No.17 Virginia vs Boston College Live Updates

Final- Virginia picks up 18th win of the season after 73-66 win over Boston College. A strong second half leads the Cavaliers to the victory

0:27 2H- Chance Mallory makes back to back nice plays and put the Cavaliers in position to close the game out. Virginia leads 73-66

2:00 2H- Virginia leads Boston College 68-64 and the Cavaliers are looking to close it out.

7:27 2H- Virginia continuing to make its presence felt in the paint. Thijs De Ridder has been dominant and now has 16 points in the game. The Cavaliers hold a 60-56 lead

8:34 2H- Chance Mallory splits free throws at the charity stripe. Virginia holds a 58-54 lead

11:21 2H- Virginia leads 50-49. Boston College is on a 6-0 run to cut down the deficit. Cavaliers looking for an answer out of the break

13:07 2H- Virginia continuing to get it done with their hot shooting from the field and have shot 8-12 from the field. Malik Thomas has six points in the second half and Sam Lewis has contributed six points

15:36 2H- Virginia has gotten back into the game and notted things up at 38. Virginia is 5-8 from the field in the second half thus far and the defense has been getting it done

19:40 2H- Virginia score the first basket of the second half to trim the lead to three points

Halftime- Boston College leads Virginia 32-27 at the break. Boston College has shot 50% from the field in the early going. Virginia looking for answers to avoid the upset on the road

1:37 1H- Boston College is challenging if the ball was off Malik Thomas and who should retain possession

1:58 1H- Thijs De Ridder only has four points in the early going for Virginia; the three pointer has been concerning for Virginia only shooting 2-15 from beyond the arc

5:44 1H- Boston College is beginning to create some separation from Virginia and has a 28-21 lead. Fred Payne leads Boston College with 11 points on 4-5 shooting and two three-pointers

8:00 1H- Boston College holds a 23-19 lead over the Cavaliers. The Eagles are 10-18 from the field; Virginia 2-9 from three

11:46 1H- Jacari White is off to a strong start with five points off the bench and 2-3 from the field. Virginia trails 16-15 at the media timeout

12:48 1H- Chance Mallory is at the line for two free throws and looking to even things up. The Cavaliers trails 14-12

15:22 1H- Boston College holds an early 10-9 lead over Virginia; The Eagles are 4-6 from the field. Fred Payne has an early six points

20:00 1H- Virginia begins its second game of the ACC road trip against Boston College

Pregame:

Starting Lineups:

G- Malik Thomas

G- Sam Lewis

G- Dallin Hall

G- Thijs De Ridder

C- Johann Grunloh

Virginia escaped with a victory on the road against Notre Dame that required two overtimes. Sam Lewis was massive with his 21 points, and Thijs De Ridder finished with a career-high 32 points. Virginia is in a good spot at 17-3 on the season. The Cavaliers will travel to Boston to face the Boston College Eagles and add another win to their resume.

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