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Everything was working for UVA’s offense against Eagles Wednesday
Everything seemed to come together for Virginia on Wednesday night when the Cavaliers clicked on all cylinders offensively in a 78-65 win over visiting Boston College.
Red-hot ‘Hoos score a season high, take care of BC, 78-65
The nets were scorching at John Paul Jones Arena Wednesday night, as Virginia put up a season-high 78 points behind a superb collective shooting effort to down visiting Boston College, 78-65.
Photo Gallery: Virginia defeats Boston College
Photos from John Markon from Virginia’s 78-65 win over Boston College.
Whoos in Town: John Crotty
Nearly three decades have passed since John Crotty last laced up his shoes for Virginia basketball, but he still owns the Cavaliers’ records for career assists (683), single-season assists (214), 10-assist games (13), and tied for single-game assists (14, twice).
Tale of the Tape: Boston College at Virginia
Virginia will be fighting for its third straight win and sixth in the last seven games when Boston College comes to town tonight at 8 (ACC Network).
Scattershooting: Will Woldetensae bring his 3-point shooting touch home to JPJ?
Scattershooting around the ACC in an abbreviated version, with a game coming up this evening between Virginia and Boston College …
Morsell hasn’t lost confidence in his offense, and neither have his Wahoo teammates
His teammates have watched as Casey Morsell’s shots have caromed off the rim most of the season. Wahoo Nation holds its collective breath every time the talented freshman launches another, almost trying to will the shot into the basket.
Diakite making a difference for Cavaliers down home stretch
Diakite is the team’s leading scorer, the second-leading 3-point shooter, the second-leading rebounder and shot-blocker. On a team that has played so many close games, where would the Cavaliers be without him?
Diakite claims first career ACC Player of the Week honors
Virginia redshirt senior Mamadi Diakite has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first such honor of Diakite’s career at UVA.
Diakite makes strong impression on UNC’s Williams, during and after game
Perhaps Virginia’s Mamadi Diakite sensed what a difficult time Williams is going through with this team, or maybe he just felt like Saturday night’s game might be the last time the Cavaliers will face the Tar Heels, so there wouldn’t be another chance, but nonetheless, Diakite felt it necessary to go over and speak to the Carolina coach at the end of the game.
‘The Italian Galleon’ Woldetensae shoots down the Tar Heels
It was 1:30 in the morning, hours after Virginia had eked out a key win over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. While workers were still cleaning out John Paul Jones Arena, a lone figure was on the court, shooting.
Virginia wins at UNC on last-second Woldetensae 3-pointer, 64-62
Virginia junior Tomas Woldetensae pump-faked to get some space and then sank the game-winning 3-pointer with eight-tenths of a second to play to lift the Cavaliers to a 64-62 win at North Carolina Saturday night.
Tale of the Tape: Virginia at North Carolina
Virginia will be shooting for its first regular-season sweep of longtime conference rival North Carolina in 18 years tonight when the two teams clash at 8 p.m. at the Dean Dome.
Virginia will assemble alumni team to compete in The Basketball Tournament this summer
Entering its seventh year, the nationwide popularity of “The Basketball Tournament” continues to grow, and University of Virginia fans will now have a dog in the fight.
When it comes to rock fights, nobody does it better than Virginia, as Wahoos edge Irish in OT
Tuesday’s “Late Night with Tony Bennett” might have flown under the radar of most college basketball fans, but for Virginia and Notre Dame, it couldn’t have meant more.
‘We’ll take it:’ Bennett’s ‘Hoos pull out 50-49 win in OT over Notre Dame
As Virginia coach Tony Bennett put it after a hard-fought, grind-it-out, 50-49 overtime win over Notre Dame Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena, “We’ll take it.”
Tale of the Tape: Virginia faces Notre Dame in key ACC Hoops clash
One of the hottest teams in the ACC comes rolling into John Paul Jones Arena tonight, as Notre Dame looks for its first regular-season victory against Virginia since joining the conference.
Scattershooting: Getting ready for the mid-week in the ACC
When Notre Dame visits Virginia tonight (9 p.m.), something’s gotta give. The Fighting Irish have won four in a row, and the Cavaliers had won four in a row until losing a close decision at Louisville this past Saturday.
Cavaliers take big step forward in loss at No. 5 Louisville
After beating Louisville nine straight times over the last five years, Virginia lost its mojo over the Cardinals by an 80-73 count at the KFC Yum! Center.
Woldetensae and Clark both put up career highs, but No. 5 Louisville survives with 80-73 win
After erasing a 14-point halftime deficit, Virginia fought back to take a two-point lead with 3:25 to play, but No. 5 Louisville made eight of its 10 free-throw attempts over the final three minutes and held on for an 80-73 win Saturday.
