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The Cavaliers' nightmarish season thus far just went from bad to worse.
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The Cavaliers' nightmarish season thus far just went from bad to worse.
It finally happened. After losing game after game by the smallest of margins, the Cavaliers finally broke.
The beauty of the script is that it starts as soon as it needs to start, always allowing just enough time for the opponent to win the game in the final moments or to tie the game and win the overtime. Against Virginia Tech Saturday, it was transition D and shot selection that caused the breakdown. A couple bad shots here, a few Hokie dunks there, and a 48-41 lead became a 54-54 regulation score, which became a 72-65 overtime loss. And, to dramatize the plot even more, there is always a second chance for Virginia to make things right. Saturday, it was two consecutive wide-open missed tip opportunities at the end of regulation for Virginia Tech that would have won the game. In the previous overtime loss to the Hokies, it was an open-rimmed three by Deron Washington at the end of overtime. In the overtime loss to Georgia Tech, it was a miracle flip shot by Sean Singletary to send the game to an extra period. Occasionally, there is a twist. Against Maryland, instead of granting the opponent a second chance, Virginia made a comeback of its own after going down double digits before the team predictably collapsed in the final minutes. But really, this is just a matter of semantics. It
BLACKSBURG -- The Cavaliers cannot seem to close.
This is the second time this year that the two teams have met, with the last matchup Jan. 16 at John Paul Jones Arena resulting in an overtime, buzzer-beater victory for the Hokies. Since winning their first conference game Jan. 20 against Boston College, the Cavaliers (11-8, 1-5 ACC) have continued to sink to the bottom of the conference, losing their last three games to Florida State, Georgia Tech and Maryland. Throughout this string of losses, senior guard Sean Singletary has been playing through a hip pointer. The senior was not planning on playing until just before tip-off in Wednesday
By Paul Montana Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- When the Virginia men's basketball team cut a double-digit, second-half deficit to 5 with less than two minutes remaining, it appeared that the Cavaliers would avenge their blown leads of late by robbing Maryland in College Park. Virginia was unable to get stops down the stretch, however, and the Terrapins finished off the Cavaliers 85-75, for Virginia's sixth loss in seven games.
Is it frustrating to watch Virginia flush its NCAA Tournament dreams down the toilet with its 1-5 ACC start? Absolutely.
We've all seen Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao yell, stomp and stare at his players to get the most out of them. What we don't know, however: Where does this style come from and why has it worked so well in his short career as a head coach? I sat down with Leitao a few weeks ago to ask him these questions and others in an effort to shed light on the multi-faceted personality of the third-year Virginia coach.
After dropping its fourth game in its last five on the road against Florida State Wednesday, the Virginia men's basketball team returns to Charlottesville Sunday afternoon for a matchup with Georgia Tech.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the second time in three games, Virginia got out to a sizeable lead in the second half but was unable to close in the final minutes, as the team fell to Florida State 69-67.
The teams go back and forth on runs in the first half, battling to an essential stalemate at halftime. Virginia rallies to a double-digit lead midway through the second half, then has its offense collapse in the final minutes and loses a nail-biter.
After losing its first ever ACC home game at the John Paul Jones Arena to Virginia Tech Wednesday, Virginia picked up its first conference victory and ended a three-game skid Saturday with an 84-66 win over Boston College.
I've seen the Cavaliers lose heartbreakers before, and this was not one of them. This was a tearjerker.
DURHAM, N.C. -- After the Cavaliers suffered their most devastating loss of the season to No. 20 Xavier 108-70 Jan. 3, Virginia had 10 days to regroup before Sunday's ACC opener against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils, however, outplayed the Cavaliers on both ends of the floor, handing Virginia its second straight blowout in an 87-65 victory.
As I searched for the seat reserved for The Cavalier Daily in Cameron Indoor Stadium's press row, which lies immediately in front of the student section, I began to worry -- I couldn't find my seat. I walked up and down the row, becoming more frantic as I read and reread the label at each chair, before I heard a rather hostile voice say, "Hey you, are you Cavalier Daily? You're right here."
With 1:30 left in regulation and Syracuse up one on Virginia's home floor, the Orange left it to their star freshmen Donte' Greene and Jonny Flynn to come through. The two freshmen responded with veteran-like poise, as Greene hit a turnaround jumper and Flynn knocked down two clutch free throws in the final minute to preserve a 70-68 win.
After picking apart Northwestern's 1-3-1 zone last Tuesday in a 94-52 win, the Virginia men's basketball team faces Syracuse and its trademark 2-3 defense tonight in the Cavaliers' stiffest home test of the season thus far.
When the Cavaliers said good-bye to J.R. Reynolds last year, they lost more than their second-leading scorer at 18.3 points per game. In more ways than scoring, Reynolds was Robin to now-senior Sean Singletary's Batman. He was, by all accounts, Virginia's best on-the-ball defender. He was an experienced ball-handler who could take the pressure off his backcourt mate against an aggressive defense and could handle the point guard reins entirely with Singletary on the bench. With Reynolds out of the picture, the looming question coming into this year was, who would be able to come in and provide the stability to help fill this gap?
For how many teams have you heard that they live and die with the three? Tennessee and Oregon last year? West Virginia in Kevin Pittsnogle's heyday?
Part of Virginia coach Dave Leitao's strategy for improving the basketball program has been to recruit players who can make an immediate contribution. This year, four freshmen and a transfer from William & Mary are looking to do just that.