CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett thinks that his team has more to improve this season. But he believes his team's rout of No. 12 Clemson is a strong stride forward in that journey. “It's one game,” Bennett cautioned after the 18th-ranked Cavaliers won their 11th straight over...
BOSTON (AP) — Jay Huff matched his career-high with 18 points, adding eight rebounds on Saturday as No. 22 Virginia survived almost nine minutes in the first half without scoring to beat Boston College 61-49. Asked what he told the team after both teams went the entire span between TV timeouts without...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Hauser scored 11 of his 16 points during a 28-10 run to open the second half and No. 22 Virginia returned from a coronavirus pause to beat Wake Forest 70-61 on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers (6-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 39-34 at halftime after the Demon...
A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: ___ GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 23 Virginia (5-2, 1-0 ACC) hosts No. 24 Virginia Tech (8-1, 2-0) on Saturday in an in-state matchup featuring half of the conference's ranked teams. Virginia has had games against No. 12 Michigan State and Wake Forest...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Virginia’s momentary shakiness against surging Notre Dame reminded Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett of a toy from the 1970s. “Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down,” Bennett said after the No. 23 Cavaliers relinquished almost all of an 11-point second-half...
The Big Ten Conference had an astonishing nine of its teams ranked in the Top 25 in the latest poll Monday. Naturally, the best ranked of them would immediately lose to an unranked opponent. Maryland's victory over sixth-ranked Wisconsin on Monday night — along with No. 21 Minnesota's rout of No. 17...
It's hard to decide who has been more dominant in men's college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe, while the Big Ten placed nine...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Corey Kispert and No. 1 Gonzaga didn't get their 1-2 matchup on a neutral court with a national TV audience. What amounted to the replacement against the most recent NCAA champion worked out just fine. Kispert scored a career-high 32 points and tied a school record with nine...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Trey Murphy III and his Virginia teammates couldn't wait to get back to work. Murphy scored seven of his 15 points during a 13-0 first-half run and No. 16 Virginia returned from a long coronavirus-related pause to beat William & Mary 76-40 on Tuesday. “Really, I think...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Hauser and No. 15 Virginia thought they had the game won in regulation, but after Kent State missed three 3-point attempts and kept rebounding the ball, Danny Pippen swished a 3 at the buzzer, forcing overtime. In the extra period, it was Hauser who did the damage, scoring...