Reece Beekman of UVA showcased a strong performance with 16 points, 11 assists, and 4 rebounds in a close game against NC State. Ben Middlebrooks and DJ Burns were key players for State, with Middlebrooks scoring 10 points. The game was tied at halftime but UVA managed to take the lead in the second half.
Reece Beekman goes 1 for 4 at the FT line and Ryan Dunn fouls State's Casey Morsell on a 3. #UVA leads 58-55 with 43.1 to play after Morsell hits all 3.
Reece Beekman with a baseline drive for a two-handed dunk, then Beekman with a steal and he's fouled by DJ Burns. Beekman has 16 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. #UVA leads 57-52 with 1:10 to play. Officials reviewing the Burns foul.
NC State led this game 42-40 with 10 minutes to play. Since then, #UVA has outscored the Wolfpack 13-4 to take a 53-46 lead with 4:10 left. Isaac McKneely with 8 of those points and Taine Murray with 5.
Dormant for much of the night, #UVa has scored 11 points on its last five possessions. McKneely with 8 of those points. Cavaliers lead N.C. State 53-46 with 4:10 remaining. Their largest edge of the game.
Reece Beekman with another double-double - 14 points and his 10th assists comes on a Taine Murray 3 that puts #UVA up 50-46 with five to play.
Reece Beekman alone has assisted half of Virginia's made field goals (9 assists, 18 makes)
Another night, another ACC tournament rock fight for #UVa. Reece Beekman with 10 points and four assists at intermission as Cavaliers head to lover room tied with N.C. State 29-all.
HALFTIME: 3-seed #UVA 29, 10-seed NC State 29 Reece Beekman with 10 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Jordan Minor has been banging with DJ Burns, holding him to 6 points, but Ben Middlebrooks has gotten free to score 10 for State.
Reece Beekman knocks down a 3, then drives for a basket and draws a foul. Yells "Let's go." #UVA now in front, 27-25 with 2 left in the half.
Ben Middlebrooks was 3 of 15 in N.C. State's first three tournament games. Tonight he's 4 of 4 with 10 points. Wolfpack leads #UVa 25-21 at U4 TV break.
Middlebrooks, Burns and Diarra have combined for 17 of State's 21 points. Wolfpack pounding it inside on UVA's pack line defense
I-Mac ends the #UVA 3 drought and the game is tied 14-14 with 10:05 left in the first half against NC State. McKneely with 8 for the 'Hoos.
In the first 3:17 of the game last night, Reece Beekman had two turnovers and one assist. He had no more turnovers over the final 41:43 and dished 10 assists in that span.