Virginia’s visit to Pittsburgh on Saturday was one of those games that coaches dread. Late season, on the road against an opponent that had a three-game losing streak, a stretch in which it had been bombed by more experienced teams.

The last time we saw Casey Morsell, he was being helped off the court at John Paul Jones Arena by veteran trainer Ethan Saliba and associate head coach Jason Williford on Wednesday night.

Virginia held a 13-point lead with less than four minutes to play Saturday at Pitt before the Panthers stormed back and gave the Cavaliers a serious late scare, but UVA held on for a 59-56 win to take another step toward a double-bye in next month’s ACC Tournament.

With just five games left in the regular season, Virginia carries its three-game winning streak up to the Steel City Saturday to face Pitt for a noontime ACC showdown (ESPN2).

Heading into Pittsburgh for a Saturday high-noon game with the Panthers, the Cavaliers reestablished their goals recently, and one of those goals is to “win out” for the remainder of the regular season.

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.

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.

Photos from John Markon from Virginia’s 78-65 win over Boston College.

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).

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 around the ACC in an abbreviated version, with a game coming up this evening between Virginia and Boston College …

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 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?

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.