Virginia (26-4, 14-3 ACC) faces a Virginia Tech team (19-11, 8-9 ACC) playing for its NCAA Tournament future.
Tip is in the noon ET quarter-hour; the game is being broadcast on The CW.
Tech won the first matchup between the two this season, 95-85 in three OTs, way back on Dec. 31.
The Hokies would benefit from what would be a Quad 1 win today; they’re very much on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble at the moment.
Virginia is playing to keep its momentum, and to maintain its positioning as a Top 4 NCAA Tournament seed.
Analytics: Virginia Tech vs. UVA
Data: KenPom and CBB Analytics; rankings: among 365 D1 teams
Points per possession
Virginia offense: 1.218 PPP (33)
Virginia Tech defense: 1.033 PPP (64)
Virginia Tech offense: 1.169 PPP (66)
Virginia defense: 0.962 PPP (16)
Rebounds
Offensive-Virginia Tech: 31.0% (166)
Defensive-Virginia: 71.5% (86)
Offensive-Virginia: 38.2% (8)
Defensive-Virginia Tech: 67.3% (291)
Turnover rate
Virginia Tech offense: 14.9% (57)
Virginia defense: 15.8% (237)
Virginia offense: 15.9% (124)
Virginia Tech defense: 17.4% (130)
Shooting zones-Virginia offense vs. Virginia Tech defense
Virginia at the rim: 378/598, 63.2% (FGA/g: 107; FG%: 140)
Virginia paint 2s: 118/273, 43.2% (FGA/g: 266, FG%: 135)
Virginia mid-range: 42/98, 42.9% (FGA/g: 326, FG%: 29)
Virginia threes: 304/857, 35.5% (FGA/g: 24, FG%: 90)
Virginia FTs: 20.7 FTA/g, 71.3% (FTA/g: 173, FT%: 225)
Virginia Tech at the rim: 387/635, 60.9% (FGA/g: 310; FG%: 117)
Virginia Tech paint 2s: 132/285, 46.3% (FGA/g: 109, FG%: 310)
Virginia Tech mid-range: 78/186, 41.9% (FGA/g: 207, FG%: 325)
Virginia Tech threes: 219/724, 30.2% (FGA/g: 248, FG%: 22)
Virginia Tech FTs: 17.1 FTA/g (FTA/g: 41)
Shooting zones-Virginia Tech offense vs. Virginia defense
Virginia Tech at the rim: 378/598, 63.2% (FGA/g: 117; FG%: 235)
Virginia Tech paint 2s: 118/283, 41.7% (FGA/g: 249, FG%: 185)
Virginia Tech mid-range: 72/228, 31.6% (FGA/g: 97, FG%: 319)
Virginia Tech threes: 258/715, 36.1% (FGA/g: 151, FG%: 64)
Virginia Tech FTs: 20.6 FTA/g, 73.8% (FTA/g: 177, FT%: 143)
Virginia at the rim: 274/495, 55.4% (FGA/g: 89; FG%: 16)
Virginia paint 2s: 138/375, 36.8% (FGA/g: 305, FG%: 30)
Virginia mid-range: 87/244, 35.7% (FGA/g: 338, FG%: 147)
Virginia threes: 202/656, 30.8% (FGA/g: 127, FG%: 35)
Virginia FTs: 19.6 FTA/g (FTA/g: 134)
Virginia Tech rotation
- 6’8” junior Amani Hansberry: 14.4 ppg, 7.5 rebounds/g, 49.0% FG, 35.2% 3FG
- 5’11” sophomore Ben Hammond: 12.6 ppg, 3.2 assists/g, 43.8% FG, 43.5% 3FG
- 6’8” senior Tobi Lawal: 12.5 ppg, 8.5 rebounds/g, 53.9% FG, 22.7% 3FG
- 6’9” freshman Neoklis Avdalas: 12.4 ppg, 4.8 assists/g, 39/0% FG, 32.7% 3FG
- 6’4” senior Jailen Bedford: 11.1 ppg, 40.6% FG, 36.6% 3FG
- 6’5” sophomore Tyler Johnson: 8.4 ppg, 4.8 rebounds/g, 52.9% FG, 42.1% 3FG
- 6’5” junior Jaden Schutt: 7.7 ppg, 39.7% FG, 40.0% 3FG
- 6’10” freshman Christian Gurdak: 5.7 ppg, 4.3 rebounds/g, 65.6% FG
Virginia rotation
- 6’9” freshman Thijs de Ridder: 16.0 ppg, 6.2 rebounds/g, 51.8% FG, 34.1% 3FG
- 6’5” senior Malik Thomas: 11.9 ppg, 4.1 rebounds/g, 39.8% FG, 33.5% 3FG
- 6’6” junior Sam Lewis: 10.2 ppg, 3.5 rebounds/g, 44.7% FG, 36.7% 3FG
- 5’10” freshman Chance Mallory: 10.0 ppg, 3.9 rebounds/g, 3.5 assists/g, 44.4% FG, 35.1% 3FG
