The Virginia Cavaliers (13-3, 5-2 ACC) host the Virginia Tech Hokies (11-6, 1-5 ACC) in the Commonwealth Clash on Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Follow along with score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis for the game below.
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Current Score: Virginia Tech 21, Virginia 19 | 7:46 AM
Sean Pedulla drives on Kihei Clark, before stopping and hitting a fadeaway jumper from the baseline. Grant Basile slips a screen and rolls to the basket, finishing over Vander Plas and Franklin at the rim. The Hokies trailed by as many as nine points, but have now cut it back to three with a 6-0 run. Virginia has gone more than four minutes without a basket. It’s now a 9-0 run for Virginia Tech as Darius Maddox hits a corner three to tie the game at 19-19. UVA comes up empty again and then Maddox hits a tough contested jumper from just inside the three-point line, giving Virginia Tech its first lead of the game.
Virginia Tech 21, Virginia 19 | 7:46 AM
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Beekman completes the three-point play at the free throw line. The Hokies knock down their first field goal of the game nearly five minutes in as MJ Collins gets free on the left wing and hits the three-pointer. Ryan Dunn makes another big play, snatching an offensive rebound in traffic and laying it off the glass plus a foul on Basile. Dunn makes the free throw for another three-point play for Virginia. In his return from injury, Hunter Cattoor knocks down a three-pointer, a great sign for the Hokies. Armaan Franklin answered with a three-pointer of his own as he drained a triple from the top of the key. UVA doubles in the post and Mutts dishes to Lynn Kidd, who is wide open coming down the lane for a slam dunk. Clark almost loses his handle driving to the paint, but he recovers and maneuvers his way through multiple defenders to the rim for a sweet layup. Lynn Kidd scores again, this time with a hook shot over Kadin Shedrick.
Virginia Tech 12, Virginia 19 | 10:28 1H
On the first possession of the game, Kihei Clark comes free around a screen and then threads a bounce pass down low to Ben Vander Plas, who scores with a reverse layup off the glass. Virginia doubles in the post and Justyn Mutts passes out to Grant Basile, who has a free lane to the basket, but Vander Plas fouls Basile to prevent the easy layup. Ryan Dunn checks into the game to replace Vander Plas. Basile makes both free throws. Basile tries to go right at Ryan Dunn, but Dunn stands his ground and then blocks Basile’s hook shot attempt. Reece Beekman finds Armaan Franklin down low for a layup. An offensive rebound for Jayden Gardner leads to a second-chance bucket as Franklin gets to the rim for another layup. Kihei Clark picks the pocket of Sean Pedulla and takes it the other way for a breakaway layup. Virginia gets another stop and then Reece Beekman drives to the basket and finishes at the rim plus a foul on Justyn Mutts. It’s an 8-0 run for UVA and JPJ is going crazy as the Cavaliers build an early 10-2 lead.
Virginia Tech 2, Virginia 10 | 15:46 1H
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