Game Notes, links to AFP pregame stories and more from Columbia as #TeamAFP provides coverage from Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. #1 seed Virginia (29-3) faces #16 seed Gardner-Webb (23-11) at 3:10 p.m. Friday.
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Broadcast Information
- The Virginia-Gardner-Webb contest will be televised on truTV and streamed online via NCAA March Madness Live
- The game will be broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network and Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network on Sirius (136) and XM (202).
Game Notes
- Virginia earned its fourth No. 1 seed in the past six seasons and seventh in school history.
- UVA earned at at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, while Gardner-Webb earned the Big South Conference’s automatic bid.
- UVA has won 29 or more games for the fifth time under four-time ACC Coach of the Year Tony Bennett and eighth time in school history.
- The Cavaliers posted a 69-52 road win over South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena on Dec. 19, 2018.
- Virginia is 14-2 away from John Paul Jones Arena, including a 4-1 record on neutral courts.
AFP Pregame Coverage
- ‘Hoos previews: Cavaliers meet Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs in Round of 64
- Inside the Numbers: The Kihei Clark Conundrum
- ‘You can’t ball-watch against them’: Former Winthrop standout Adam Pickett helps scout Gardner-Webb
- Chris Graham, Zach Pereles Preview UVA vs Gardner-Webb: Podcast
- UVA Basketball: Three keys for Virginia to go far in March
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