Virginia Basketball vs. Illinois | Scores and Live Updates

The No. 16 Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) tackle the No. 19 Illinois Preventing Illini within the Continental Tire Principal Occasion Championship Recreation on Sunday at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. UVA knocked off No. 5 Baylor on Friday, whereas Illinois took down No. 8 UCLA within the semifinals. 

The title recreation will tipoff at 3pm ET and shall be broadcast on ESPN. 

Comply with together with rating updates, play-by-play, and reside evaluation for the sport beneath. This text shall be up to date at every media timeout. Most up-to-date updates shall be on the high. Refresh the web page for updates.

Present Rating: Illinois 18, Virginia 19 | 7:33 1H

Epps makes use of a display to discover a lane after which hits a floater. UVA will get a few offensive rebounds on a single possession and Francisco Caffaro lastly lays it up and in. Kihei Clark knocks down a three-pointer from the left wing. Epps works round a display and hits one other floater off the glass. Clark drives baseline and sends an excellent bounce cross to the nook to McKneely, who hits the triple. Shannon will get beneath Beekman on a back-cut and lays it in. Shedrick is whistled for his second private foul on one other offensive foul.

Illinois 18, Virginia 19 | 7:33 1H

UVA goes small with Ben Vander Plas because the tallest participant on the ground. Jayden Gardner attracts a foul inside and makes one in every of two free throws. Jayden Epps shakes Clark and will get inside for a layup. Isaac McKneely checks into the sport. Melendez hits a catch-and-shoot three from the left wing, his second three-pointer of the sport. Illinois takes a 12-11 lead.

Illinois 12, Virginia 11 | 11:37 1H

Kihei Clark splashes a nook three simply 12 seconds into the sport to get the scoring began. UVA will get a cease after which Clark will get free inside with a pretend and finishes the open lefty layup and Virginia takes a fast 5-0 lead. Illinois will get on the board as RJ Melendez hits a nook three. Kadin Shedrick is whistled for an offensive foul as he elbowed an Illinois participant. The refs overview the play and assess a flagrant 1 foul to Shedrick. Skyy Clark goes to the free throw line and hits each free throws to tie the sport at 5-5. Kihei Clark beats his man off the dribble and finishes a reverse layup – he has scored every of Virginia’s first 7 factors. Matthew Mayer cuts backdoor and Shannon finds him for an open layup. Armaan Franklin has the reply as he picks up from the place he left off on Friday night time and drains his first three-point try. 

Illinois 7, Virginia 10 | 15:24 1H