
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 25, 1995                   TAG: 9503090001
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE                                 LENGTH: Medium

JUST CALL BURROUGH MR. SECOND HALF

Although most of the credit has gone to the guards, no one has played a bigger role in Virginia's recent basketball comebacks than senior forward Junior Burrough.

Burrough has scored 64 points in the Cavaliers' past three games - 53 after halftime.

``I've come into halftime of each game with one thought on my mind: `I've got a chance in the second half to redeem myself,''' said Burrough, who was 2-for-11 in the first half Sunday against Georgia Tech.

``I thought I was taking pretty good shots in the first half; it [the ball] just wasn't going in for me. My touch was off a little bit, so I was trying to get to the free-throw line. I also tried to get some of the other players involved, so I could free up more space inside.''

Burrough finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and four assists as the Cavaliers defeated Georgia Tech 88-85 in double overtime. He had four points, two rebounds and two assists at halftime.

Only four days earlier, Burrough had scored 18 of his team-high 22 points in the second half of a 79-76 loss at North Carolina. That followed UVa's 91-88 double-overtime victory at Duke, where he had 20 of his team-high 23 points after halftime.

``To me the biggest difference is the type of shots he's taking or the amount of congestion around him when he shoots the basketball,'' coach Jeff Jones said earlier this week. ``Another thing that has happened is that our guards have become more aggressive and created lanes and forced Junior's man to help.

``Repeatedly, at Duke and again [Sunday], we said, `Do not catch the ball and turn and try to shoot over people.' We've said, `That's not good for us. That's not good for you. We've got other ways of getting you the ball.'''

Burrough, who, at 6 feet 8, yields several inches to many of the ACC's post players, is shooting 52.2 percent from the field through 15 games. That's up from 40.5 percent last year.

``We've told him, `You've got to pass the ball. You've got to move. You have to make certain looks. We're going to look for you in certain situations, but quit shooting turnaround jump shots,''' Jones said.

``In each of these second halves, he's taken the ball to the basket. He's made some really big-time moves. It's not like they're all layups ... , but he's got room to operate, so he's not shooting over a taller defensive player.''

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