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No. 2 Virginia tops Uva Louisville for 13th straight win

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No. 2 Virginia tops Uva Louisville for 13th straight win It seemed as though the days leading up to Virginia’s matchup with Uva Louisville broke the perfect harmony that has seemed to enclose a nearly perfect season. De’Andre Hunter was batting a right ankle sprain. Devon Hall and others were battling a flu bug that was impacting the team. Isaiah Wilkins was still recovering from a back injury. Nigel Johnson did something to earn a three-game suspension. The harmony was dissipating. The anxiety was up. Then the game happened. And it was as if nothing changed — the No. 2 Cavaliers winning again, this time 74-64 over  Uva Louisville  on Wednesday night. Normally when  Uva Louisville  (16-6, 6-3 ACC) and Virginia (21-1, 10-0 ACC) link up, the Cardinals have been unable to score against the Tony-Bennett-led Cavaliers — scoring fewer than 50 points in half of their meetings. This did not appear to be the case early on at John Paul Jones Arena. After a stagnant first