Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, January 27, 1994 TAG: 9401280026
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. LENGTH: Medium
Suddenly, without the slightest intent, Burrough has become the master of the banked 3-point field goal.
Burrough's bank shot with 3 minutes, 15 seconds left gave UVa its first lead of the second half Wednesday night, and the Cavaliers rallied for a 61-59 victory over Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
"Hopefully, I don't need any more," said Burrough, who also banked in a 3-point shot late in Virginia's 81-77 upset of then-No. 3 North Carolina on Jan. 19.
"If I shoot it and it banks in, it doesn't matter to me how it goes in. I'm shooting it for the net. I'm not shooting it for the backboard."
Coach Jeff Jones certainly wasn't complaining after the Cavaliers improved their record to 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the ACC. It was UVa's eighth victory in the past 10 games, five as the underdog.
"We stole this one," Jones said. "I don't know that we deserved it, but we got it and we ain't giving it back. We just want to hurry up, shower and get out of here."
The Cavaliers shot 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field, but they were 10-of-18 from 3-point range. Burrough, who was 2-of-16 inside the arc, made both of his 3-point attempts.
"He was having a hard time getting any room inside," Jones said. "Banking 'em in . . . I can't explain that. But that was a better shot for him tonight, stepping away from the basket, than some of the post-ups he had."
Wake Forest (12-6, 3-3) led by 12 points with a little more than 10 minutes remaining, but did not hit a field goal in the last 9:18 and shot 6-for-22 in the second half.
On the other hand, the Deacons made 18 of 20 free throws, including a pair by freshman Tim Duncan with 1:26 left that tied the score for the last time, 59-59.
After a succession of fouls by Wake, Virginia got the go-ahead basket on a drive to the hoop and layup by 6-foot-7 senior Cornel Parker with 38.8 seconds left.
It was retribution for Parker, who went past Randolph Childress for the winning basket. Parker had spent most of the game shadowing Childress, who led the Deacons with 20 points.
"I was mad," Parker said. "I felt like I was playing pretty good defense, but he kept piling up the points. I wasn't doing much on offense, which is why they might have relaxed at the end."
Childress had two chances to win it for Wake - a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and a driving layup after UVa's Jason Williford had missed a free throw with 5.6 seconds left.
"I looked up at the clock when I passed half-court," Childress said of his final drive. "I had plenty of time, so I went all the way. I was fouled. I was hit two or three times."
The Cavaliers didn't agree with him, but they wouldn't have been surprised to hear the whistle blow, Williford said. It marked the sixth game they have won after trailing in the second half.
"Some things bounced our way - Junior's bank shot, a tip-in [by Chris Alexander] after Harold Deane missed a layup," Jones said. "Things like that on the road are the difference between winning and losing."
UVa, which trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half, was fortunate to be down 32-24 at the break. Wake missed its last three shots after hitting 12 of its first 22.
Even that figure was misleading, because the Deacons opened the game 0-for-6. Wake didn't score until Childress had a steal and layup with 16:37 remaining, but that's all it took to get the Deacons started.
Wake hit eight consecutive field-goal attempts, then added three free throws by Childress to go ahead 23-7 with 8:10 remaining. That gave Childress 11 points en route to a 14-point half.
Parker got the job done in the half-court, but Childress got his first-half points mainly off steals, loose balls and free throws.
It appeared Childress had broken the Cavaliers' backs in the second half when he hit a 3-pointer and was fouled by Parker, resulting in a four-point play that made it 47-35 with 10:22 left.
"I'll give him the 4-pointer," Parker said. "It goes through your mind that maybe it's just not your night, but I was angry more than anything because I thought we had been outhustled."
UVa was led by Williford, who scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the second half and also grabbed nine rebounds. After missing three of his first four shots, he finished 9-of-14 from the field.
"This was a great win for Virginia and a difficult loss for us," said Dave Odom, the Deacons' coach. "From one perspective [shooting], it was not a well-played game, but the defense was excellent from both sides." \
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