- 6’3” senior Jacari White: 9.0 ppg, 45.5% FG, 44.4% 3FG
- 7’0” freshman Johann Grunloh: 7.8 ppg, 5.5 rebounds/g, 2.4 blocks/g, 53.3% FG, 35.1% 3FG
- 6’4” senior Dallin Hall: 6.1 ppg, 4.2 assists/g, 42.4% FG, 34.5% 3FG
- 7’0” senior Ugonna Onyenso: 6.0 ppg, 4.9 rebounds/g, 2.6 blocks/g, 54.0% FG, 24.1% 3FG
- 6’7” senior Devin Tillis: 4.8 ppg, 40.6% FG, 37.9% 3FG
Game Details
Virginia Tech (19-11, 8-9 ACC, NET: 55) at Virginia (26-4, 14-3 ACC, NET: 13)
Day/Time: Saturday, noon ET
TV: The CW (Thom Brennaman & Brian Oliver)
Forecast
KenPom: Virginia 78-67
BartTorvik: Virginia 77-66
ESPN BPI: Virginia +11.4
Game coverage
Virginia Tech timeout: Virginia 9-0, 18:05/1st
UVA makes three of its first four, two threes, offensive rebound kickout.
Media timeout: Virginia 14-3, 15:39/1st
Tech is 1-of-5 with three turnovers on its first eight possessions.
Haven’t seen this level of Virginia defense in a while.
Media timeout: Virginia 22-11, 11:09/1st
Tech on a modest 6-0 run; they’ve made their last four shots, two paint twos, and two layups.
Need to clean that up.
Virginia: 5-of-8 3FG, 2-of-3 at the rim, 1-of-3 on paint twos.
Media timeout: Virginia 25-18, 7:42/1st
Tech now on a 13-3 run; Virginia has made one of its last six shots.
Tech has made six of its last eight. Five layups and paint twos. The midrange shot was a 10-footer; might as well have been a paint two.
The game has obviously stabilized.
Media timeout: Virginia 31-23, 3:21/1st
Impressed with how Tech got back into this one.
As was the case the first time out, it’s Ben Hammond: 11 points (4-of-7 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 2-of-2 FT).
His three makes from two are layups.
Half: Virginia 41, Virginia Tech 25
That escalated quickly: UVA closed on a 12-2 run in the last 5:08.
Tech in that last 5:08: 1-of-6 from the field, five turnovers.
Virginia shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field and was 6-of-13 from three.
Got to the rim well, too: 8-of-13.
Tech: 10-of-27 FG, 2-of-14 3FG, 3-of-4 at the rim.
Update: Fridge situation
The home office fridge: not locked.
Thus, able to retrieve a soda.
Virginia timeout: Virginia 46-38, 16:21/2nd
Tech opens on a 13-5 run; 5-of-6 FG, 3-of-3 3FG.
Virginia is 2-of-3 FG, 1-of-1 3FG, but has two turnovers.
Media timeout: Virginia 51-49, 11:36/2nd
Tech is playing this one like their NCAA hopes are on the line, which they are.
Virginia: 4-of-10 FG, six turnovers in the second half.
Chance Mallory has sucked: two turnovers, one a live-ball TO that led to a bucket, and he allowed a Hammond blowby.
Media timeout: Virginia 57-51, 7:55/2nd
Modest 6-0 UVA run, all the makes in the paint.
Tech hasn’t made a bucket for 4:24.
Media timeout: Virginia 65-61, 2:54/2nd
Virginia had the lead back up to nine, an open three to get to 12.
Credit to Tech for hanging around.
This game is anybody’s.
Mallory usually plays the final three minutes; I’d sit him here.
His plus/minus for the game is -6.
Final: Virginia 76, Virginia Tech 72
Virginia led by nine with 50 seconds to go, but had to make a free throw with 4.4 seconds left to salt away a 76-72 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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