Virginia erased a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and temporarily took the lead, but stumbled down the stretch and ultimately suffered a 75-69 loss to Clemson on Sunday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. Val’s back with the Plus/Minus to break down the game.
Minus
It was a weekend double header against Clemson. The men survived a nailbiter at Littlejohn while the women failed to hold serve at the JPJ. Virginia squandered a career night from Sam Brunelle, some timely shooting from Cady Pauley, another strong outing from Kymora Johnson, and failed to take advantage of a Clemson team that had been winless on the road.
Plus
There is some life left in the legs of Sam Brunelle. Brunelle had easily her best game of the season as she played a season-high 37 minutes. Brunelle was lethal from deep (6/11) as she scored 24 points, the most she’s scored since her freshman year, and she had four blocks on the defensive end. As Brunelle has battled with injuries all season, her minutes and her production have been wildly erratic, but on this night she looked like the McDonald’s All American that she once was.