Blake Hoffarber scored 12 points, Damien Johnson had three steals and three blocks and Al Nolen added five steals for defensive-minded Minnesota (7-0), which scored 20 points off 19 Virginia turnovers.

Star freshman Sylven Landesberg scored 10 points on 1-for-11 shooting for the Cavaliers (3-3), who shot just 31 percent from the field. The McDonald's All-American entered the night leading young Virginia in scoring with 20.8 points per game. But his lone field goal came with 1:31 to play and the outcome already decided.

It was just the second win for the Big Ten in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Jamil Tucker led Virginia with 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from 3-point range.

Postgame Quotes

Virginia Head Coach Dave Leitao
 
On overall perception of the game...
“The game played out exactly how I thought it would. Minnesota was very well coached and efficient with the ball. I knew that at the end of the night it would come down to which team would make the least mistakes. Minnesota was that team.”
 
On Minnesota’s pressure defense

“We’ve seen pressure defense already this season but Minnesota was more aggressive. We didn’t attack the pressure the way we should have and that made them more aggressive with the pressure. The crowd got into it more and it put us back on our heels.”

Minnesota Coach Tubby Smith

Opening Statement...
“It is a good win for us against a quality team. They are a very young team similar to us. We did the things we had to do to get the win. We played defense, we were focused, and we were a little anxious with our shot selection early on. The key was that we eventually settled down. “

On the game...
“I think we faired well.  We passed this test.  We didn’t shoot the ball very well, but we were consistent with our defense and were able to make adjustments. It was team effort: we were quick to the ball, and trapping well. We were able to get second shots [after] taking it to the basket.”

On Damian Johnson...
“He’s so aggressive - he’s a guy that can do so many things.  He’s got the length and the athleticism and the toughness.  He’s been working really hard to keep weight on and be stronger.  He’s a guy you really have to have if you’re going to be successful.  He can make up for other mistakes other players make because he’s very intelligent.”

On Colton Iverson...
“He is really fearless. He has total disregard for his body. That’s what we saw when we recruited him – that’s why we recruited him. We saw that determination and that commitment to teamwork. He was able to get all of those points for us in the first half and that was important – I think four of those points came from stickbacks. He’s always working hard and always going toward the basket. He’s a pretty good athlete, too. He jumps well, he runs well and he has good hands. When you have two talented post players like Colton Iverson and Ralph Sampson III, it is a real luxury.”