The Virginia Cavaliers suffered a very disappointing road loss to a struggling ACC team in Virginia Tech not too long after coming into the game red hot. However, with a road game Saturday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the fourth ranked Cavaliers were given a wonderful opportunity to get back on the right track and get a road win on their resume, winning 68-64 over the Cavaliers.

Cavaliers Struggling On Offense And Defense

Unfortunately, the opposite happened, and the Cavaliers have suddenly lost consecutive road games in the ACC to unranked basketball teams. The offense and defense collectively are not as balanced this game as usual, and it amounts to an awful week for the Cavaliers (12-3, 1-2 ACC).

The Cavaliers were 4-18 from the three-point line, while the Yellow Jackets (11-5, 1-2 ACC) shot 8-15 from the three-point line. They were severely dominated on the boards, losing 41-29. The Cavaliers played much better in the second half, but the problem is they were terrible in the first half, trailing 33-20 at one point in the game and down 11 at halftime.

The problem within Virginia is that despite an improved offense this season in most games, the defense is not up to its usual standard. The teams defensive statistics are still good, but are not at the standard elite Cavalier level. However, the team should not necessarily panic, and it does not have time to think too hard on this loss anyway.

On Tuesday, the Cavaliers played the one loss and red hot Miami Hurricanes, who have very good senior laden experience and talent across the board. If Virginia can let this week go and play like they did during majority of their non-conference slate. This team still has the players, the balance and the type of coaching, and resolve to get to the Final Four. They must avoid their recent poor starts in games and play up to standard for two halves.

Georgia Tech's Leaders

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets picked up an enormous victory. The Yellow Jackets had been previously 19-53 in league play under head coach Brian Gregory, who is in his 5th season. Adam Stephens and Quinton Smith were huge contributors for the team, each putting in four 3-pointers each for the Yellow Jackets.

The Cavaliers shot 41 percent in the 2nd half this game, which is unusual because they are accustomed to shooting around 57 percent in 2nd halves throughout the season, and have lost consecutive ACC games for the first time since March 2013.

Overall, this was just a rough upset for the Cavaliers. They are still relevant in the ACC and certainly could appear in the Final Four, but for now will have to stomach a deep fall in the AP poll and try to recover against Miami on Tuesday at home.