No. 18 Virginia rides stingy defense into clash vs. Syracuse

Syracuse will attempt to solve No. 18 Virginia's underrated defense in Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference contest in Charlottesville, Va.

Defense was the calling card for the Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2) throughout the Tony Bennett coaching era, but an offense that averages 83.3 points per game -- the most in a quarter-century at Virginia -- is grabbing most of the attention under first-year head coach Ryan Odom.

The Cavaliers have not allowed any opponents to shoot 50% from the...