The Virginia Tech Hokies dominated the University of Virginia Cavaliers in a basketball game, leading with strong performances from Lynn Kidd and Tyler Nickel. The Hokies had a significant lead throughout the game, with UVa struggling to score and falling behind. The game ended with a decisive 75-41 victory for the Hokies, marking their largest win over UVa since 2007.
UNC 47, Virginia 37; 3:17 left. Lots of Hoos headed for the exits here. Tar Heels a few minutes away from their first victory in this building in 12 year.s
UNC 31, Virginia 22; 15:55 left. Cavaliers come out of the locker room on a torrid run (six second-half points thus far).
Another embarrassing half of basketball for Virginia offense. Down 26-16 to UNC at home at the break. Hard to watch them right now.
RJ Davis is scoreless, and Armando Bacot, sidelined by foul issues, has two points. Still, #UVa trails 26-16 at halftime.
Halftime: UNC 26, Virginia 16. https://t.co/mIcMyMfmEd
Halftime from Virginia: North Carolina 26, Virginia 16. Cavaliers 0-6 from deep and 5-30 overall.
Honestly remarkable it’s a 10 point game considering Virginia is shooting 5-30 and UNC is 5-12 from three.
HALFTIME: North Carolina 26, #UVA 16 Hoos shot 17%. Reece Beekman with 8 points including a steal and fast-break dunk with 24 seconds left. Armando Bacot sat most of the half with two fouls. RJ Davis didn't score. Virginia lost Cormac Ryan in rotation. He went 5 for 7 from 3.
It was dicey there for 17 minutes but, big exhale, #UVA does get into double figures this half. UNC leads 21-10 with 2:34 left. Virginia is 4 for 27 shooting, including 0 for 5 from 3.
Virginia is on pace to score 24 points. Not a thing of beauty.
UNC 21, Virginia 8; 3:35. Tar Heels on a 21-8 light jog over the past 16:25. Virginia is 3-for-25 from the field. Cavaliers have been atrocious.
Cormac Ryan has his fourth 3-pointer of the first half and North Carolina leads 21-8 with 4:32 left before the break. #UVA is 3 for 24 shooting.
Virginia has scored 96 points in its last 94 minutes of basketball.
UNC 14, Virginia 6; 7:10 1H. Woof. Tar Heels with nine points in first 4:03, then three points in next seven and a half minutes, until Cadeau's recentish layup. And, compared to Virginia, UNC putting on an offensive clinic. Cavaliers are ... *3-for-21*. https://t.co/TRzV6xQ6ei
Virginia has held North Carolina to 14 points (33.3% shooting) through the first 12:51 of the game...and trails by eight. Cavaliers have hit 3 of 21 shots.
#UVA's defense has been sharp. Reece Beekman has been great on RJ Davis, who is 0 for 3 with a turnover. And it won't matter if the 'Hoos can't score. Virginia is 3 for 20 to start this game and trails 14-6 with 7:40 left in the half.
UNC 9, Virginia 4; 11:37. Four-plus minutes without any scoring. (Hashtag Virginia basket ball.) UNC hasn't scored since 15:57 mark. Virginia not since 18:08. Cavaliers have missed 10 straight from the field. UNC five in a row.
#UVA has hit just 2 of its first 11 shots. Defense has been solid, though, and UNC's lead is only 9-4 with 12:39 left in the half. Armando Bacot just picked up his second foul.
UNC 9, Virginia 4; 15:33 1H. Nice start here for the Tar Heels. Every starter has scored except Davis. They're getting good looks early in the shot clock and so far have been successful speeding things up a bit.
This @uncwbb team seems to be hitting their stride. Great balance last night. Even more excited for UNC at #8 @HokiesWBB Sunday 2 pm on @accnetwork! 🐏 🦃
#TCU has built a double-digit lead against Texas Tech here in the second half. Frogs lead 67-57 with 7:24 left.
#TCU has built a double-digit lead against Texas Tech here in the second quarter. Frogs lead 67-57 with 7:24 left.
Halftime: #WVU 37, UCF 30 Both are 1-5 since they last met, but the Mountaineers have their first halftime lead since Jan. 27. Quite a few Most Important Moments, it turns out, including some cameos by the officials. 🔗 https://t.co/azZy8DuoLt https://t.co/GgqGs40eZV
#WVU goes minus-5 tonight. Had a 10-point lead and went 1-for-4 from the floor and 2-for-4 from the foul line. It's a 37-32 lead at the half. https://t.co/VCKmxN1ZE2
Two big games for #TCU tonight, as men's hoops takes on Texas Tech, while baseball hosts Texas State. Read up on both right here 👇👇 Hoops: https://t.co/wLc8A2EadW Baseball: https://t.co/jztZNSXw2T #GoFrogs | #FrogballUSA https://t.co/lXVcmlbelQ
Two days after allowing their most points this season, the #Hokies clamped down defensively in a rout of rival UVa. "We were quick. We were fast to the ball. We were connected," Mike Young said. My column from Monday night: https://t.co/pC4DTjGi0U
Lynn Kidd and the #Hokies came out with fire Monday night, and #UVA had no answers, falling 75-41, its most lopsided loss in the rivalry since 1961. “I thought we were pretty soft on both ends. ... A lot went wrong tonight,” said Isaac McKneely. https://t.co/JdXQvkWJH8
Virginia Tech blows out Virginia by 34 😳 That’s VT’s largest win over UVA since 2007. https://t.co/E5ampDbpDO
Virginia Tech rolls Virginia 75-41. 34-point win in Blacksburg for the Hokies. The Cavaliers have five days to think on it before taking on #UNC in Charlottesville on Saturday. The waiting game. Mental.
