No. 1 Virginia avoids 2nd straight huge NCAA tourney upset
No. 1 seed Virginia this year avoided the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
56
Virginia Cavaliers
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | 36 | 20 | 56 |
| UVA | 30 | 41 | 71 |
Colonial Life Arena · 15,417 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Texas Longhorns | L 50-98 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ UConn Huskies | L 46-86 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 56-71
Jose Perez made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 53-71
Foul on Kody Stattmann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:58 53-71
Justin Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 50-71
Foul on Ty Jerome.
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LayUpShot 3:16 50-71
Mamadi Diakite made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:54 50-69
De'Andre Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kihei Clark.
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JumpShot 4:36 50-66
De'Andre Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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DunkShot 5:09 50-64
Jose Perez made Dunk.
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DunkShot 5:50 48-64
Mamadi Diakite made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:38 48-62
David Efianayi made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 6:54 45-62
Mamadi Diakite made Dunk. Assisted by Kihei Clark.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:42 45-60
Ty Jerome made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kihei Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:02 45-57
Jose Perez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 44-57
Foul on Braxton Key.
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PersonalFoul 8:34 44-57
Foul on DJ Laster.
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PersonalFoul 9:06 44-57
Foul on Nate Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 44-57
De'Andre Hunter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 44-56
De'Andre Hunter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 44-55
Foul on Brandon Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:56 44-55
Jose Perez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaheam Cornwall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:16 41-55
Braxton Key made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Andre Hunter.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 41-52
Foul on Jaheam Cornwall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:26 41-52
De'Andre Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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JumpShot 11:46 41-49
Ty Jerome made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:39 41-47
Mamadi Diakite made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:39 41-46
Foul on DJ Laster.
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JumpShot 13:41 41-46
Mamadi Diakite made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:01 41-44
David Efianayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Turner.
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JumpShot 14:21 38-44
De'Andre Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Kihei Clark.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:23 38-42
Ty Jerome made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:16 38-39
De'Andre Hunter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:16 38-38
Foul on Jose Perez.
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LayUpShot 16:16 38-38
De'Andre Hunter made Layup.
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DunkShot 17:29 38-36
De'Andre Hunter made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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PersonalFoul 17:43 38-34
Foul on David Efianayi.
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LayUpShot 18:00 38-34
Mamadi Diakite made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:18 38-32
Jose Perez made Layup. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
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LayUpShot 18:46 36-32
Mamadi Diakite made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:14 36-30
Foul on DJ Laster.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 36-30
Kihei Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 36-27
Foul on Jay Huff.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 36-27
Foul on Kihei Clark.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 36-27
Foul on Braxton Key.
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DunkShot 2:22 36-27
Jay Huff made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 36-25
David Efianayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
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LayUpShot 3:08 33-25
Braxton Key made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:31 33-23
Jose Perez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 30-23
Kyle Guy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:52 30-22
Foul on Christian Turner.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 30-22
Kyle Guy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 30-21
Kyle Guy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:13 30-20
Foul on Nate Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 4:24 30-20
Foul on Brandon Miller.
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PersonalFoul 4:24 30-20
Foul on Brandon Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:48 30-20
Ty Jerome made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:48 30-19
Foul on Jose Perez.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:26 30-19
Kyle Guy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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LayUpShot 6:43 30-16
DJ Laster made Layup. Assisted by Jaheam Cornwall.
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JumpShot 7:01 28-16
Ty Jerome made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:14 28-14
Foul on Eric Jamison Jr..
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End Game 0:00 56-71
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 56-71
Jose Perez made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:28 53-71
Kody Stattmann Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 53-71
Foul on Kody Stattmann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:58 53-71
Justin Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:06 50-71
Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:06 50-71
Eric Jamison Jr. missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:14 50-71
Ty Jerome Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 50-71
Foul on Ty Jerome.
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Steal 1:44 50-71
Ty Jerome Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:44 50-71
Nate Johnson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:58 50-71
Jose Perez Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:58 50-71
Ty Jerome missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:29 50-71
De'Andre Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:29 50-71
DJ Laster missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:41 50-71
De'Andre Hunter Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:58 50-71
De'Andre Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:58 50-71
Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:16 50-71
Mamadi Diakite made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:38 50-69
Mamadi Diakite Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:38 50-69
David Efianayi missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:41 50-69
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:41 50-69
Gardner-Webb Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:54 50-69
De'Andre Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kihei Clark.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 50-66
Mamadi Diakite Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 50-66
Jose Perez missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 4:16 50-66
Gardner-Webb Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:16 50-66
De'Andre Hunter Block.
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LayUpShot 4:16 50-66
DJ Laster missed Layup.
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JumpShot 4:36 50-66
De'Andre Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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Offensive Rebound 4:48 50-64
Mamadi Diakite Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:48 50-64
Ty Jerome missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 5:09 50-64
Jose Perez made Dunk.
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Steal 5:16 48-64
Nate Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:16 48-64
Kihei Clark Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 5:32 48-64
Kyle Guy Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:32 48-64
DJ Laster missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 5:50 48-64
Mamadi Diakite made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Jerome.
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Defensive Rebound 6:07 48-62
De'Andre Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:07 48-62
David Efianayi missed Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
GWEB
UVA
22-50
FG
28-54
44
Field Goal %
52
9-23
3PT
7-23
39
Three Point %
30
3-4
FT
8-13
75
Free Throw %
62
21
Rebounds
35
5
Offensive Rebounds
12
16
Defensive Rebounds
23
10
Assists
12
5
Steals
10
2
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
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
26
Points in Paint
36
16
Fouls
9
14
Largest Lead
21
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