UVA, staggering through a three-game losing streak, heads to Atlanta for a late-night battle with Georgia Tech on Saturday (8 p.m.), looking for answers. The Cavaliers’ problems are obvious. 

Florida State got a huge 3-pointer from Devin Vassell with 14.5 seconds remaining, and held on to defeat Virginia in Tallahassee, 54-50, extending the Cavaliers’ losing streak to three games.

Virginia looks to avoid a three-game losing streak tonight when the Cavaliers travel to the Sunshine State to face ninth-ranked Florida State (7 p.m., ESPN2). 

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim holds Virginia’s Tony Bennett in high regard …

While there were other underlying factors to Virginia’s 63-55 overtime loss to Syracuse on Saturday evening at John Paul Jones Arena, nothing stood out more than the 3-point figures for both teams.

Photos from John Markon from Virginia’s 63-55 overtime loss to Syracuse.

Syracuse got hot late and prevailed in overtime, 63-55, at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday, giving UVA its first losing streak since the Cavaliers fell in four straight ACC contests in February during the 2016-17 season.

Virginia will go for the season sweep — an odd statement for not even halfway through January — against ACC foe Syracuse this afternoon, with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m. in Charlottesville.

Come Saturday night, Virginia will be halfway through its basketball season and plenty of questions remain.

Wahoo Nation held its collective breath in the final 15 seconds of Tuesday night’s loss at Boston College when Virginia senior Braxton Key took a hard fall on his already-injured wrist.

Boston College became the third team to put up 60-plus points against Virginia’s Pack-Line defense, which translated to the Cavaliers’ third loss of the season, 60-53, on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill.

Today’s piece kicks off our new weekly ACC Power Poll, with our four expert panelists rating the league’s 15 teams.

Virginia will play its first game away from home in over a month Tuesday night when the 18th-ranked Cavaliers travel north to face Boston College (7 p.m., ACC Network).

Former Virginia basketball star Justin Anderson signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Monday and was dressed and on the bench for the club’s game in Orlando.

Saturday was not exactly what new Virginia Tech coach Mike Young had envisioned about his first trip to John Paul Jones Arena with his Hokies basketball team.

Photos by John Markon

Kihei Clark scored a career-high 18 points and Braxton Key added a season-high 18 of his own to lift No. 19 Virginia to a 65-39 win over Virginia Tech to stay perfect in conference play on Saturday.

The Commonwealth Clash rivalry resumes Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena, as No. 19 Virginia hosts Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. (Regional Sports Networks).

Braxton Key and Kihei Clark each had a memorable day to lead the way, as No. 16 Virginia rallied from a second-half deficit to hold off a pesky effort from Navy, 65-56, to cap the non-conference slate Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena.