
Game Notes: Virginia faces Butler in NCAA Tournament second round
No. 1 seed Virginia (27-7) plays No. 9 seed Butler (22-10) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 19.

No. 1 seed Virginia (27-7) plays No. 9 seed Butler (22-10) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 19.

Butler, the nine seed in the Midwest Region, will provide a tough test for top seed UVA on Saturday night.

With a 19-point halftime lead that ballooned into the 30s in the second half, top seed UVA was able to get rest for its starters as Thursday’s first-round NCAA Tournament game with Hampton wound down.

Top seed UVA had been in this position before. As a top seed in 2014, the Cavs trailed #16 seed Coastal Carolina by 10 points in the first half and had to rally to win.

UVA basketball players Isaiah Wilkins, Evan Nolte and Mike Tobey talk with Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham after the Cavs’ 81-45 win over Hampton in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

The only drama in the 81-45 win for top seed UVA over Hampton in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament was the health of coach Tony Bennett.

UVA coach Tony Bennett and Cavs players Malcolm Brogdon, Anthony Gill and London Perrantes talk with reporters after Virginia’s 81-45 win over Hampton in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

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AFP editor Chris Graham is courtside as top seed UVA (26-7) will face #16 seed Hampton (21-10) in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament today in Raleigh, N.C.

Attorney General Mark Herring wrapped up his public safety tour today with a four mile run with recruits at the Richmond Police Department Training Academy.