CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With early foul trouble limiting him to just 10 minutes and two shots in the first half, Virginia forward Thijs DeRidder came out aggressive and assertive in the second.

The 6-foot-9 Belgian power forward scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, all of it coming in a stretch of just 8:29.

“I love it. Sometimes you just have to go to Thijs and hit him a little bit to get him going,” fellow international import Johann Grunloh said. “But when he gets his head into the game, I think he’s unstoppable.”

Sam Lewis scored 15 points, DeRidder added his 13 with six rebounds and No. 24 UVA knocked down 13 3-pointers, looking “unstoppable” in its own right as it cruised to a 84-60 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.

“They were scalding hot early,” UMES coach Cleo Hill Jr. said. “We tried to close out as best we could, but they were really hot. They got some really good looks, even with defensive pressure.”

Virginia used a 23-3 run midway through the first-half run to seize control and send it on its way to a lopsided victory, its fourth straight win.

The Cavaliers scored over 80 points for the ninth time in its 10 games under new coach Ryan Odom. Their total Tuesday was the most allowed by UMES so far this season.

Freshman point guard Chance Mallory, the former St. Anne’s-Belfield star, finished with 10 points, 6 steals and 5 assists.

About the only thing that didn’t go well was North Dakota State transfer Jacari White’s bid to extend his program record for consecutive made 3-pointers. White set a program record by hitting 12 straight 3-pointers over the past three games, including going 7 for 7 in Saturday’s win over Dayton. But he checked in 5:25 into the game Tuesday and four seconds later, attempted a shot from beyond the arc that missed.

White finished 1 for 5 from 3, scoring 7 points.

Virginia led 46-32 at the half despite getting just 3 points from DeRidder, the team’s leading scorer who averages over 16 per game. He opened the second half with an eye on exploiting matches and attacking the rim.

DeRidder drove for a layup 2:40 into the second half, then helped key 29-10 run, knocking down a 3, driving for two more baskets and adding a free throw during his personal scoring surge.

“We ran a couple of plays, but he did some of it on his own, too, with space to work with,” Odom said. “He got to the basket in a very aggressive way.”

The Cavaliers (9-1) go into exam break on a four-game winning streak. They next play Dec. 20 when they host Maryland, now coached by former Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams.