Louisville Cardinals at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McKneely, Dunn power Virginia to 77-53 victory over Louisville
Dunn had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and McKneely made 4 of 7 3-pointers and shot 7-for-11 overall. Taine Murray had 12 points off the bench and Reece Beekman added 11 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers (11-3, 2-1 ACC) as they bounced back from a loss to Notre Dame last Saturday.
The Cavaliers used an 11-2 run late in the first half to build a 37-22 halftime lead. Dunn had six points and Beekman five in the outburst.
The Cardinals scored the first four points of the second half to get within 37-26 but the 11-point deficit was as close as they would get.
Jacob Groves hit a 3-pointer and McKneely hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to put the Cavaliers up by 24 with about 6 minutes remaining. The lead reached 24 again when Blake Buchanan hit a layup with 27 seconds left to cap the scoring.
Curtis Williams scored 14 points and Mike James had 11 for the Cardinals (5-8, 0-2).
Virginia plays at North Carolina State on Saturday when Louisville is at home against Pittsburgh.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Blake Buchanan made Two Point Tip Shot. | 53 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Blake Buchanan Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Taine Murray missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Leon Bond III Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 75 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 UVA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-47 | FG | 30-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-13 | FT | 7-10 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 13,703 | 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 |