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.

As near-perfect as Virginia’s defense played in Atlanta last Saturday, the Cavaliers couldn’t duplicate the performance in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and paid the price.

Dante Harris will enroll at UVA in the spring semester and have three years of eligibility beginning with the 2023-24 season.

For Jeff Capel’s team (11-4), it was their fifth-straight win (and 10th of their last 11) and first 4-0 ACC start since the 2013-14 season, as they moved into a tie with Miami atop the conference standings.

Virginia has its work cut out for itself Tuesday night, as the Cavaliers venture into the Petersen Events Center at 9 p.m. to take on a sizzling Pittsburgh squad.