There was a collective search for answers regarding the start of the third quarter, and about why Virginia was without momentum to begin the second half.
“I don’t know what it is,” Cavaliers tight end Tyler Neville said. “We’re coming out with energy. But, yeah, we just faltered.”
Said linebacker James Jackson: “I don’t know, but we talk about the middle eight [minutes] a lot with the last four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half. It’s something we talk about, but we have to focus more on that and take advantage of momentum swings.”
The Cavaliers’ second-half unraveling wasn’t as dramatic as the one they suffered a year ago against their border rival. But on Saturday night, visiting Maryland dominated the last 30 minutes, beginning with its first possession of the third quarter and the Terrapins rallied to beat the Hoos, 27-13, …