Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 13 Virginia wraps up No. 2 seed in ACC with 75-70 win over Wake Forest
Jacari White added 14 points and Johann Grunloh had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3) beat the Demon Deacons for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings.
Coming off a humbling loss at No. 1 Duke in which they missed 28 of 35 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers struggled again from long range. Virginia missed its first eight 3-point attempts and went 3 for 17 from beyond the arc in the opening half.
The Cavaliers were better after halftime and finished 10 of 32 from deep, including a 3 by Malik Thomas that made it 71-62 with 1:23 left. Thomas finished with 11 points.
Mekhi Mason scored 26 points and Juke Harris had 21 for the Demon Deacons (15-15, 6-11), who kept the outcome in doubt until the final seconds. Wake Forest got within 73-70 with 6.1 seconds to play, but Virginia's Dallin Hall made two free throws with 5.2 seconds left to seal it.
The game was tied 22-all with 4:48 left in the first half before the Cavaliers went on a 10-2 run and went to the locker room ahead 32-24.
It was a dreadful shooting half for both teams. They combined to go 18 of 60 from the floor.
Virginia: Hosts rival Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mekhi Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper | 70 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Dallin Hall makes free throw 2 of 2 | 70 - 75 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 UVA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-62 | FG | 25-58 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 14-15 | FT | 15-23 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 12,948 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |