Joe Harris leads top-seeded Virginia past FSU in ACC tourney
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's been a season of firsts for No. 6 Virginia. The Cavaliers are savoring their latest one by sticking around the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament a little while longer than...
View ArticleNo. 6 Virginia tops FSU 64-51 at ACC tourney
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - It's been a season of firsts for No. 6 Virginia. The Cavaliers are savoring their latest one by sticking around the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament a little while longer...
View ArticleVirginia holds off Pittsburgh in ACC semifinals
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Virginia coach Tony Bennett keeps pushing his sixth-ranked Cavaliers for more in what is already the program's best season in more than three decades.Next up is the chance to do...
View ArticleNo. 6 Virginia holds off Pittsburgh 51-48 in ACCs
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Virginia coach Tony Bennett keeps pushing his sixth-ranked Cavaliers for more in what is already the program's best season in more than three decades. Next up is the chance to...
View ArticleVirginia opens NCAA play against Coastal Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The celebration is over for Virginia after winning the program's first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title in nearly four decades. Now the Cavaliers are playing with higher...
View ArticleVirginia and Memphis face a contrast in styles with Sweet 16 berth on the line
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The mood was tense in Virginia's locker room at halftime of Friday's NCAA tournament game against Coastal Carolina.A better team in every aspect and a No. 1 seed in an event where none...
View ArticleNo. 2 Virginia overcomes late 10-point deficit to escape Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — So often this season, when No. 2 Virginia has needed a lift, it has come from Justin Anderson.The junior guard provided a huge one Sunday, this time with an assist from coach Tony...
View ArticleMalcolm Brogdon helps No. 2 Virginia hold off Pittsburgh
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points and No. 2 Virginia used a late scoring run to beat Pittsburgh, 61-49, on Monday night.Anthony Gill added 12 points and London Perrantes had 10 points...
View ArticleVirginia defeats Belmont, turns attention to getting revenge on Michigan State
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the Virginia men's basketball team sat in the locker room in Madison Square Garden following a two-point loss to Michigan State in the Sweet 16 last season, the Cavaliers were sure...
View ArticleFacing rematch with Michigan State, Virginia denies revenge is motivation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia is downplaying any notion of payback being the driving force when it faces Michigan State in the next round of the NCAA tournament.The Spartans aren't buying it."We know...
View ArticleMike Tobey scores 15 points, helps No. 6 Virginia hammer Morgan State in opener
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Tony Bennett and Virginia have their eyes on a deep NCAA tournament run behind fifth-year stars Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill. The Cavaliers' opener brought encouraging signs from...
View ArticleEmphatic run helps No. 5 Virginia pull away from pesky Oakland in second half
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Anthony Gill and London Perrantes each scored eight points during a run to open the second half and No. 5 Virginia pulled away from pesky Oakland for its 10th consecutive victory,...
View ArticleNo. 5 Virginia never challenged by Notre Dame after first-half run
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Pound it inside to the big men. Wait for the defense to sag. Then beat them over the top.Virginia had both formulas working Saturday night as it shot 57 percent and cruised to a 77-66...
View ArticleMalcolm Brogdon's late scoring helps lift No. 13 Virginia over visiting Syracuse
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Malcom Brogdon scored 12 of his 21 points in the final 5:45 and No. 13 Virginia held off a 3-point barrage to beat Syracuse, 73-65, on Sunday night and end their three-game winning...
View ArticleDarius Thompson's late 3-pointer gives Virginia a win over Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Darius Thompson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 11 Virginia a 72-71 victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.Malcolm Brogdon scored 28 points and Anthony Gill added 17...
View ArticleAnthony Gill, No. 7 Virginia's defense stout in victory over Virginia Tech
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The first time No. 7 Virginia and Virginia Tech met on a basketball court this season, the Hokies played probably their best game of the season and the Cavaliers played what...
View ArticleRenewed focus on defense helping No. 7 Virginia emerge from troubled January
CHARLOTTESVILLE — No. 7 Virginia had lost its way, then got a fortuitous bounce. The Cavaliers have been on a roll since.Reserve Darius Thompson, camped out at the 3-point line, took a pass from Devon...
View ArticleSweet 16 victory would mark major milestones for Virginia's seniors
CHICAGO — Since they weren't so sure about his decision, Mike Tobey's friends asked what Virginia was like after the center committed in 2011.That was Tony Bennett's second season as Virginia coach,...
View ArticleSyracuse stuns Virginia, advances to Final Four after second-half rally
CHICAGO — At halftime, the unraveling seemed unthinkable. All of Virginia's staples were on point then, a period that an hour later felt like a lost era. It defended viciously. Its offense pulled apart...
View ArticleMaryland ends its regular-season time in ACC with upset of No. 5 Virginia
Given a second chance to celebrate the conclusion of Maryland's final regular-season game in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the fans at Comcast Center swarmed toward midcourt as the final buzzer...
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