The Miami Hurricanes (4-17, 0-10 ACC) wasted the only sign of life they had following the road trip and crumbled at home to a struggling Virginia Cavaliers team (10-11, 3-7 ACC) 82-71. Against Cal, there was a level of aggression and physicality being played that had not been seen in some time from this season.
Two interim head coaches will face each other when Ron Sanchez and the Virginia Cavaliers visit Bill Courtney and the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night at Wat
Isaac McKneely scored a season-high 26 points, Taine Murray added a career-high 20 and Virginia picked up its first road win of the season, an 82-71 triumph over Miami on Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla.
Isaac McKneely scored 26 points and Taine Murray added a career-high 20 for Virginia in an 82-71 victory over Miami.
Twice in the second half Miami got within four points of Virginia and twice McKneely answered with a 3-pointer. The second of those 3s gave the Cavaliers a 67-60 lead with 4 1/2 minutes to go. McKneely scored the next seven points for the Cavaliers and they led 74-64 with two minutes remaining.
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The Hurricanes were coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss on the road to Cal, a game in which UM players showed more spirit and grit than they had in months. Matt Cleveland scored 30 points in that game, and was Miami’s top scorer against Virginia, as well, with a team-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting.
It bothers me, as a reporter who covers UVA Basketball, that I found out, when you did, that Elijah Saunders and Andrew Rohde weren’t going to play.
Virginia leads Miami 16-13 in the all-time series that dates back to 1966. The Cavaliers have won seven of their last eight meetings with the Hurricanes. Miami is 8-4 against Virg
Miami is on a four-game streak of home losses, Virginia a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Wednesday. Both will face off in an ACC battle at 7:00 p.
Buchanan 6-8 4-6 16, Cofie 2-4 5-6 9, Ames 2-6 0-0 5, McKneely 9-17 2-2 26, Murray 8-12 0-0 20, Sharma 0-2 4-4 4, Power 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 28-51 15-20 82.