The No. 2 Virginia men’s basketball looks to continue its two-game winning streak Wednesday when it travels to Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the NC State Wolfpack. The game will be Virginia’s first since Jan. 25 against an unranked opponent.
As the ESPN showcase at John Paul Jones Arena became more of a defensive clinic than an evenhanded dual during the first half Saturday night, it was easy to forget that the opposition is a top-10 program.
Facing a top-15 opponent for the third consecutive game, Virginia held off the No. 8 Cardinals late for a 52-47 win.
Virginia’s next front-court challenge comes Saturday night, when defensive-minded Louisville rolls into town. The No. 8 Cardinals (19-3, 7-2 ACC) feature a potent backcourt combination in guards senior Chris Jones and sophomore Terry Rozier as well as one of the best big men in college basketball, junior forward Montrezl Harrell.
This past weekend in sports was one of the worst for me in a long time. The Virginia basketball team lost in a heartbreaker to Duke, and the New England Patriots — my least favorite team in football — won its fourth Super Bowl in 13 years. As much as I was angered by the outcomes of these two games, the manner in which those outcomes came about made it that much worse.
Just 48 hours after coming up short at home against No. 4 Duke, the Virginia men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina 75-64 Monday night at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The No. 3 Cavaliers (20-1, 8-1 ACC) trailed by a point at halftime but steadily pulled away in the last 14 minutes to improve to 8-0 on the road in 2014-15.
In the final minutes of the Virginia men’s basketball team’s ESPN College GameDay clash with Duke Saturday night, Blue Devils freshman guard Tyus Jones stepped up and delivered the final blow at the sold-out John Paul Jones Arena.
It’s in every news story with each addiot Virginia men’s basketball team win: “The unbeaten Cavaliers are off to their best start since the 1980-81 season when they started 23-0.” Let me do the math for you: 1981 was 34 years ago.
The Virginia men’s basketball team downed Boston College, 66-51, Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
The Skinny on men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s basketball.
The Virginia men’s basketball team welcomes Clemson to John Paul Jones Arena Tuesday night for a conference game slated to begin at 8 p.m.
With the Virginia men’s basketball regular season halfway over, it’s time for a definitive ranking of the team’s MVP up to this point.
The Virginia men’s basketball team topped Notre Dame, 62-56, Saturday night at Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana in a seesaw conference tilt between the nation’s No. 2 scoring defense and its No. 3 scoring offense.
Virginia (14-0, 2-0 ACC) posted a 61-51 win to extend the program’s best start since 1980-81, when the Cavaliers—led by three-time Naismith College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson—won their first 23 games.
The No. 3 Virginia men’s basketball team survived its first scare of the season in its ACC opener against the Miami Hurricanes (10-4, 0-1 ACC). Struggling at the line came back to haunt the Cavaliers, who blew an 18 point halftime lead and were forced to play two overtimes to overcome the Hurricanes. Virginia (13-0, 1-0 ACC) shot under 70% from the line which allowed Miami to claw its way back into the game.
The Virginia men’s basketball team won a Tuesday night tussle with high-scoring Davidson, prevailing 83-72 at John Paul Jones Arena for its first 12-0 start since 1981-82.
The Virginia men’s basketball thumped Harvard by a 76-27 final score on Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena to improve to 11-0 for the first time since 1992-93.
The Virginia men’s basketball team dispatched Cleveland State by a 70-54 final score Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena, resuming its winning ways following an 11-day break for exams.
The Virginia men’s basketball team handed Virginia Commonwealth a 74-57 defeat Saturday afternoon in Richmond, improving to 9-0 for the first time since 2001-02 and snapping the Rams’ 22-game home winning streak.
The Skinny: The Cavaliers are 8-0 for the first time since 2003 largely thanks to their stifling defense, which currently ranks No. 1 nationally in scoring. Their most recent triumph came Wednesday, 76-65, at the expense of former ACC foe Maryland, who scored 13 points less than their season average against Virginia.
