Tony Bennett gave his Cavaliers two days off Sunday and Monday so that they’ll have fresh legs on Saturday when Georgia Tech comes to town.

In front of 11,975 fans at John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia took down No. 5 Virginia Tech by a final score of 80-75 in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash Sunday night.

With obvious mismatch advantages in the paint, the Blue Devils dominated Virginia from wire-to-wire, leaving UVA on the brink of elimination from the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Cameron Indoor Stadium has never been an easy place to play — much less win — for visiting opponents, and Virginia found out the hard way in a 73-48 loss to 10th-ranked Duke on Saturday.

Virginia closes out its regular-season campaign when the Cavaliers host No. 5 Virginia Tech at John Paul Jones Arena in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.

Tony Bennett knows the challenge ahead of his Virginia team tonight when they play at Cameron Indoor Stadium against the nation’s 10th-ranked team.

Virginia’s men’s basketball team will face all three new ACC members next season, Cal, Stanford and SMU, according to a schedule released by the conference on Thursday.

Boosted by an overpowering performance by point guard Reece Beekman and its long-range bombers rediscovering their shooting touch, Virginia grinded out its 21st win of the season.

Thanks to a late surge, the Cavaliers walked out of Conte Forum with a hard-fought, 72-68 win to stay in third place in the ACC standings with two games remaining.

This is a classic “trap game” for the Cavaliers like it is most years at BC. This time it’s different, though, because the stakes are high for UVA.

It was bittersweet when news broke this week that after 41 years in the coaching profession, 32 as a head coach, Jones, now age 63, was retiring.

Virginia guard Kymora Johnson has been named ACC Rookie of the Week for games played Feb. 19-25, the conference office announced Monday.

For the second straight game, Virginia used a huge fourth quarter to will its way to victory, this one 73-68 over No. 20 Louisville at KFC Yum! Center Sunday afternoon.

This Carolina team figured it out and walked out of John Paul Jones Arena with a 54-44 win on Saturday, ending the longest road losing streak to an opponent in Tar Heel history.

On a day when just about everything else was going Virginia’s way, the Cavaliers simply couldn’t put the ball in the basket for long stretches during a 54-44 home loss to No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday.

Carolina will try to snap that losing streak today when the 10th-ranked Tar Heels take on Virginia in a huge, 4-p.m. clash, nationally televised by ESPN.

Armando Bacot is a 6-foot-11 center from Richmond who has experienced success and failure against the Cavaliers.

Virginia scored the final 14 points of the game and four Cavaliers finished in double figures in its 77-60 victory over Miami on Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.

So where does Virginia stand in terms of computer rankings and bracketology following Monday night’s blowout loss at Virginia Tech?

Virginia Tech punched visiting rival Virginia squarely in the mouth from the very beginning of the game, and the Cavaliers’ response was soft.