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POSTERIZED: Virginia’s Darius Thompson finishes with authority

Saturday afternoon Virginia’s Darius Thompson threw down a dunk that is one of the best thrown down to this point in the season in the Cavaliers’ 67-52 win over William & Mary.

After the Virginia defense forced a turnover by William & Mary’s Omar Prewitt, Thompson and Malcolm Brodgon took off on a 2-on-1 with Daniel Dixon being the lone defender. Dixon tried but he could not keep Thompson from scoring, as the Tennessee transfer threw down a vicious one-handed dunk while being fouled.

Thompson, whose role became even more important when starting point guard London Perrantes underwent an appendectomy less than a week ago, continued his solid run of play with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals in Saturday’s win. Brogdon and Anthony Gill scored 16 points apiece to lead the way for Virginia, which scored 20 points off of 19 William & Mary turnovers.

As for the dunk, it brings back memories of Mustapha Farrakhan’s dunk on NC State guard Javier Gonzalez in 2010. That clip is below for those who need a refresher.

Thompson dunk credit: ESPN (Farrakhan’s dunk courtesy of the ACC Digital Network)