Thijs De Ridder scored 23 points and Virginia rode an explosive 61-point first half to a 104-78 victory against Marshall on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers (4-0) never trailed during their season-opening four-game homestand under first-year head coach Ryan Odom, whose up-tempo style is already rewriting the school record books.

Malik Thomas scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half, Dallin Hall added 18 points and Johann Grunloh chipped in 16 in Virginia's first 100-point game since beating Marshall 100-64 on Dec. 31, 2018.

Landen Joseph scored 22 points, Matt Van Komen tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Wilson Dubinsky and Noah Otshudi each added 10 points in the first loss of the season for the Thundering Herd (3-1).

Virginia led 61-33 after its highest-scoring

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