Heels dominate Virginia
The No. 21 Virginia men’s basketball team led No. 5 North Carolina by 3 with 16 minutes 50 seconds remaining, but the Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 ACC) closed the game with a 33-12 run and finished off the Cavaliers (19-5, 6-4 ACC) Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, 70-52. Senior forward Tyler Zeller manhandled an undersized [...]
Read moreCavaliers prep for Tar Heels
The No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team heads south to Chapel Hill tomorrow to take on No. 5 North Carolina in the first of two games these teams will play in the next two weeks. Virginia (19-4, 6-3 ACC) comes off a decisive 68-44 win against Wake Forest at home Wednesday. Senior forward Mike Scott [...]
Read moreCavs crush Wake 68-44
In the backdrop of last night’s 68-44 thrashing of Wake Forest beamed Mike Scott’s face — plastered on a fan’s hand-crafted dollar bill with the slogan, “In Scott We Trust.” After shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field while scoring 19 points, the senior forward demonstrated why he’s earned John Paul Jones’ faith. Scott kick-started [...]
Read moreCavs to exploit Deacon defense
The No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team hopes to return to their winning ways when they battle Wake Forest tonight at John Paul Jones Arena. Saturday’s trip to Tallahassee proved to be unkind to the Cavaliers (18-4, 5-3 ACC), as they came up short in their comeback attempt against then-No. 21 Florida State (16-6, 7-1 [...]
Read moreSeminoles stop comeback bid
With eight minutes remaining in the second half, the No.16 Virginia men’s basketball team trailed No.21 Florida State 42-29, but the Cavaliers battled back and in the last few minutes had a slim shot of forcing overtime. Virginia had the ball with two seconds left, but junior guard Jontel Evans couldn’t make a three-point shot [...]
Read moreCavs take on ACC rival Florida State
The No. 16 Virginia men’s basketball team takes its three-game winning streak down to Tallahassee tomorrow afternoon to confront No. 21 Florida State in a conference game, which is essential to improving the Cavaliers’ position in the ACC standings. Virginia (18-3, 5-2 ACC) takes to the road having survived a scare at home earlier this [...]
Read moreScott, Harris tame Tigers
The Virginia men’s basketball team held advantages in nearly every statistical category, yet coach Tony Bennett still found his team trailing Clemson 30-26 at halftime. Whatever the former shooting wizard said to his players worked wonders, though, as his Cavaliers sank several big shots on 62.5 percent from deep during the second half and survived [...]
Read moreCavaliers host Tigers
The ACC’s two top scoring defenses will clash tonight when the No. 19 Virginia men’s basketball team battles Clemson at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers (17-3, 4-2 ACC) edged North Carolina State 61-60 last Saturday to notch their second-straight win and remain within a game of catching up to ACC leaders Duke, North Carolina [...]
Read moreCavs eke out win against Wolfpack, 61-60
Senior guard Sammy Zeglinski finally rediscovered his three-point touch, while N.C. State sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown couldn’t find his in a key situation as the Virginia men’s basketball team hung on for a 61-60 road win in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday night. Zeglinski entered the matchup against the Wolfpack (15-7, 4-3 ACC) shooting just 21 percent [...]
Read moreCavaliers defeat Eagles, 66-49
Earlier this week, Boston College men’s basketball coach Steve Donahue conceded that his inexperienced squad would struggle to replicate Virginia Tech’s smothering defensive strategy for stopping Virginia’s senior forward Mike Scott. Scott proved the Eagles coach right in a big way as No. 19 Virginia blasted Boston College last night, 66-49. Four days after the [...]
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