Home Virginia Basketball: ‘Hoos handle Georgia Tech, back in first-place tie in ACC
Basketball

Virginia Basketball: ‘Hoos handle Georgia Tech, back in first-place tie in ACC

Chris Graham

uva georgia techSecond-ranked Virginia took control early and cruised to an 81-51 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in ACC action.

The win clinches a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament for the ‘Hoos (25-2, 13-2), who are tied atop the conference standings with North Carolina heading into the weekend.

Georgia Tech (12-17, 4-12 ACC) led 11-7 on a three-pointer by Kristian Sjolund at the 14:55 mark, but UVA took control with an 16-2 run over the next 5:08.

The lead was 41-22 at the half, and it never got closer in the final 20 minutes.

Ty Jerome led an efficient UVA offense with 19 points (8-of-13 FG). De’Andre Hunter had 18 points (6-of-10 FG).

Braxton Key had eight points and six rebounds, and Kihei Clark had eight points and dished out a team-high six assists.

Story by Chris Graham

Support AFP




Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

Latest News

radio
Local, Politics

Last Week in Rob Schilling: Fake George Soros takes a shot at ‘Augusta Regress’

new world screwworm
Politics, U.S. & World

Messing with Texas: Trump regime screwing up screwworm response

Good news for our cattle farmers here in Virginia: the people who would know are saying the New World Screwworm outbreak in Texas has an almost zero percent chance of making it this far.

immigration
Local

Community group hosting fundraiser for local kid ordered to self-deport

A community group is organizing to do something that is absolutely heartbreaking to have to do – help a local kid who entered the U.S. legally, but has now been ordered to self-deport, because that’s what Trump’s America is now.

Throwing Shade VA
Virginia

Virginia Department of Forestry sells 10K trees, shrubs through Throwing Shade program

crime scene tape
Local

Albemarle County: Two found dead from gunshot wounds on Heritage Hall Road

uva baseball ncaa
Baseball

From Charlottesville to the Majors: History of Hornets, Tom Sox making it to The Show

spotter charts
Etc.

Spotter Charts has strong Valley ties, serves high-level sports broadcasters