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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The ending still stings for Virginia point guard London Perrantes, and it may not ever stop.Last season, the top-seeded Cavaliers, bidding for their first berth in the Final Four in 31 years, led 10th-seeded Syracuse by 15 points with less than 10 minutes left in a regional final before coming unglued as the Orange surged to a stunning 68-62 victory.Every time I think about that game, I get a little knot inside my stomach, but thats just what comes with the game, Perrantes said. Maybe when we start playing again Ill let it go, but I think that game will be stuck with me forever.Thankfully for Perrantes and the Cavaliers, the new season brings the potential for another chance.Virginia lost more than half its scoring with the graduations of Malcolm Brogdon, Anthony Gill, Mike Tobey and Evan Nolte, but will be bolstered by the additions of transfer forward Austin Nichols, the offseason improvements of a number of role players and one of the nations most heralded classes of incoming freshmen.Nichols, who averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocks two years ago at Memphis, faces the highest expectations early on, especially as the freshmen learn the rigors of coach Tony Bennetts Pack-Line defense.He has offensive, left-hand, right-hand skills and abilities, Bennett, entering his eighth season, said of Nichols. The redshirt year has improved his body. ... Weve had good success with that with other players and I think his ability to score around the lane, off the lane a little bit is going to be needed for us.Some other things to look for from Virginia in the 2016-17 season:LONDON CALLING: Perrantes (11 ppg) is the leading returning scorer, and fans have often called on him to shoot more, especially since he made 48.8 percent from 3-point range last season. But Bennett says one of Perrantes best strengths is his understanding of his own game, so his ability to set up other players is equally critical.ALL ABOUT THE D: Freshmen Kyle Guy (23.5 ppg), Ty Jerome (24.7), DeAndre Hunter (23.5) and Jay Huff (16.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg) all showed they can score in high school, but to get on the floor for the Cavaliers, they have to be able to master the concepts of the Pack-Line. That can be especially challenging for players who havent been exposed to such intense play at the other end. The Cavaliers will need some of them when ACC play begins.LEADERSHIP: Brogdon was a powerful force, by example and by word when necessary, from the minute he arrived at Virginia. Bennett listed Perrantes, Mariel Shayok, Isaiah Wilkins and Devon Hall among the leadership team on this years roster, and it will be critical they do as the younger players experience the ebbs and flows of a season.ROLE CHANGES: Hall, Wilkins, Shayok, Darius Thompson and even Jarred Reuter have all shown glimpses of be able to score, and with only about 30 ppg returning, the load all cant fall to Perrantes. Bennett said every returning player has improved, and while hes generally most interested in their ability to help stop other teams from scoring, their ability to augment what Perrantes and Nichols contribute on offense will be important, too.EXPECTATIONS: Bennetts program may be at the point where past success produces artificially high expectations at the start of a new season, particularly when the team is so young, and that may be the case this year.You sometimes take things for granted, just little things like how youve got to break some stuff down and simplicity with execution, he said. We talked about it even with our veteran teams but there is a learning curve and the ability to say all right, you strip away a lot of the stuff theyre not ready for and get to the basics.---Online: The APs college basketball page: http://collegebasketball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr Cheap Brewers Jerseys . 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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The last time No. 25 West Virginia played a major program, they came up short, 81-77 against Temple.They didnt want it to happen again, not even in a packed arena where No. 6 Virginia had dispatched its last 24 opponents.Esa Ahmad hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining Saturday and West Virginia scored 11 of the games final 13 points to end the nations sixth-longest home winning streak with a 66-57 victory Saturday.It was the kind of win the Mountaineers felt like they needed to make things right.We felt like we gave that one away, Tarik Phillip said of the Temple game, so our mindset was to make sure we controlled the game.They did by using their trademark press that forced Virginia into a season-high 14 turnovers.You cant replicate that, Virginia point guard London Perrantes said. They do something completely different than anybody in the country. ... Its brutal. Having to play against a press for 40 minutes, its tough and they do not stop. They keep going till the whistle blows.Jevon Carter led West Virginia (6-1) with 11 points and Nathan Adrian had 10.Darius Thompson scored 14 points to lead Virginia (7-1), but the Cavaliers never got into any kind of rhythm offensively. After forcing 20 turnovers against Ohio State on Wednesday, they forced just eight against West Virginia and were outscored off turnovers 18-5.Ahmads 3-pointer was just the fourth of the game for West Virginia in 15 tries, but Tarik Phillip followed a miss by Virginia with an inside basket, making it 60-55, and Virginia ran out of time as the Mountaineers finished 16 for 19 from the free throw line.BIG PICTUREWest Virginia: Virginia was just the third major program the Mountaineers have faced this season -- they drubbed Illinois and lost to Temple -- and none of their next five opponents are daunting, but theres enough experience and toughness built into their pressing style that staying healthy is Job One before Big 12 play. Its not just stealling the ball, coach Bob Huggins said of the press.dddddddddddd. Its a cumulative effect of making them work, not being able to walk the ball up the floor and play at their pace. We want them to play at our pace.Virginia: Winning is always a priority, but so is having options, and coach Tony Bennett was trying to get both accomplished late in the game when he had freshman guard Ty Jerome on the court for a long stretch. Jerome, like fellow freshman Kyle Guy, was a prolific scorer in high school and with the Cavaliers sure to scratch for points at times this season, getting all the younger options up to speed and battle tested will be key for the Cavaliers before ACC play commences. Bennett said Jeromes ball-handling ability made having him on the court important.LONG WAITThis was West Virginias true road win over a Top Ten team since the Mountaineers beat No. 5 Kentucky 77-70 in December 1957.EARLY SHOWERThe Mountaineers won despite losing Daxter Miles Jr., who was leading all scorers with 7 points, to a flagrant foul ejection with 2:42 left in the first half. He hit Isaiah Wilkins across the face, but Wilkins missed both free throws. The Cavaliers were just 7 of 13 from the free throw line.HE SAID ITThis is obviously not the end of the world, not the end of the year. You just learn from this, grow from this. -- Bennett.UP NEXTWest Virginia: The Mountaineers go back into the stat-padding portion of their schedule as they face Western Carolina in Charleston, West Virginia before consecutive home games against VMI, Missouri-Kansas City, Radford and Northern Kentucky.Virginia: The Cavaliers wrap up a four-game home stand with games against East Carolina and Robert Morris before heading west to play at California.---More AP college basketball: http://collegbasketball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr ' ' '