Thijs De Ridder, a 6-foot-9 freshman, scored a season-high 26 points and Chance Mallory had 16 points, eight rebounds and two steals to help Virginia beat Northwestern 83-78 on Friday at the Greenbrier Tip-Off. De Ridder fouled out with 5:46 to play and Mallory picked up his fifth personal a little more than four minutes later. Mallory, a 5-10 guard, has at least two steals in each game and has 13 steals this season.
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