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| Gill, Tobey lead Virginia past Iowa State 84-71 in Sweet 16 |
"He said, `You apperceive what your grandfathering would acquaint you?' He'd acquaint you, `Don't edge into this one. No tiptoeing,'" Bennett said.
All Virginia did was barge on Iowa State on Friday night.
Anthony Gill accomplished with a season-high 23 points, and Mike Tobey came off the bank to account 18, arch the top-seeded Cavaliers to an 84-71 achievement in the Midwest Region semifinals.
They withstood a second-half advance by the fourth-seeded Cyclones (23-12) afterwards avaricious a big advance in the aboriginal traveling and avant-garde to their aboriginal bounded final aback 1995.
Virginia (29-7) will face Syracuse or Gonzaga on Sunday. A win would advanced the Cavaliers to their aboriginal Final Four aback 1984 and accord both Bennetts the acumen of arch teams there. Dick accomplished Wisconsin to one in 2000.
"I feel like we've just gotten bigger and better," ACC Player of the Year Malcolm Brogdon said. "We've battled through our ups and downs, and it's a huge accomplishment."
Georges Niang had addition big bold for Iowa State, finishing with 30 credibility afterwards scoring 28 adjoin both Iona and Arkansas-Little Rock in the aboriginal two rounds, but he aswell committed four fouls.
For the Cyclones, an active aboriginal division beneath drillmaster Steve Prohm concluded on a black note. With a adventitious to go further than they anytime did beneath antecedent Fred Hoiberg, they never could balance from a collapsed alpha in the amphitheatre area "The Mayor" now coaches the Chicago Bulls admitting a rather fast bounce that was added to their liking.
"We accept a lot to authority our active top for," advanced Jameel McKay said. "But appropriate now, it's accessible we're traveling to be down."
Iowa State got outscored 52-36 in the paint, with Gill finishing two credibility shy of a career top and Tobey missing his claimed best by one. Gill had eight rebounds while Tobey affective seven.
Those two were big affidavit why the Cavaliers attempt just over 56 percent and came abroad with the win even admitting a quiet bold from Brogdon. He had 12 credibility and 5 assists.
"I anticipation the clip of play wasn't a big accord either way," Prohm said. "When you absolutely attending and breach it down, we angry it over a little bit too abundant (12 times) and they attempt 56 percent from the field. In clash play, we can't accord up that many."
HANGING ON
Virginia was arch 49-35 aboriginal in the additional bisected if Iowa State went on a 9-2 run that Monte Morris accomplished with a floater, cartoon a barrage from a ample accidental of Cyclones fans.
But Virginia kept its air-conditioned and got the advance aback up to 15 -- 63-48 -- on a put-back by Tobey with 9:10 remaining.
STRONG START
With abounding in the army cutting Iowa State's basal and gold colors, Virginia did all it could to blackout them early. The Cavaliers led by as abundant as 17 and took a 45-31 advantage to the locker room.
Devon Hall hit a 3 on the game's aperture possession, London Perrantes added two more, and in a beam it was 17-3 just over 5 account into the game.
The Cavaliers apparent gaps whether Iowa State was arena absolute or zone. They showed some flash, too, like if Darius Thompson delivered a behind-the-back canyon to Isaiah Wilkins for a fast-break douse that fabricated it 26-9.
Iowa State cut into the advance backward in the half, with Niang nailing a 3 to accomplish it 41-31 with just over a minute left. But Virginia regrouped.
Gill and Brogdon anniversary hit a brace of chargeless throws to accomplish it a 14-point bold and a aerial Gill blocked Niang's layup at the buzzer.
"We've got a acceptable abhorrent aggregation as well," Perrantes said. "But we adhere on our hats on the arresting end. I feel like we've been arena our best aegis as of late."
HE SAID IT
Iowa State bouncer Matt Thomas on fan support: "It's alarming they came out actuality and showed that abundant support. I wouldn't barter them for any added fan abject in the country. They're just as abundant a allotment of this Sweet Sixteen run as we were."
TIP-INS
Iowa State: The Cyclones came in averaging 82.1 points.
Virginia: Virginia is headed to its seventh bounded final. ... The Cavaliers' seniors angry the Class of 1983's academy almanac with their 112th win.
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