Virginia
No. 13 Virginia Fends Off Clemson, 64-57
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. — No. 13 Virginia (22-6, 14-5 ACC) had 4 gamers rating in double figures because the Cavaliers bought again on monitor, erasing a two-game skid, with its 64-57 win over Clemson (21-9, 13-6 ACC) at John Paul Jones Enviornment Tuesday night time (Feb. 28).
Jayden Gardner (12 factors, 9 rebounds), Armaan Franklin (12 factors, 5-11 FG), Isaac McKneely (12 factors, 4-6 FG) and Ryan Dunn (10 factors, 5 rebounds) led the best way for the Cavaliers. First years McKneely and Dunn mixed for 22 of UVA’s 24 whole factors off the bench.
The Tigers entered Tuesday’s sport having scored over 90 factors in three of their final 4 video games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Each the Cavaliers and Clemson bought off to a gradual begin offensively as the 2 groups mixed to overlook the sport’s first 11 pictures from the sector. The Tigers scored the primary 5 factors earlier than UVA orchestrated a 17-2 run to flip the rating and ship the Cavaliers’ largest lead of the half, 17-7. A 12-4 Clemson run minimize the UVA lead again to single digits later within the stanza. The Cavaliers led 28-23 on the intermission after developing with six steals, together with two by Reece Beekman (7 factors, 8 rebounds, 4 steals).
Dunn led all scorers on the break with eight factors after connecting on all three of his shot makes an attempt, together with a 3, and was 1-for-1 on the line. He additionally pulled down 4 rebounds.
Three minutes into the second half, Virginia sparked a 9-0 run, which was capped by a Franklin made 3 to offer the Cavaliers their largest lead of the competition, 41-27, with 12:46 to play. After the Tigers broke up the UVA run with a jumper within the paint, each groups heated up offensively. For the Cavaliers, it was McKneely who scored eight straight factors, together with an and-1 end on the rim to get the gang on its ft.
Regardless of trailing by 9 factors with beneath 2:00 to play, the Tigers didn’t go away quietly. Clemson tallied 5 straight factors, together with a made 3 with 30 seconds to play to shrink the UVA result in 4, 59-55. The Cavaliers closed out the sport by sinking 5 of their final six makes an attempt on the line and stopped Clemson’s offense 3 times down the stretch.
THE GAME BALL GOES TO:
Jayden Gardner. Gardner posted his 18th double-digit scoring efficiency of the season after tying for a team-high 12 factors, together with 10 within the second half. Gardner additionally added 9 rebounds, which marks his third sport within the final 4 with 9 rebounds or extra.
UP NEXT
The Cavaliers host Louisville (4-25, 2-16 ACC) for Senior Day on Saturday (March 4). Tipoff from JPJ is ready for two p.m. on ESPN2.