De Ridder carries Virginia to a narrow road win at Boston College
Virginia escaped an upset on the road, beating Boston College 73-66 behind Thijs De Ridder’s 17 points as the Cavaliers, with contributions from Malik Thomas and Chance Mallory, rallied in the second half after a halftime deficit. The win highlighted UVA’s struggles with interior defense and transition, the adaptation to Ryan Odom’s faster-but-still-pragmatic style, and the need for more consistent guard scoring, setting up a home game vs. Pitt next.