It was quite a week for the ACC. The outgoing conference pariahs known as the Dirty Terps came about as close as you can to upsetting the Blue Devils, Maryland’s hated rivals and the darlings of the ACC, at Cameron Indoor.
The No. 17 Virginia men’s basketball team escaped with a 63-58 win on the road against Clemson Saturday.
The Virginia men’s basketball team has hit its stride over the past weeks and will look to build upon its impressive NCAA tournament résumé this Saturday against ACC foe Clemson.
Duke at North Carolina, Syracuse at Pitt and a possible snow day this week, what more can an ACC basketball fan ask for? Answer: If all four of those teams could somehow lose.
With four ACC games in eight days, it hasn’t been easy for Virginia. The Cavaliers have had to grind out wins much more than they did earlier in conference play. They have not had the luxury of lofty first-half leads, forcing them to rely on their depth to outlast teams and pull away in the second half.
Behind 19 points from senior guard Joe Harris, the No. 17 Virginia men’s basketball team topped rival Maryland 61-53 Monday night.
A huge second-half run helped the No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team avoid a disappointing road loss against Georgia Tech. Down 44-42 with just less than 10 minutes to play, the Cavaliers outscored the Yellow Jackets 22-1 down the stretch to take a 64-45 win.
Extensive previews for Virginia’s men’s and women’s lacrosse and softball events this weekend ran in Thursday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
Coming off an emotional win against No. 25 Pittsburgh, the No. 20 Virginia men’s basketball team faced a possible letdown game against Boston College Wednesday night. A late Eagles rally cut a 21-point lead to just six with less than a minute to play, but the Cavaliers hung on for a 77-67 win.
It was nothing short of a magnificent weekend for ACC basketball fans at the top of the conference. For those who enjoy fast-paced, high-scoring action à la Michael Bay films, the Duke-Syracuse overtime thriller provided just that in a clash between two legendary programs and coaches vying for ACC supremacy.
Neither team led by more than four points during the entirety of Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. The score changed hands seven times and was tied 17 different times. This was the type of game that the Cavaliers usually come out on the wrong side of.
Redshirt sophomore guard Malcolm Brogdon nailed a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left on the clock as the Virginia men’s basketball team posted its most important win of the season thus far, a 48-45 nail-biter on the road against No. 18 Pittsburgh.
A look at this weekend’s upcoming sporting events.
Following a 15-point win against Notre Dame, the Virginia men’s basketball team will travel Sunday afternoon to take on another unfamiliar conference foe, the No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers. The game pits two defense-oriented teams who are and neck-and-neck in the ACC standings. This is the first meeting between the schools since 1991.
Continuing the tradition of my fallen comrade Fritz Metzinger, the #GoACC Power Rankings will rank our beloved conference’s teams last to first, with a dash of snark.
Much ado was made heading into the season about the Big East’s invasion of the ACC. Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame all joined with the intention of breaking up the traditional Duke-UNC power structure, and through the early goings, it seems effective.
Within the first 15 minutes of its first ACC matchup with Notre Dame, the Virginia men’s basketball team led by as many as 20 points. The Cavaliers then withstood a 12-2 Irish run to end the half, blowing past the conference newcomers, 68-53.
The Cavaliers travel to South Bend looking to knock off a dangerous Notre Dame squad and earn Virginia’s best ACC start since 1982.
The Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to its sixth ACC win in seven games with a 64-44 win Sunday against rival Virginia Tech.
