Virginia Defeats Georgia Tech 63-53 [Men's Basketball Live Updates]

Follow along with score updates and live analysis for the Virginia Cavaliers (15-9, 9-5 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-13, 3-9 ACC) men's basketball game on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Read a full recap of the game here: Gardner Scores 26, Virginia Outlasts Georgia Tech 63-53

Final. Georgia Tech 53, Virginia 63

Deivon Smith pulls up and hits a long two-pointer over Clark to cut it back to eight. Georgia Tech fouls Clark, who swishes both free throws.

Georgia Tech made Virginia sweat it out and earn the victory, but that's four wins in a row for the Cavaliers.

Georgia Tech 51, Virginia 61 | 45.6 remaining

Michael Devoe uses every move in the book to try to get past Beekman, but Beekman sticks to him like glue and forces a heavily contested fadeaway that Devoe misses badly. Beekman grabs the defensive rebound and is fouled. Beekman makes both ends of the one-and-one and Virginia leads by eight. Devoe misses a corner three and Kihei Clark controls the rebound. Georgia Tech fouls Clark and he makes both free throws to put Virginia back up by 10 with 45 seconds remaining.

Georgia Tech 51, Virginia 57 | 1:32 2H

Out of the timeout, Michael Devoe drives on Reece Beekman and is able to get inside for a layup. On the other end, Franklin gets a good look from the corner but misses the three-pointer. Franklin is 0/5 from three tonight and the Cavaliers are 4/18 from beyond the arc as a team. Josh Pastner calls another timeout.

Georgia Tech 49, Virginia 57 | 2:26 2H

Caffaro misses the first free throw, but makes the second to make it a five-point game. Reece Beekman gets inside before kicking out to Kihei Clark for a clutch three-pointer. Virginia leads by eight. Timeout Josh Pastner.

Georgia Tech 49, Virginia 53 | 3:28 2H

Usher tries to steal the ball from Gardner and is whistled for his fourth foul. Michael Devoe hits a three-pointer to get Georgia Tech within two points. Beekman finds Gardner underneath for an easy layup, then Georgia Tech turns it over as Devoe is called for a moving screen. Gardner had not been as hot with his baseline jumper in the second half, but he hits one to put UVA back up by six. Jordan Usher is fouled by Franklin and gets a friendly roll on his bank shot. That is Franklin's fourth personal foul. Usher misses the following free throw and it remains a four-point game. Francisco Caffaro grabs an offensive rebound and is fouled on his putback attempt.

Georgia Tech 44, Virginia 49 | 7:24 2H

Out of the timeout, Kihei Clark gets an open look from the corner, but misses the three. Jayden Gardner snatches the offensive rebound and is fouled by Usher. Gardner makes both free throws and is up to 22 points. Khalid Moore grabs multiple offensive boards and is eventually fouled by Gardner, sending him to the line, where he goes one of two. Michael Devoe nearly turns it over, but he is able to pass from the floor and find Rodney Howard for an easy layup. Clark lobs an alley-oop to Shedrick, but Shedrick was too far from the basket and has to resort to throwing it in the basket, but he misses. Virginia forces its third shot-clock violation of the game, then Kihei Clark knifes his way through the GT defense and finishes the layup to end a scoring drought of over three minutes for Virginia. Deivon Smith quiets the crowd as he elevates over Clark for a mid-range jumper. Jordan Usher misses a layup but the refs call a very late (and questionable) foul on Armaan Franklin, resulting in two free throws for Usher to make it a four-point game. Kihei Clark knocks down a big-time three-pointer from the top of the key with a hand in his face. Georgia Tech is able to silence to crowd again as Usher finds Howard for a slam dunk.

Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 42 | 11:52 2H

Caffaro converts the free throw to make it 38-29. Jayden Gardner drives baseline before firing a pass intended for Caffaro, but the ball bounces off of Caffaro and goes right to Franklin for an easy floater. Jordan Usher gets inside for a layup on the other end as the Yellow Jackets continue to stay within ten of the Cavaliers. Coleman's three falls well short, but Howard is there for the rebound and putback. Caffaro's layup rolls off the front of the rim but Gardner is there to lay it back in. Devoe throws a pass into his own back court and Stattmann chases it down and tries to score in transition but Usher is there for the block. Beekman checks back in, but Virginia still has Franklin guarding Devoe so as to keep Beekman from picking up any more fouls. Shedrick blocks Howard's hook attempt but Deivon Smith is there for the putback.