The Hokies take down the Cavaliers. 💪 ✅ VT -3.5 ✅ U 127.5 https://t.co/28e96eQ9iH
Hokies win by 34, their second largest margin of victory in conference play since joining the ACC. Meanwhile, Virginia has scored 90 points in the last 80 minutes of basketball.
The #Hokies dominated #UVA from midway in the first half, rolling to a 75-41 win. It was the lost lopsided Tech win over the 'Hoos since a 35-point victory in 1961. https://t.co/JdXQvkWJH8
Final: #Hokies 75, #UVa 41. Tech's second-largest margin ever in the series. 105-70 in 1961 the record.
It's a final: #Hokies beat UVa in hoops 75-41. Cavaliers' fewest points in the rivalry since a 42-35 Virginia Tech win in 1942.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 75, Virginia 41 Hokies' largest win over Virginia since 2007. Virginia has scored 90 total points in its last two games.
#Hokies student section now chanting "Just like football" as Tech is pouring it on here down the stretch. #UVA down 69-35 with 2:40 to play.
"Just like football" chants here in Cassell Coliseum with the #Hokies leading UVa 69-35.
#Hokies right now https://t.co/PoKworJg87
#UVA going with a hockey-style line-change - bringing back its front line players - but it may be too late. #Hokies have been dominant since midway through the first half. Tech leads 63-31 with 6:34 to go.
Ryan Dunn flies out and fouls Robbie Beran on a 3. Dunn has his third foul 34 second into the second half. #Hokies lead #UVA 39-16.
Yes, #UVA offense looks as bad as it has at other points in this season. 8 for 25 shooting and 0 for 5 from 3, with four turnovers. But #Hokies defense was LOCKED IN. Mike Young's bunch was tough on and off the ball that half. Great stuff from the home team.
The most lopsided result all-time in this rivalry? #UVA beat the #Hokies by 48 points, 107-59, in 1954. Biggest Tech win over Virginia is 105-70, a 30-point home blowout in 1960. Just in case you're wondering... https://t.co/keNgKPa0wB
Cannot get over VT going on a 20-0 run. Woah. https://t.co/hPZjGNeSch
Pretty strong half for the #Hokies, who lead UVa 36-16. Lynn Kidd leading the way with 12 points and five rebounds. Tyler Nickel with nine points. UVa had a nine-minute scoring drought.
HALFTIME: #Hokies 36, #UVA 16 Lynn Kidd with 12 points for Virginia Tech. Reece Beekman with 4 points was the only 'Hoo with more than 2.
Now a 20-0 run after that Cattoor 3. It's 36-14 #Hokies. A butt-kicking so far.
Now a 17-0 run. #Hokies
#UVa scoreless for 6-plus minutes. Missed six shots and committed four TOs in that span. #Hokies on a 14-0 binge and lead 30-14.
14-0 run for the #Hokies, who now lead 30-14. Seven-minute scoring drought for UVa, which is shooting 33% and hasn't hit a 3.
#Hokies are on a 17-2 run. Cassell is rocking. Mike Young punches the air as Jake Grove steps on the sideline for #UVA's fourth turnover of the half. Tech leads 30-14 with 2:45 left in the half.
Lynn Kidd scored two points in #Hokies' loss at #UVa. He has 12 tonight, and Tech leads the Cavaliers 26-14
Shot clock violation on UVa (how the turn ... tables), a Lynn Kidd jam and another Kidd basket gives the #Hokies a 26-14 lead.
After a slow start, #Hokies have hit six of their last nine shots, including three 3s, and now lead #UVA 20-14 with 7:40 left in the first half.
#Hokies lead UVa 20-14 with 7:40 left in the first half. VT had just 18 first-half points in Charlottesville earlier this year.
Two days after going 1-for-11 at the free-throw line in the home win over Wake Forest, #UVA has missed its first free throw of tonight's game at the #Hokies. Jordan Minor clanks it off the right side of the rim.
Tyler Nickel can be the x-factor for this #Hokies team ... and he's already knocked down a pair of 3s tonight vs. #UVA. Tech leads 16-14 with Jordan Minor going to the free-throw line.
#Hokies have been to line five times in first nine minutes. Attempted four the entire night in loss at #UVa.
Four minutes in and the #Hokies and Cavaliers are tied at 2-2. 🪨👊
Four minutes in, and the #Hokies and Cavaliers are tied at 2-2. 🪨👊
I swear they're not playing four corners. #UVA and #Hokies tied 2-2 after 4:07 of play here at Cassell.
Things to watch tonight: #Hokies center Lynn Kidd's matchup with #UVA's Jordan Minor and Blake Buchanan. Virginia's perimeter defense on Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla. Pedulla's turnovers... https://t.co/mtl682169V
Crowd filling up as the #Hokies prepare to host #UVa. https://t.co/gBIAslMjSZ
For #Hokies, turnovers will be key Monday vs. #UVA. Tech averaged 11.7 in its past three losses to the 'Hoos, while committing just seven a game in its past two wins. "They’re active, they’re aggressive. We’ve got to negate that," Tech's Tyler Nickel said. https://t.co/uCnumqUkWo