AUSTIN, Texas — Chance Mallory scored 16 points, and Virginia jumped out early and cruised past Texas 88-69 on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Virginia had a double-digit lead from the 11-minute mark on and closed the first half on a 12-4 surge for a 46-27 advantage at the break. Johann Grunloh scored 12 and White made three 3s and scored all 10 of his points in the first half for the Cavaliers, who shot 52% (16 of 31) and 50% (9 of 18) from long range before halftime.

Virginia (7-1) had its largest lead, 68-41, with 11:04 remaining.

Grunloh finished with 15 points for the Cavaliers. Thijs De Ridder added 13 points and Malik Thomas scored 11.

Virginia entered averaging a program-record 28.6 3-point attempts per game. The Cavaliers shot 12 of 24 from long range against the Lon

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