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Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points and No. 23 Virginia rolled to a 70-55 victory over cold-shooting Stanford on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va.The Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throws for his eighth 20-point game of the season.Chance Mallory added 13 points for Virginia, which posted big advantages in second-chance points (13-2) and points in the paint (36-22) to win its third straight game. Malik Thomas added 11 points and a game-high seven rebounds.The Cardinal (13-4, 2-2) had won their first five games played away from home. They trailed by only seven at halftime but shot 19.4% from the field (6 of 31) in the second half, including 11.8% from 3-point range (2 of 17).Stanford freshman star Ebuka Okorie was scoreless after halftime, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-20 shooting (0 for 6 from deep). Benny Gealer had 15 points -- 13 in the first half.The Cavaliers' lead reached double digits at 47-37 on Mallory's three-point play with 16:24 remaining.Consecutive 3-pointers by Sam Lewis sparked a 9-0 run that extended the Virginia advantage to 60-39.Two free throws by Dallin Hall gave the Cavaliers their largest lead at 64-41 with 9:14 to play.The Cardinal had won seven straight meetings with the Cavaliers, whose only win in the series came on Dec. 5, 1992.The Virginia defense forced 13 turnovers. The Cardinal shot 32.1% for the game and 19.2% (5 of 26) from behind the arc.The Cavaliers opened a 17-9 lead with a 13-2 run, capped by Mallory's jumper at the 12:29 mark.The Cardinal cut the deficit to 31-30 on Gealer's 3-pointer with 3:30 remaining and trailed 41-34 at intermission.--Field Level Media