Looking back at beating Duke: Heat of the moment and headaches, plus Kyle Guy
Heat of the battle. That’s how Tony Bennett described the near-skirmish at Cameron Indoor in the second half of Virginia’s 69-68 upset of No. 7 Duke on Monday night.
Heat of the battle. That’s how Tony Bennett described the near-skirmish at Cameron Indoor in the second half of Virginia’s 69-68 upset of No. 7 Duke on Monday night.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-18, 0-11 ACC) suffered a 77-70 loss against Syracuse (10-12, 3-9 ACC) on Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham to discuss Virginia’s 69-68 win at #7 Duke on Big Monday.
In the cramped, crusty visitors’ locker room before Virginia’s biggest game of the season, Bennett directed what his players would have to sacrifice to win this game over the No. 7 team in the nation in an arena where the Cavaliers had won only three times in nearly 40 years.
Sitting with foul trouble for most of the game, UVA sophomore guard Reece Beekman sank the biggest 3-pointer of his career with one second remaining to give his team a 69-68 win.
Tonight (7 p.m. Big Monday, ESPN), Virginia ventures into Cameron Indoor Stadium, where the Cavaliers will face Mike Krzyzewski for the last time in Durham.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-17, 0-10 ACC) suffered a 59-55 loss against Clemson (8-15, 2-10 ACC) on Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia (14-9, 8-5 ACC) plays No. 9 Duke (19-3, 9-2 ACC) in ACC Big Monday action on Monday. Tipoff at Cameron Indoor Stadium is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Jim Larrañaga had a pretty good gameplan set for Miami’s road trip to Virginia on Saturday. Like Mike Tyson once said, everybody has a plan until they get hit in the mouth.
On Saturday, the Cavaliers put together an impressive all-around performance on both ends of the floor and knocked off visiting Miami, 71-58, at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Cavaliers enter the Miami game ranked 90th by kenpom.com in defense (although they’re No. 10 nationally in the NCAA’s scoring defense category, 59.6 ppg).
Virginia (13-9, 7-5 ACC) hosts Miami (16-6, 8-3 ACC) in ACC action on Saturday. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 5 p.m.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham to talk UVA football recruiting and the UVA hoops team as the ‘Hoos prepare to face ACC leader Miami.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the Syracuse at Virginia women’s basketball game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Coming off a close loss at Notre Dame, Virginia coach Tony Bennett knew his team needed to win its home game against Boston College on Tuesday night. Senior point man Kihei Clark clearly got Bennett’s pre-game message.
Virginia had four players in double figures in a 67-55 win over visiting Boston College on Tuesday night.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham as the guys discuss Tony Elliott’s Monday press conference, and then turn their attention to Tuesday’s Virginia-Boston College ACC hoops showdown.
Virginia (12-9, 6-5 ACC) hosts Boston College (9-11, 4-6 ACC) in ACC action on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-15, 0-8 ACC) suffered a 62-37 loss at Florida State (10-9, 4-5 ACC) on Sunday (Jan. 30) at the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
Mike Brey was joking around hours before invading Virginia was looking to continue its domination of his Notre Dame basketball team. Brey quipped that when he dies, his ashes should be spread in Charlottesville because UVA has killed him his entire career.