UVA Basketball: Live Coverage of Elite Eight matchup with Purdue
Published Saturday, Mar. 30, 2019, 7:00 pm
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UVA Basketball is in the Elite Eight. The ‘Hoos (32-3) will play Purdue (26-9) in the NCAA South Regional final tonight at 8:49 p.m. on TBS.
UVA Team Notes
- Virginia (32-3) will make its first Elite Eight berth since 2016 and seventh overall
- UVA’s 32 wins mark a school record
- The Cavaliers are 5-1 all-time at KFC Yum! Center
- UVA improved to 3-0 all-time against Oregon
- UVA has a 15-12 record against the Pac-12, including a 3-1 mark in the NCAA Tournament.
- Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is 13-8 in nine NCAA tournaments, including a 10-6 record at UVA
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