Virginia vs. Georgia Tech Live Updates | ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

No. 9 seed Virginia (15-17) suffered a 66-60 loss to No. 8 seed Georgia Tech (17-15) in the second round of the 2025 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament on Wednesday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. See a full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below and stay tuned to Virginia Cavaliers On SI for more postgame coverage.

Read a few takeaways from the game here: Five Takeaways From Virginia Basketball's Loss to Georgia Tech at ACC Tournament

Virginia 60, Georgia Tech 66 | Final

The call stands as the ball went off of McKneely's knee last. Virginia fouls George, who goes to the line and makes both free throws to give Georgia Tech a six-point lead. Rohde slashes to the rim, but his lefty layup rolls off the rim. Georgia Tech hangs on to win 66-60. Virginia goes one-and-done at the ACC Tournament.

UVA 60, GT 66 | Final

Out of the timeout, Virginia forces a held ball and gets the ball back via the possession arrow. Isaac McKneely takes a heavily contested three from the left wing and drains it, cutting the deficit down to just two points at 62-60. Rohde fouls George with 19.1 seconds to go and makes both free throws to push the GT lead back to 64-60. McKneely drives the lane and Georgia Tech collapses on him to force the ball out of bounds. The refs give the ball to Georgia Tech and that will likely stand after the review.

UVA 60, GT 64 | 12.3 2H

Jacob Cofie gets a wide-open lane to the basket and uses it to slam home a dunk. That makes it just a five-point game with 35 seconds to go. It's an 11-3 run for UVA and Georgia Tech calls its final timeout.

UVA 57, GT 62 | 35.7 2H

Mustaf is fouled and makes both ends of the one-and-one. Buchanan has the ball stripped from him inside and then George is fouled on the other end, going 1/2 at the line. Virginia quickly gets the ball up the floor and Ames finishes in transition. Lance Terry is fouled and goes 1/2 at the free throw line. Isaac McKneely pulls up from 30 feet and splashes the three, making it 62-55 with 43 seconds remaining. UVA fouls George, who makes 1/2 free throws. Virginia advances the ball quickly and calls a timeout, trailing 62-55 with 38.6 seconds remaining.

UVA 55, GT 62 | 38.6 2H

Duncan Powell works on Saunders and patiently gets to the rim for a layup; he is up to 21 points now. Isaac McKneely is chased off the three-point line but gets to the rim for a layup. Virginia puts some pressure on Georgia Tech in the back court and forces a 10-second violation. McKneely drives and draws a foul, making both free throws to make it 59-50. UVA presses again and forces Georgia Tech to call a timeout.

UVA 50, GT 59 | 1:39 2H

Cofie goes 1/2 from the charity stripe. Georgia Tech turns it over and then Dai Dai Ames drives to the basket and draws a foul on Ndongo, making both free throws. Ndongo slips the screen and rolls to the basket for a layup right at the end of the shot clock. Ames has his shot tipped, but Cofie flies in for the putback. Ndongo easily grabs an offensive rebound with McKneely guarding him and finishes the putback. Powell finds Mustaf under the basket and Mustaf is fouled by Saunders and makes both free throws, pushing the Georgia Tech lead back to double digits at 57-46. Ames hustles for a loose ball, gaining a hard-fought possession that immediately ends in a turnover as his pass sails through the hands of Saunders. Been that kind of day for Virginia.

UVA 46, GT 57 | 3:42 2H

Duncan Powell stays red-hot, hitting a fadeaway jumper late in the shot clock to push the Georgia Tech lead to 10 points. Cofie draws a foul to take us to the under-eight minute timeout, but the Cavaliers are down 10 points with 6:45 to play.

UVA 41, GT 51 | 6:45 2H

Blake Buchanan gets into the scoring for the first time today, rolling to the basket for a layup. George drives the lane and dishes to Powell for an easy dunk; that's seven assists for Naithan George. Jacob Cofie gets Ndongo to bite on a pump fake and steps through for a dunk. Powell is heating up, he drives inside and finishes through contact. It's another layup for Powell, who drives on Cofie and finishes with a reverse layup; Duncan Powell has 17 points now to lead his team. McKneely misses a reverse, but Buchanan is there for the offensive rebound and putback. Ron Sanchez calls timeout.

UVA 41, GT 49 | 8:23 2H

Elijah Saunders finally makes his first shot of the game, posting up in the paint and hitting a fallaway hook shot. Naithan George hits a mid-range jumper on the other end. McKneely flies around a screen and hits his fifth three-pointer of the game plus a foul, but he misses the free throw that could've been a four-point play. Georgia Tech turns it over and Murray sends a fast break pass to Saunders for an easy dunk in transition. Ndongo gets the ball under the basket and maneuvers for another layup. Naithan George knocks down Georgia Tech's second three of the game. UVA turns it over and then George sets up Ibrahim Souare for a layup. Georgia Tech answers Virginia's 5-0 run with a 7-0 run.

UVA 35, GT 42 | 11:42 2H

Blake Buchanan commits an ill-advised foul 90 feet from his own basket, his third personal foul. Isaac McKneely is called for his third personal foul. Powell cuts behind Saunders and scores the first basket of the second half. Ndongo misses for the first time, but Mustaf flies in for the putback. Points in the paint are 20-6 in favor of the Yellow Jackets. Cofie steals the ball away from Georgia Tech to give UVA a second chance and McKneely pulls the trigger on a deep catch-and-shoot three and knocks it down. Saunders fouls Ndongo, who goes to the line and makes both free throws. Saunders commits another foul on the box out, Virginia's fourth foul of the second half as compared to zero on Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets get multiple offensive rebounds and Powell eventually scores to make it 33-28 GT. Still no sign of Anthony Robinson.

