Virginia earned its first true road victory of the season, as the Cavaliers (10-11, 3-7 ACC) came away with an 82-71 victory at Miami (4-17, 0-10 ACC) on Wednesday night in Coral Gables. Here are our five takeaways from the game.

It was clear on the scoreboard and in the box score. Virginia won the battle on the boards, out-rebounding Miami 27-24. The Cavaliers also played cleaner, with seven turnovers to the Hurricanes’ 11. It was not dominance. But it was a positive turn of events for a team desperately in need of a momentum swing.

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