Notre Dame assistant head coach Anthony Solomon spoke revererently about former teammate Kenton Edelin on Saturday afternoon, moments after the Irish had lost a close game to Virginia in Charlottesville.

The Cavaliers trimmed a 13-point deficit down to two points in the fourth quarter, but the Blue Devils held on for the victory.

By now, Mike Brey is safely back home in South Bend, curled up in his favorite easy chair by the fireplace, sipping on some classic Irish whiskey courtesy of Virginia coach Tony Bennett.

On a day in which Kihei Clark became the all-time assist leader in school history, No. 7 Virginia survived another close finish at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday, hanging on for a 57-55 win over Notre Dame to remain atop the ACC standings with four games to go.

Virginia point guard Kihei Clark once again showed in Saturday’s 57-55 win over Notre Dame that replacing his skills, abilities, and basketball intelligence will not be an easy chore going into next season.

The only thing Virginia should remember from its narrow escape at Louisville earlier this week is that winning ugly is still winning.

You know John Grisham as a New York Times best-selling novelist. What you may not know is that Grisham is a huge ACC basketball fan, who most winter nights can be found courtside at a UVA or UNC game.

Virginia basketball recruit Blake Buchanan has been named to the 13-member U.S. men’s team that will play in April’s Nike Hoop Summit game in Portland, Ore.

Virginia has now won six in a row against the Cardinals, and 15 of the last 16, but nearly let this one slip away, even after being favored by 17 on the road.

Part of the controversy — and the ACC’s response didn’t clear up the situation — is the rule book, and its own interpretation of the play.

In the first of two meetings — in a matter of just 17 days — between two schools on opposite ends of the ACC standings, No. 7 Virginia travels to face last-place Louisville Wednesday night.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer left John Paul Jones Arena in a bad mood on Saturday night after a controversial call at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime, eventually leading to a 69-62 Virginia win over the Blue Devils.

The grad transfer from Ohio University had a plus-20 rating, by far the highest of any player on the floor for either team in UVA’s 69-62, overtime win over the Blue Devils.

The Atlantic Coast Conference, upon review of the final play of regulation during the Duke at Virginia men’s basketball game, has announced an incorrect adjudication of the playing rules.

Saturday night’s 69-62 win for No. 8 Virginia over Duke saw the Cavaliers have to play through many adverse situations that ended with the aggressive and consistent play of guard Armaan Franklin, not only throughout the game, but in the clutch, as well.

After losing seven straight games, including two contests where it led by double figures, the Virginia women’s basketball team defeated No. 22 NC State by a 71-59 score at John Paul Jones Arena on Sunday.

The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 22 NC State on Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena at noon.

With legendary Dick Vitale in town to call the game, there’s no one UVA fans would rather beat than visiting Duke. With the Blue Devils limping into Charlottesville after getting blown out at Miami, Cavalier fans sense a little blood in the water.

The eighth-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team hosts Duke for the first time since the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski Saturday at 4 p.m., as the Cavaliers sit in a three-way tie for first place in the ACC heading into the weekend.

A short-handed Virginia women’s basketball team turned in a valiant effort in hopes of ending a six-game losing streak before falling late to Louisville on Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena.