February 1, 2015

Undefeated No More

Posted by Brenna Malmberg

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I enjoyed sitting hear the band, even though from behind songs don't sound quite as great.

Before you start reading, you should know I am not a fan of either of these teams, so if that may offend you, I recommend you just glance at the photos and enjoy. Otherwise, enjoy some basic sports knowledge from a non-UVA and non-Duke fan.

For this No. 2 verse No. 4 game, we had nice seats in the student section behind the band. As a former university band member, I'm a music fan. My only complaint is the stands with music. I had to memorize that stuff, and I know the KU basketball band doesn't have stands. Come on UVA, use those smarts you have to memorize.

Band aside, this game was surrounded by hype, including College GameDay. My previous UVA basketball experiences (Wisconsin and NC State) lacked this much importance or interest. We did not attend said College GameDay. While the UVA fight song is simple version of the "Hey Song," I didn't have the desire to chant Hoo cheers all morning. A student won $18,000 though for shooting a half-court shot.

While Cole may be a law student at UVA, I still can't bring myself to have another favored basketball team. Jayhawks reign supreme on that front. That's probably why the hashtags #boohoos and #pukeduke coincided with my tweets. Also, I stuck out slightly with all my noncheering, but I got some fun photos, which you can see below. It's a sports filled weekend around here, so I thought I would get these out before it's Super Bowl time.

Enjoy! And spoiler, UVA fans don't end the night in smiles and the team loses its perfect record.

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Cavman is ready for the big game.

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First buckets of the game bring out streamers.

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I don't understand this sign, but I think I approve.

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I am probably a basketball snob, but really, celebrating NIT appearances.

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Duke runs some offense, which proves tricky against the No. 1 team in defense.

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Anthony Gill puts up a shot.

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Justin Anderson signals to the team.

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Anderson dribbles and probably passes.

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Mike Tobey pushes against Jahlil Okafor.

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Students flood JPJ with orange.

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Little kids dressed up in huge clothes and shot a basket; he's the winner!

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Malcolm Brogdon leads the Hoos in scoring.

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Sink those free throws.

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Brogdon again.

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Coach K looks a little upset.

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UVA students get creative with their signs against Coach K.

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Duke works on their deficit.

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Time to figure out the next move.

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More Duke offense.

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Okafor faces a double team — pretty much his offense view for the night.

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Okafor whittles away at UVA.

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It's a tie game.

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Tobey sinks a shot.

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More Tobey shooting.

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Obviously someone liked that three-pointer.

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Coach K shakes hands with Tony Bennett after the Duke win.


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