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The Virginia Cavaliers are in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday for their toughest test of the season thus far, a true road game against Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Ryan Odom’s ’Hoos last took the court on Friday night in Charlottesville, bouncing back from their first loss of the season and taking care of business against Queens NC, 94-69. UVA improved to 6-1 with its win on Friday, but you never truly know what a team is made of until it takes on a hostile road environment — and the ’Hoos will get their first taste of that type of atmosphere on Wednesday night.
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Tipoff is set for 9:15 PM EST inside the Moody Center with coverage on ESPNU. Ahead of the tilt with Texas, here are two Longhorns to look out for, one key matchup to watch, and one prediction for Wednesday night’s matchup.
Two Longhorns to know
Dailyn Swain
A 6-foot-8 junior from Columbus, Ohio, Dailyn Swain is a versatile scoring threat who will be the focal point of the Longhorns’ offense on Wednesday night. Swain leads Texas in scoring at 16.5 points per game on 56.8% shooting from the floor.
Swain, who followed Sean Miller over from Xavier this past offseason, scored a season-high 26 points against Rider a few weeks ago and averaged nearly 19 points per game during Texas’s run to a fifth-place finish in last week’s Maui Invitational.
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Also averaging 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, Swain can beat a defense in a variety of ways. Primarily a slasher, Swain has a smooth handle for his size and does most of his damage on strong drives to the rim, where he is an adept finisher and skilled at drawing contact to get to the free-throw line.
Swain isn’t going to kill the ’Hoos from beyond the arc (he’s shooting just 25% from three-point range), but his strength and athleticism on the wing — where the ’Hoos are most lacking — present a difficult challenge for Virginia’s defense.
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