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WBB: UVA rallies to upset No. 8 UNC, 78-75, in regular-season finale
The Cavaliers overcame an 18-point deficit to upset No. 8 North Carolina, 78-75, on Sunday at Carmichael Arena. The win marked Virginia’s first in Chapel Hill since the 2001 season.
Physical Clemson dominates Virginia in second half
For the first 22 1⁄2 minutes of Saturday’s game, Virginia went jaw-to-jaw with visiting heavyweight Clemson and looked the part of a team about to score another knockout.
Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Clemson by Jon Golden
Photos from Saturday’s Virginia-Clemson game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Jon Golden.
No. 13 Clemson at UVA (noon); the lowdown on Virginia’s coaching search
Coming off arguably their most impressive win of the season, Virginia returns home Saturday for Senior Day, hosting 13th-ranked Clemson.
WBB: Virginia picks up 63-51 road victory at SMU
Behind a highly-efficient night from Breona Hurd, the Virginia women’s basketball team topped SMU by a score of 63-51 on Thursday night in Dallas.
Guy, Kihei head up UVA team in TBT event at JPJ
Embrace The Pace, the Virginia alumni team, will be led by 2019 national champions Kyle Guy and Kihei Clark.
Red-hot McKneely quiets Wake crowd with season-high 27 points
Out of all the field goals Isaac McKneely made Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, his favorite was his last 3-pointer of the evening with six minutes remaining.
Virginia needs to bring intensity into tonight’s Wake game
While Wake Forest played without inspiration in its last outing and Virginia appeared to be intimidated in its trip to Chapel Hill, both teams are expected to raise the intensity level in tonight’s “late” tipoff in Winston-Salem.
WBB: Johnson joins 1,000-point club as UVA blasts Stanford in home finale, 89-69
Kymora Johnson became the 37th member of the 1,000-point club for Virginia, netting a season-high 33 points in an emphatic win to close out UVA’s home slate.
Terrible start dooms Virginia in Chapel Hill
The Cavaliers got off to a horrendous start, falling behind 21-2 before eventually losing 81-66 and dropping to 13-14, 6-10 ACC.
Can Virginia keep its road magic at UNC on Saturday?
With five games remaining in the regular season, Virginia has a difficult, but not impossible stretch coming up beginning Saturday afternoon at the Dean Dome.
WBB: UVA’s comeback falls short in 76-70 loss to California
Virginia rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to regain the lead in the fourth quarter. However, the Cavaliers fell to California by a score of 76-70 on Thursday night.
Forget about Duke and focus on North Carolina
For the Cavaliers, the best thing is to put this one in the rearview and focus on the remaining five games.
MBB: No. 3 Duke cruises past UVA, 80-62, to end win streak
No. 3 Duke used its overall combination of size, talent and defense in a lopsided, 80-62 victory over Virginia Monday night in front of a nationally televised audience at John Paul Jones Arena.
Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Duke by Jon Golden
Photos from Monday’s Virginia-Duke game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Jon Golden.
No. 3 Duke brings offensive arsenal to JPJ tonight
Virginia, riding a three-game winning streak, will face its biggest challenge of the season tonight when the Cavaliers host No. 3 Duke.
WBB: Johnson’s triple-double powers Virginia to 80-67 win at Pitt
Kymora Johnson put herself in elite company recording just the third triple-double in Virginia history, joining Dawn Staley as the only Cavaliers to accomplish the feat.
‘They’re playing like UVA now,’ says Tech’s Young of Wahoos
Virginia’s basketball journey rolled through Blacksburg on Saturday, breaking its four-year win drought at Cassell Coliseum and avenging a previous setback at home to its age-old arch rival.
MBB: Hoos hold off Hokies in Blacksburg, 73-70, to even up season series
Virginia hung on in another hard-fought battle against Virginia Tech Saturday, earning a split in the season series with a 73-70 win in Blacksburg.
Virginia hopes to end its curse at Cassell Coliseum
Both Virginia and Virginia Tech will attempt to continue momentum when the two state rivals collide in Blacksburg’s Cassell Coliseum this afternoon.
