Virginia vs. Florida Live Updates | NCAA Men’s Basketball

Virginia (5-2) is set to take on No. 13 Florida (8-0) in the second-annual ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night at O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. Follow along with score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis for the game in the thread below. Updates will be posted at each timeout in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the article. Refresh the page for updates.

Virginia wins the opening tipoff and cashes in on its first offensive possession, as Isaac McKneely gets a good look from the left wing and knocks down the three. Two possessions, two triples for the Hoos as Dai Dai Ames gets free on the right wing and splashes the three-pointer to put UVA ahead 6-0. Alijah Martin knifes his way to the basket for a layup for Florida’s first basket, but the Cavaliers answer on the other end as Blake Buchanan snags an offensive rebound and lays it in. Florida pushes the ball up the floor quickly and takes advantage of a mismatch as Alex Condon scores over Ames in the paint. Elijah Saunders hustles to create a second chance opportunity and it pays off as McKneely swishes his second three of the game. Blake Buchanan gets a wide-open look in the paint and he hits the push shot to extend UVA’s lead to 13-4. Clayton fires back on the other end, scoring off the glass plus a foul on Ames.

Florida 6, Virginia 13 | 15:16 1H

The starting lineups have been posted for both teams.
Virginia: Andrew Rohde, Dai Dai Ames, Isaac McKneely, Elijah Saunders, Blake Buchanan
Florida: Walter Clayton Jr., Will Richard, Alijah Martin, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu

As we await our 7:15pm tipoff between Virginia and Florida on ESPN2, read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. Florida Game Preview, Score Prediction

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