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Late BC spurt leads to upset of No. 18 ‘Hoos
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.
Bennett not ready to declare this his best defensive team; ACC Power Poll included
Today’s piece kicks off our new weekly ACC Power Poll, with our four expert panelists rating the league’s 15 teams.
Tale of the Tape: No. 18 Virginia at Boston College
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 stars Anderson and Harris reunited with Brooklyn Nets
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.
Virginia’s defense suffocates Hokies for most lopsided loss in series since 1955
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.
Behind career-high from Kihei, ‘Hoos blast Hokies, 65-39, to stay perfect in ACC play
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.
Shawn Moore talks Orange Bowl, UVA football on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
Legendary UVA quarterback Shawn Moore joins this week’s Jerry Ratcliffe Show to recap the Cavaliers’ first Orange Bowl appearance and the momentum gained by the team’s recent success.
Tale of the Tape: No. 19 Virginia vs Virginia Tech
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).
Key and Clark lead second-half spurt to help UVA pull away from Navy, 65-56
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.
Tale of the Tape: Navy at No. 16 Virginia
Virginia closes out the year — and a very memorable decade — with its final non-conference game of the season this afternoon against Navy (4 p.m., ESPN2) at John Paul Jones Arena.
Jacquie Franciulli joins The Jerry Ratcliffe Show to talk Florida Gators
Florida reporter Jacquie Franciulli from Gators Territory joins The Jerry Ratcliffe Show this week, as she gives us the lowdown on Virginia’s opponent in Monday’s Capital One Orange Bowl.
Key takes significant step in second game back from wrist injury
Even with a cast on his hand, Braxton Key clocked the third-most floor time of any Cavalier in Sunday’s loss to South Carolina.
South Carolina exposes Virginia warts in halting Cavaliers’ home streak
We all knew what the challenges would be for this Virginia basketball team after losing such a huge portion of its experience, its scoring and its perimeter shooting, not to mention leadership.
Miscues haunt ninth-ranked Cavaliers in 70-59 loss to Gamecocks
A much-needed 16-3 scoring run got No. 9 Virginia back into the game in the second half against visiting South Carolina Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena, and the team’s 22-game win streak in the building against non-conference opponents looked like it may survive.
Photo Gallery: South Carolina Upsets #9 Virginia
Photos by John Markon from South Carolina’s 70-59 upset of #9 Virginia.
Tale of the Tape: South Carolina at No. 9 Virginia
No. 9 Virginia welcomes South Carolina to John Paul Jones Arena at 3 p.m. Sunday (ABC), as the Cavaliers try to stay perfect at home on the season and extend the JPJ non-conference winning streak to 23 games.
Key focusing on defense, rebounding until he becomes comfortable in cast
Some observers believe the key for Virginia becoming a contender in the ACC this season is Key … Braxton Key.
Virginia defeats Stony Brook, 56-44
Wednesday night was one of those kind of nights, the kind that highly-favored teams lose during the silent December stretch when nobody is paying attention.
Tale of the Tape: Stony Brook at No. 9 Virginia
The ninth-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team is back in action tonight against non-conference opponent Stony Brook at John Paul Jones Arena.