Georgia Tech 29, Virginia 37 | 15:51 2H

Georgia Tech starts the second half strong with a three-pointer from Jordan Usher and the Yellow Jackets are on a 7-0 run from the end of the first half to cut the lead to ten points. After a Clark turnover, things get even worse for Virginia as Reece Beekman is called for his third personal foul just one minute into the second half. Franklin then picks up a foul on a baseline drive from Jordan Usher, who makes both free throws to make it an eight-point game. Kyle Sturdivant drives on Clark and gets a floater to fall over Caffaro and Georgia Tech is now on an 11-0 run. Jayden Gardner stops the bleeding as he gets inside and scores plus a foul on Coleman. Gardner finishes the three-point play and the lead is back to nine. Armaan Franklin misses a three-pointer and Usher pushes the ball in transition before finding Devoe for a wide open transition three. Virginia responds again, as Caffaro flips in a hook shot plus a foul on Howard, his fourth personal.

Halftime. Georgia Tech 19, Virginia 32

Virginia forces its second shot clock violation of the game. UVA ends a scoring drought of three and a half minutes on a mid-range jumper by Jayden Gardner. Armaan Franklin comes up with a steal and takes it the other way but he misses the fastbreak dunk. Gardner is there for the rebound and is fouled hard by Deebo Coleman. Gardner makes both free throws and now has 13 points to lead all scorers. Devoe turns it over, then Gardner scores again on a fadeaway jumper. Virginia bails Georgia Tech out at the end of the shot clock, as Shedrick collides with Devoe well after he released his floater. Devoe makes both free throws to end a three-minute scoring drought for Georgia Tech. Howard fouls Shedrick on a hook shot and Shedrick makes both free throws. Devoe drives on the smaller Clark and scores with a layup. Clark turns the ball over as his pass is stolen by Jordan Usher, who feeds up ahead to Deivon Smith for a fastbreak layup. Poor end to the half for Virginia, but the Cavaliers still lead by 13 at halftime.

Georgia Tech 13, Virginia 24 | 3:59 1H

Jordan Usher drives inside and finds Rodney Howard for a wide open dunk. Caffaro draws a foul going for an offensive rebound and makes both free throws. Devoe finds Howard on the pick and roll and Howard scores the layup. Virginia turns the ball over, but Georgia Tech gives it right back as Usher throws the ball away. Josh Pastner slams his hands on the scorers' table in disgust.

Georgia Tech 9, Virginia 22 | 6:55 1H

Kody Stattmann gives to Kihei Clark, who sinks a three-pointer from the left wing, yet another shot late in the shot clock for UVA. Miles Kelly ends a Georgia Tech scoring drought of nearly four minutes with a basket off the backboard. Gardner responds by making another baseline jumper and is up to 9 points to lead the Cavaliers. Reece Beekman makes an incredible play to save a turnover, snatching the ball away from Jordan Usher as he tried to start a fast break. That play leads to another Cavalier bucket as Kody Stattmann drives and finishes the layup through a lot of contact. After a UVA shot clock violation, Michael Devoe pulls up and sinks a three-pointer over the hand of Beekman. The refs call a questionable foul on Reece Beekman as he was diving for a loose ball, Beekman second personal foul of the game.

Georgia Tech 4, Virginia 15 | 11:45 1H

Gardner completes the three-point play at the free throw line and UVA leads by four. Michael Devoe drives on Reece Beekman and gets his shot to fall off the glass with a foul on Beekman. Devoe misses the following free throw. Beekman gets inside the zone and is fouled by Meka, resulting in a pair of free throws for Beekman. Virginia breaks down the Georgia Tech defense and Kody Stattmann drains an open three from the left wing. Beekman and Franklin both pick up fouls guarding Michael Devoe and check out of the game, so UVA now has Clark guarding the 6'5" Devoe. Clark finds Gardner for a baseline jumper right before the shot clock expires. Virginia is on a 7-0 run to take a 13-4 lead. Jayden Gardner leaps out of bounds to successfully save the ball for a Georgia Tech turnover. For the second possession in a row, Clark passes to Gardner for a jumper just as the shot clock was expiring. Jayden Gardner draws an offensive foul on Jalon Moore. It's 9-0 run for Virginia over the last three minutes.

Georgia Tech 2, Virginia 5 | 15:17 1H

Georgia Tech opens in a zone defense. Virginia gets two pretty solid looks from three by Clark and Beekman but neither are able to convert. The score remains 0-0 for nearly three minutes as both teams turn the ball over a couple of times. Virginia forces a Georgia Tech shot clock violation and then Armaan Franklin uses a sweet crossover move to break Khalid Moore's ankles and knocks down a mid-range jumper for the first basket of the game. Georgia Tech gets on the board as Jordan Meka picks up a loose ball under the basket and lays it in. Franklin draws a foul on Michael Devoe and makes the first free throw, but misses the second. UVA gets the offensive board, but Kihei Clark's three rattles in and out. Jayden Gardner drives baseline on Moore and gets the layup to go plus a foul.