Virginia defeats its in-state rival, Tech, from outside in

Ty Jerome got No. 4 Virginia off to just the start it needed by making a few deep 3-pointers. That opened up things for De’Andre Hunter and quickly shut off things for No. 9 Virginia Tech.

Hunter scored 21 points, Kyle Guy scored 15 and Jerome had 14 points and a career-high 12 assists as the Cavaliers started fast and routed the visiting Hokies 81-59 on Tuesday night.

“He loosened it up early with some of those long threes,” Virginia head coach Tony Bennett said of Jerome, who made three 3s, the first from about 25 feet, in the first seven minutes.

With the Hokies stretching their defense, Hunter moved inside, making 8 of 12 shots.