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ACCVirginia.com will be live at tonight’s ACC-Big 10 Challenge matchup pitting Penn State and UVa. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
Contributor Scott German will be reporting from courtside. Editor Chris Graham will be joining in from the home office due to a touch of the flu bug keeping him back on the other side of the Blue Ridge.
Join in with comments and observations during the game.
You there yet Chris?
Finally here. UVa. 11-9, 11:59/1st.
We’ve kind of cooled off after the hot start.
Mike Scott is a good player, but can be quite the enigma to talk with.
Report: Troy Calhoun scheduled for an on-Grounds interview this week.
He’s my top candidate to get the job.
Wow. Bobby Bowden to retire. I can’t believe they didn’t give him the retirement-tour year. Wonder if he gets to read a poem …
How is the crowd Chris? Sounds pretty good on TV
I am at home with a light touch of flu. I sent Scott German over. Scott, you with us?
Jay, your thoughts on Troy Calhoun. I’m reporting (here, on this blog, news just getting to me in the last hour) that Calhoun is due in for an on-Grounds interview this week.
Half-UVa. 27-21
I agree with Mike Patrick. It seems like we should be ahead by a lot more.
I don’t know much about Calhoun. I would still rather have Petersen. I’ll have to read up on Calhoun a little.
I wrote a column on this today, going with Calhoun. The reasoning is Calhoun has had to recruit at Air Force, one of the few places in the country that has comparable academic requirements to UVa. He also has East Coast recruiting ties (he was an assistant at Wake Forest under Jim Grobe).
I’d worry about Chris Petersen in one key respect. What I know of Boise State doesn’t have it inching toward Ivy League status anytime soon. Also, according to Scott German, their roster is full of JUCOs. No way we could become a JUCO school overnight, so I’d have to wonder how he’d do getting kids, especially with no East Coast recruiting ties.
Another run of offensive sluggishness. Those date back to the Holland era.
Virgina has gone cold here, and as a reult PSU up 34-31
36-31 psu at 14.00 mark. uva 2-12 in second half psu 7-12.
13-2 PSU run. Battle has taken over on offense, and we can’t get anything going on the other end.
How is the crowd, Scott?
for the first six minutes of this half this performance resembles the type of play from last season
scott has 12 points, landensburg 9. tucker on bench in street clothes but is on the bench with team
third psu dunk of the half!
wow. psu 43-34. when things go south they go quickly for this team
They’re punking us now.
good monday night crowd, not great. I thought it would be more due to the firing of Groh.
Speaking of football. The air Force coach, Troy Calhoun is getting some discussion. This could be a solid prospect. Might be worth checking out his bio.
Does appear the AFP report on Tucker rejoining the team was indeed accurate. Tucker at least has made it from the stands to the team bench.
killer three by psu. 47-38 psu at the nine minute mark
No sherill magic tonite
49041 psu at the six minute mark
Karl Hess is still a bad official. Can he collect SS yet?
14 second half points by uva
Ok it might be time for some spin.
PSU is current NIT Champions!!! 27-11 last season.
I don’t like that Battle kid.
U.Va. outscored 36-16 in second half. 7-24 from the floor.
Talor Battle is a special player, and Penn State is going to be in the NCAA Tournament.
Having said that, I mean, we have 16 points this half. And they’re not doing anything to make that be the case.
battle has 23 points, 19 this half. Uva has 19 total in this half. (ouch)
crowd heading out. Patriots-Saints waiting.
both of uva’s recruits (Spurlock, Evans) have not played tonight
57-49 psu with 2:17 left. The free throw shooting parade begins…
More spin coming. PSU is regarded as Big-Ten’s best defensive team!!
After promising start, the cold hard facts as to why Leitao was fired is quite evident. Poor inside game, weak shooting, and no bench!
Sene a no show tonight as well!
Sophmore slump? Landesberg misses two straight free throws, only 13 points. may get some in garbage time though
60-53 psu with 1:26 left landensberg banks in a three!!!
60-56 PSU back-to-back threes by UVA. 1:15 left. To little to late? Maybe not
Wow, a foul by uva with 10 on the shot clock
62-59 another three by Sammy! 44.6 left. Do you believe in miracles???
PSU ball leading by three at 62-50. No foul needed. go for a steal.
cheap foul on uva
64-59 with 27 seconds left
Final PSU 69 UVA 66 . What’s the lesson for tonight fans. You have to play the full 40 minutes to win against good teams.
Wow. Credit to the UVa. team for not packing it in down 10 with two minutes to go.