Virginia’s clash at Haas Pavilion with California Wednesday night was supposed to be an opportunity. It was the first game of a road trip, the Cavaliers’ (8-7, 1-3 ACC) first trip to the opposite side of the country, as far as possible from their early season woes on the East Coast.

Virginia (8-7, 1-3 ACC) found itself on the losing side of the first ACC victory for Cal (8-7, 1-3) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as the Cavaliers were run off the floor by Andrej Stojakovic and the Golden Bears in the second half en route to a 75-61 loss on Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley.