Virginia, fresh off a dominant week – double-digit home wins over Cal and Stanford – gets its biggest test to date, on the road at #19 Louisville, on Tuesday.
Game Details
Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC, NET: 16) at Louisville (12-4, 2-2 ACC, NET: 19)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Cory Alexander)
Forecast
- KenPom: Louisville 80-77
- BartTorvik: Louisville 79-76
- ESPN BPI: Louisville +8.2
Live Coverage
Louisville timeout: Virginia 14-0, 16:23/1st
Wow.
Virginia’s seven-footers have combined for three made threes – two by Johann Grunloh, one by Ugonna Onyenso.
Grunloh also has two blocked shots.
Media timeout: Virginia 16-8, 11:24/1st
Virginia hasn’t scored from the floor since the early flurry – nine straight missed shots.
Still getting the open looks they were getting, just not getting them down.
Louisville is 3-of-13 from the floor with four turnovers on its 14 possessions.
Media timeout: Virginia 24-11, 7:52/1st
Virginia went 7:35 without a made bucket, but back-to-back made threes, and the lead is back to double-digits.
Louisville is 4-of-20 from the floor with four turnovers on its 19 possessions.
Six of Virginia’s seven makes are threes.
Media timeout: Virginia 29-21, 3:31/1st
Isaac McKneely has 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, 3-of-7 from three.
We’ve got a game. Pretty much evened out since the early burst.
Both teams playing elite D.
Half: Virginia 33, Louisville 28
Virginia led 14-0 four minutes in, but Louisville fought back to get the deficit down to five.
The story for both teams was defense: Virginia is 10-of-33 (30.3%) from the field; Louisville is 10-of-31 (32.3%).
Shot chart:
- At the rim: Virginia 1-of-2, Louisville 2-of-7
- In the paint (including rim): Virginia 2-of-9, Louisville 3-of-11
- Midrange: Virginia 1-of-3, Louisville 1-of-1
- Three: Virginia 7-of-21, Louisville 6-of-19
- Free throws: Virginia 6-of-7, Louisville 2-of-3
Rebound rates:
- Offense: Virginia 43.5%, Louisville 28.6%
- Defense: Virginia 71.4%, Louisville 56.5%
Odom Ball:
- Points off turnovers: Virginia -1 (Louisville 8-7)
- Second-chance points: Virginia +4 (Virginia 6-2)
- Threes: Virginia +3 (Virginia 7-of-21, Louisville 6-of-19)
- Points in the paint: Virginia -2 (Louisville 6-4)
Louisville timeout: Virginia 43-32, 16:30/2nd
Pat Kelsey called a timeout at 16:23 of the first half with Virginia up 14, remember, and fixed the issues on D in that timeout.
Malik Thomas has three made threes in the second half.
Wide open on all three.
Media timeout: Virginia 56-41, 11:47/2nd
Thomas has four made threes in the second half.
Louisville is 5-of-12 from the floor in the second half; Virginia is 6-of-8.
The difference: the threes (Virginia 4-of-6, Louisville 1-of-6), and FTs (Virginia 7-of-10, Louisville 2-of-4).
Media timeout: Virginia 61-49, 7:43/2nd
Pat Kelsey will be telling his team that they want it in the six- to eight-point range by the under-four timeout.
Virginia has five turnovers in the second half.
That’s been the reason the ‘Hoos haven’t been able to put this one to bed.
Virginia timeout: Virginia 71-64, 3:17/2nd
Well, here we are: the margin is seven.
McKneely has 21 points (a season high) on 7-of-14 shooting (5-of-12 from three).
There are about 6-7 possessions left for each team in this one.
Virginia is up two possessions.
Comes down to execution.
Final: Virginia 79, Louisville 70
Recap to come.
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