NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
51 - 68
Hall's 25 lead No. 3 Virginia past NC State 68-51
Kyle Guy added 17 points for the Cavaliers (16-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia has won 11 straight regular-season meetings against the Wolfpack.
N.C. State scoring leader Allerik Freeman (15.2 points per game) did not score in 29 minutes, missing all five of his shots from the field.
Virginia led 30-20 at the break and quickly built its margin to 37-20 in the opening minutes after halftime. The lead grew as high as 21.
BIG PICTURE
N.C. State: The Wolfpack does a good job of forcing turnovers, ranking second behind Virginia in turnover margin with a plus 4.18 (Virginia's is plus 5.19). The Cavaliers matched their season-high with 14 turnovers, but N.C. State committed 15 and was outscored off those mistakes 22-17.
Virginia: Virginia's defensive focus increasingly appears to frustrate teams with its consistency, eventually leading to forced shots late in the shot clock. The Wolfpack had several of those, as well as a few 30-second violations and finished 23 for 56 (41.1 percent) against the nation's top field goal percentage defense.
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack returns home to face Wake Forest on Thursday night.
Virginia goes on the road for just the second time in its last nine games as it plays at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Lavar Batts Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markell Johnson. | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Virginia Turnover. | 48 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Isaiah Wilkins Steal. | 48 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Omer Yurtseven Turnover. | 48 - 68 |
Statistics
 NCSU |
 UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 23-41 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 3-5 | FT | 14-16 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 14,317 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |