The #22 UVA men's basketball team lost at Clemson 60-48 Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum in South Carolina.
For the first time this season, the 'Hoos have lost back-to-back games.
Virginia's second-leading scorer, sophomore Joe Harris, struggled with his shooting in his first full game playing with a broken hand, missing all four of his three-point attempts. He finished with just two points and two rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench in the loss.
Cavalier head coach Tony Bennett said after the game, "Without Joe, we're not much of a threat from three."
Junior point guard Jontel Evans led all scorers with an ACC career-high 17 points.
Senior Mike Scott had 13 points, four below his season average, and pulled down eight rebounds in the loss.
The game was tied at 24 at halftime, and Virginia led twice in the second half.
Trailing 44-41 with 8:03 left in the game, the Tigers scored eight straight points to take control.
Clemson pulled away behind 13 points each from Andre Young and Tanner Smith.
The Cavaliers had 18 turnovers (which led to 19 Clemson points), including ten turnovers in the first half.
Bennett said, "Those missed shots and turnovers are really crucial in a game like this."
Virginia has now lost three of its last four games, falling to 6-5 in the ACC and 19-6 overall.
Bennett said, "We still have some good basketball in us. I know that."
The 'Hoos shot 50% from the field (22-of-44) but made just 18.8% from three-point range (3-of-16) and shot just one free-throw in the entire game.
UVA's next game is Saturday afternoon at home against Maryland at 1:00. You can see the game on NBC 29.
