The 13th-ranked Cavaliers (13-3, 5-2 ACC) got a game-high 20 points from senior guard Armaan Franklin and 15 more from grad-transfer forward Ben Vander Plas, as the two combined to make 7 of UVA’s 11 3-pointers to lead the attack.

The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts Boston College on Sunday at noon at John Paul Jones Arena, looking to snap a three-game losing streak.

Within a seven-minute span in the first half against Syracuse a week ago, freshman Isaac McNeely drilled three 3-pointers, two of them during Virginia’s 15-4 run that helped the Cavaliers pull away from the Orange.

The 13th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team looks for its first conference sweep of the season against Florida State Saturday in Tallahassee (4 p.m., ESPN2), after holding on for a five-point home win in early December.

Virginia, playing its first game after losing leading scorer and rebounder Mir McLean to an unfortunate season-ending injury, let a comfortable, late lead slip away against No. 22 North Carolina, as the visitors closed the game on a 22-2 run to win, 70-59.

Hootie and Chris Graham discuss Virginia’s 65-58 win over North Carolina from Tuesday, then turn their attention to the football transfer portal, with updates on the latest comings and goings from the UVA program.

The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 22 North Carolina on Thursday at 7 p.m., at John Paul Jones Arena.

Ben Vander Plas, a graduate transfer from Ohio University, a guy who Bennett believed would make a true impact on this year’s Virginia team, indeed rode to the rescue.

With the help of a crucial 17-2 second-half scoring run, the 13th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team clawed its way back to make it eight home wins in a row against ACC foe North Carolina at John Paul Jones Arena with a 65-58 triumph on Tuesday night.

Vander Plas led four Cavaliers in double figures as he had 17 points and eight rebounds while making 6 of 10 field goals, with three of those coming from 3-point range.

Virginia will likely throw everything — including the kitchen sink — at Carolina big man Armando Bacot in tonight’s ACC showdown at soldout John Paul Jones Arena. But will it be enough?

The ACC’s highest-scoring team ventures into Charlottesville to take on the conference’s stingiest defense, as 13th-ranked Virginia and longtime rival North Carolina lock horns Tuesday at 9 p.m.

Mir McLean left the game with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter after going down on the court with an injury.

Tony Bennett should have known he wasn’t going to become part of Virginia basketball history without some kind of celebration with his team.

Tony Bennett ascended to the top of the Virginia men’s basketball wins list Saturday, as he notched his 327th victory as Cavaliers coach, defeating Syracuse 73-66 in front of the home fans at John Paul Jones Arena.

The No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers assumed a 22-point lead at 57-35 over Syracuse when Virginia guard Isaac McKneely scored on a 3-pointer from Reece Beekman with 11:41 remaining in Saturday evening’s 73-66 win over the Orange.

The 11th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team hosts Syracuse at 5 p.m. Saturday in what could be a very memorable day at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered a 74-66 loss at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Thursday in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game in Blacksburg.

Up is down, down is up, cats and dogs are sleeping together. Such is the state of affairs in ACC basketball. Hootie and Chris Graham talk about what Virginia needs to do to right the ship.

The Virginia women’s basketball team travels to play at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game.