MD Baltimore County vs Virginia 3/16/18 - CBB Picks & Predictions

The No. 16 seeded Maryland-Baltimore County *UMBC) Retrievers (24-10) will have an upheld battle as they face the No. 1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers (31-2) in the opening round of the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Friday March 16. The Retrievers reached the tournament by winning the America East Conference Tournament with a 65-62 victory over top seeded Vermont on Saturday. Jairus Myles’ 3-point basket with less than one second remaining was the difference for Maryland Baltimore County. Virginia reached the tournament thanks to winning the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday with a 71-63 victory over North Carolina. Kyle Guy and Devon Hall led the Cavaliers with 16 and 15 points respectively. Jairus Lyles is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for the Retrievers averaging 20.2 points and 5.6 rebound per game. The leading rebounder is Arkel Lamar averaging 5.8 per game. K.J. Maura is the second leading scorer and leader in assists averaging 11.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. As a team, UMBC is shooting 44.5% from the field and 38.7% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, UMBC scored an average of 73.9 points per game, while allowing an average of 69.5.

Kyle Guy leads two other teammates scoring in double figures with an average of 14.1 points per game. The leading rebounder for Virginia is Isaiah Wilkens with an average of 6.3 per game. Ty Jerome leads the Cavaliers in assists averaging 3.9 per game. As a team, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.1% from the field and 39% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, Virginia scored an average of 67.5 points per game, while allowing an average of 53.4, which is No. 1 in the nation.