.9 percent from the field and just 24.4 percent from beyond the arc. Virginia was tabbed to finish second in 2018-19 ACC Media Preseason Poll behind the Duke Blue Devils. The Cavaliers have two common opponents to this point with the Herd, defeating Maryland at College Park 76-71 and defeating William & Mary 72-40 in a home contest on Dec. 22.
WHO TO KNOW
De'Andre Hunter is Virginia's leading scorer with 14.8 points per game. Hunter also leads the team in made field goals (57) and is second on the team in rebounding (5.0). Hunter was the 2017-18 ACC Sixth Man of the Year and was also named to the conference's all-freshman team. The sophomore was named to the 2018-19 Preseason all-ACC second-team and is projected by ESPN to be a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft if he chooses to declare after the season.
Ty Jerome leads the Cavaliers with 47 assists this season, while scoring 14.2 points per game, second on the team. Jerome was picked to the 2018-19 Preseason all-ACC second-team, while finishing last season on the all-ACC third-team.
Kyle Guy rounds out a trio of Cavaliers who average double-figure points with 14.1 points per game. Guy was the 2018 ACC Tournament MVP and was named the conference's 2017-18 first-team after the season. The then-sophomore was also an AP All-American being named to the third-team.
SERIES HISTORY
Virginia leads the all-time series against Marshall 6-2, with the last meeting coming Jan. 19, 1992, at Virginia.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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