No. 9 Virginia men's basketball aims to start the season with a dazzling 1-0 exposition. Follow along for every update from John Paul Jones Arena as the Cavaliers battle Drexel.
FINAL SCORE: Virginia 89, Drexel 60.
The Cavaliers finish the game with 18 steals, a JPJ record.
Total minutes:
29: Grunloh
27: De Ridder, Lewis
22: Mallory
20: Adekunle
16: Anya
15: Gertrude
12: Dixon
9: Carrere
7: Vide
6: Harmon, Ibe
4: Barksdale
Offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions):
206.9: Vide
178.5: Dixon
141.4: Lewis
112.6: De Ridder
111.0: Gertrude
67.4: Adekunle
66.3: Mallory
64.5: Grunloh
Defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions):
49.1: Gertrude
70.7: Ibe
73.2: Mallory
76.7: De Ridder
78.5: Vide
91.3: Grunloh
94.7: Lewis
100.5: Adekunle
114.7: Anya
124.8: Harmon, Carrere
03:42: Harmon and Barksdale are in for Lewis and Adekunle.
04:17: The Cavaliers have pulled away with a 10-0 run, and this one is officially over. Ibe in for Grunloh.
06:07: Adekunle has his first points as a collegiate player. He sinks a three.
07:12: Media timeout. Grunloh and Lewis are into double figures. Also of note, the Cavaliers have 25 fastbreak points. Adekunle is now back in for Gertrude.
08:27: Dixon and Lewis are back, replacing Carrere and Mallory.
10:59: Shot clock violation committed by Virginia. Mallory in for Vide. De Ridder back in for Anya.
11:37 Media timeout. The Dragons have climbed back into this game with a 6-0 run in the past 2:48. LaDricus Pittman leads Drexel with 11 points. He is one of just two Dragons with a positive +/- score.
12:33: Gertrude in for Lewis.
13:44: Carrere, Vide and Anya in for Adekunle, Mallory and De Ridder.
15:03: At the first media timeout of the second half. Adekunle is still scoreless after 15 minutes.
17:59: De Ridder is up to 20 points in his first 16 minutes on the court. Meanwhile, Mallory has six turnovers in his first 16 minutes.
Lineup to start the second half: Mallory, Lewis, Adekunle, De Ridder and Grunloh.
The Cavaliers swiped 14 steals in the first half. By the way, the JPJ record is 16.
De Ridder leads all scorers with 18 points (7-10 shooting, 2-3 3PT). Lewis is second with 10 (3-5 shooting, 2-3 3PT). Third is Grunloh with eight, followed by Gertrude with six and Mallory with five. Here are Virginia's players ranked by minutes played:
15: Lewis
14: De Ridder
13: Mallory, Grunloh
10: Gertrude, Adekunle
9: Anya
4: Vide, Dixon, Carrere
3: Harmon
2: Ibe
In the first half, Mallory is 1-5 from the field (0-3 from three-point range). He has hit all three of his attempts from the charity stripe. Adekunle has yet to score after 10 minutes on the floor. Overall as a team, the Cavaliers are shooting 31.3% from long distance.
Usage percentage for a few Cavaliers (plays that used a player while they were on the floor):
34.4%: De Ridder
27.7%: Mallory
20.1%: Lewis
17.7%: Grunloh
14.1%: Gertrude
5.3%: Adekunle
01:48: Ibe makes his college debut, in for De Ridder.
02:38: Harmon makes his UVA debut (in for Dixon).
03:08: Media timeout. Lewis and Anya in for Mallory and Grunloh. Ten Cavaliers have come into the game. Favour Ibe, Christian Harmon and Silas Barksdale are not among them. Off the bench, the only scoring has come from Gertrude (five points) and Vide (two points).
04:37 Odom challenges that a ball was last touched by Drexel on the way out of bounds. The challenge is successful.
04:42: Flagrant foul (1) on David Simonovic. He dragged De Ridder down on the way up to the rim. De Ridder yelled at Simonovic, and was held back by teammates. De Ridder hits both of his private free throws, and Virginia will get an extra possession.
05:29: Mallory in for Lewis. Gertrude in for Adekunle.
06:18: Jurian Dixon in for the first time (for Vide). Dixon quickly forces a turnover.
07:44: At the next media timeout, Odom has experimented with some interesting lineups (mostly with De Ridder at center). Now, Grunloh checks back in for Mallory.
09:08: Adekunle back in for Carrere.
10:22 Shot clock violation on the Dragons. That's the first of the year, and the JPJ crowd cheers. Jan Vide is now in for Anya. First appearance for Vide (fourth Cavalier off the bench tonight).
11:28: The Cavaliers lead 25-7 at the second media timeout. Grunloh is now up to eight points, while Lewis has three and Mallory has two. Virginia is currently 11-19 shooting (3-8 3PT). The Cavaliers have already recorded a whopping eight steals in the first eight and a half minutes of play.
13:18: Martin Carrere is in for Nolan Adekunle. The Cavaliers lead 21-4.
14:10: Mallory is back in, Lewis hits the bench.
15:50: After the media break, Kalu Anya and Elijah Gertrude enter the game as the first substitutes for the Cavaliers. De Ridder and Mallory take a break.
15:50: At the first media timeout, Virginia is dominating. Each starter has recorded a steal, while De Ridder is off to a monstrous start and Grunloh has netted four points. Drexel as a team is just 1-5 from the field.
17:38: The Dragons call a timeout, as the Cavaliers lead 14-2. De Ridder has 12 points in the first two and a half minutes. Mallory and De Ridder each have a steal, while Grunloh has his first offensive rebound. Virginia is currently on a 10-0 run.
19:55: Just five seconds into the game, De Ridder drives for a layup to score Virginia's first points of the season.
The Cavaliers will start PG Chance Mallory, SG Sam Lewis, SF Nolan Adekunle, PF Thijs De Ridder and C Johann Grunloh.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/virginia as Virginia vs Drexel Live Updates: Score, Analysis and Highlights .