UVA 28, GT 33 | 15:37 2H

Ndongo slips a screen and gets the ball from George moving towards the basket for a short push shot off the glass. McKneely races around a screen and splashes his third three-pointer of the game. Trouble on the other end of the floor as McKneely picks up his second foul and is subbed out for Dai Dai Ames. Jaeden Mustaf drives into the paint and elevates over Ames for a short jumper. Ames misses a step-back jumper and George races down the floor to try to score before the buzzer, but Buchanan is there for the block. The refs go to the monitor and put 0.4 back on the clock. That's enough time for Buchanan to foul Powell, who makes both free throws to tie the game going into halftime.

UVA 25, GT 25 | Halftime

Isaac McKneely sets up behind a screen from Cofie and nails the deep three-pointer. Lance Terry answers with a corner three on the other end, the first made three-pointer of the game for the Yellow Jackets.

UVA 22, GT 19 | 3:23 1H

Saunders is fouled in the paint and makes both free throws; maybe that will help his shooting confidence. Virginia forces another Georgia Tech turnover and the Cavaliers capitalize in transition as Jacob Cofie spins through the paint and finishes the layup. Ndongo gets deep positioning in the paint and scores at the rim, ending a drought of nearly nine minutes without a made basket. Saunders missed back-to-back jumpers and then Ndongo flies in for a putback dunk over Saunders. Ron Sanchez calls timeout.

UVA 19, GT 16 | 4:38 1H

George makes both free throws to tie the game at 10-10. Taine Murray flares behind a screen and knocks down the catch-and-shoot three-pointer from the left wing. Virginia forces a shot-clock violation and Georgia Tech hasn't made a shot in more than five minutes. Elijah Saunders has had four pretty open looks from three-point range and has missed all four of them, including one air-ball. Ndongo is fouled under the basket and makes both free throws. McKneely uses a screen to get to the paint and gets a floater to fall with a soft touch. Georgia Tech uses another timeout to save a possession in the back court, so the Yellow Jackets have used two of their four timeouts in the first half of a game they are trailing by three points.

UVA 15, GT 12 | 7:22 1H

George sets up Powell inside and he muscles through Buchanan for a layup. Georgia Tech is feasting in the paint so far today. Rohde answers with a floater on the other end. Both teams go a couple of minutes without scoring, but George is fouled by McKneely on a dribble drive and will shoot a pair of free throws after the timeout.

UVA 10, GT 8 | 11:47 1H

Georgia Tech wins the opening tip and Duncan Powell goes right to work, lowering his shoulder and getting to the rim for a layup. Naithan George sets up Baye Ndongo for an easy layup. After coming up empty on their first two trips, the Cavaliers get on the board as Isaac McKneely comes free around a Blake Buchanan screen and swishes a three from the top of the key. Georgia Tech turns the ball over and Andrew Rohde throws a transition pass to Elijah Saunders, who gets fouled and makes both free throws. George attacks from the wing and gets around McKneely for a layup. Rohde pulls the trigger on a deep three-pointer and knocks it down. Damon Stoudamire calls an early timeout.

UVA 8, GT 6 | 14:42 1H

Here are the starting lineups for both teams.
Virginia: Andrew Rohde, Dai Dai Ames, Isaac McKneely, Elijah Saunders, Blake Buchanan
Georgia Tech: Lance Terry, Naithan George, Jaeden Mustaf, Baye Ndongo, Duncan Powell

As we await our 12pm ET tipoff on ESPN2 for Virginia vs. Georgia Tech, read a full preview for the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. Georgia Tech Game Preview, Score Prediction

The winner of Virginia-Georgia Tech will advance to the quarterfinals and will take on No. 1 Duke on Thursday at 12pm.

Updated bracket for the 2025 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament | Atlantic Coast Conference

Virginia vs. Georgia Tech Pregame Notes

Virginia leads Georgia Tech 50-40 in the all-time series that dates back to 1947.
UVA is 5-5 against Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament games, with the last meeting being a 72-52 victory for the Cavaliers over the Yellow Jackets in the quarterfinals of the 2016 ACC Tournament.
Virginia has won every meeting with Georgia Tech since that matchup in the 2016 ACC quarterfinals, coming into this meeting with a 13-game winning streak in the series.
The Yellow Jackets last defeated the Cavaliers 68-64 on January 9th, 2016 in Atlanta.
UVA has won 20 of the last 22 games against Georgia Tech.

Notes & History on Virginia at the ACC Tournament

Virginia earned the No. 9 seed in the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2010 and fourth time ever (1998, 1999, 2010, 2025).
This is UVA's lowest seed at the ACC Tournament since 2010.
Virginia is 1-3 all-time at the ACC Tournament when playing as the No. 9 seed.
UVA is 47-66 all-time in ACC Tournament games.
The Cavaliers are 8-14 in ACC Tournament games in Charlotte, including appearances in the 1990 and 1994 ACC Tournament Championship Games.
UVA is 2-0 all-time in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Virginia is seeking its fourth ACC Tournament title, having brought home the trophy in 1976 as the No. 6 seed and in 2014 and 2018 as the No. 1 seed.