Virginia faces Queens following Thomas’ 24-point outing

Queens Royals (3-4) at Virginia Cavaliers (5-1)

Charlottesville, Virginia; Friday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Virginia hosts Queens after Malik Thomas scored 24 points in Virginia’s 80-73 loss to the Butler Bulldogs.

The Cavaliers have gone 4-0 in home games. Virginia scores 86.5 points while outscoring opponents by 19.2 points per game.

The Royals are 0-3 on the road. Queens is 1-2 against opponents with a winning record.

Virginia scores 86.5 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 83.7 Queens gives up. Queens averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.8 more made shots on average than the 5.8 per game Virginia gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jacari White averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Cavaliers, scoring 8.7 points while shooting 41.9% from beyond the arc. Thijs De Ridder is shooting 53.4% and averaging 17.5 points.

Chris Ashby is averaging 14.4 points for the Royals. Nasir Mann is averaging 14.0 points.

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