From Staff Reports

Photo: UVA Athletics

Who: No. 15 Virginia (21-3, 10-2 ACC) vs. Ohio State (16-8, 8-6 Big Ten)

When: Tonight, 8 p.m. Eastern

Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., neutral court

TV: Televised nationally on FOX (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson)

Odds: Virginia is either a 4.0- or 4.5-point favorite, according to various sports books

Series: The two teams are even at 3-3, with UVA winning the last two meetings

Ohio State Players to Watch: Bruce Thornton, who scored 21 points in the Buckeyes’ 89-82 win over USC last Wednesday, is fifth on Ohio State’s all-time scoring list with 1,950 points. His next assist will be his 500th. Thornton is trying to become only the second player in Big Ten history to post 2,000 points, 500 assists and 500 rebounds (he has 462) in a career

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Ohio State faces a challenge tonight against Virginia’s experienced ‘Grown Men’

It’s all about the roster, an experienced group of players plucked from every corner of the country and overseas by Ryan Odom and his staff.

WBB: Cavaliers fall in late-night contest with Golden Bears, 64-58

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After trailing by 16 points at the half, Virginia rallied to pull within a pair late in the game, but it wasn’t enough to earn the victory.