Virginia vs. Miami Live Updates | NCAA Men's Basketball

Virginia (10-11, 3-7 ACC) earned an 82-71 victory at Miami (4-17, 0-10 ACC) on Wednesday night at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in the the thread below and stay tuned to Virginia Cavaliers On SI for more postgame coverage.

Read five takeaways from the game here: Five Takeaways From Virginia Basketball's 82-71 Victory at Miami

Virginia 82, Miami 71 | FINAL

The refs uphold the call and Virginia inbounds the ball to Cofie, who is fouled and makes both free throws. Virginia gets a couple of stops and runs out the clock to seal an 82-71 win over Miami. The Hoos earn their first true road win of the season and their third ACC win.

Virginia 82, Miami 71 | FINAL

Cofie draws a foul under the basket and goes 1/2 from the free throw line. Miami goes 1/2 from the free throw line. Murray turns the ball over against the full-court press and Cleveland lays it in to make it a six-point game with a minute to go. Buchanan is fouled and goes 1/2 from the line. Ugochukwu drives past Cofie and scores a layup, taking only six seconds off the clock. Virginia just barely breaks the full-court press and Sharma is fouled, making both free throws. McKneely swipes the ball away from Cleveland and it's called Virginia's ball. The refs are going to the monitor to review it.

Virginia 78, Miami 71 | 30.2 2H

McKneely gets the ball at the left elbow and hits a spinning fadeaway jumper to extend UVA's lead to seven. Kidd draws a double-team on the baseline and sends a great pass to Johnson for a dunk. McKneely is fouled off-ball and makes both free throws. Kidd is called for a travel and then McKneely gets open for a three-pointer on the left wing and drains it to push the Virginia lead to 10. McKneely has 26 points tonight. Cleveland hits a pull-up mid-range jumper over Murray and Bill Courtney calls timeout.

Virginia 74, Miami 66 | 1:45 2H

Blake Buchanan grabs a great offensive rebound, his fifth of the night, and scores the putback off the glass. Murray is called for his fourth personal foul and Cleveland scores an old-fashioned three-point play to pull Miami back within four points. That's something to watch as Murray has been Virginia's best and essentially only option for guarding Cleveland. McKneely loses his defender on the baseline and flares to the corner for another catch-and-shoot triple. Kidd slips a screen and slams home the dunk off the pass from Cleveland. Miami calls timeout trailing by five points with four minutes to play.

Virginia 67, Miami 62 | 4:01 2H

The foul remains a common one and Buchanan goes 1/2 from the charity stripe. Ugochukwu drives past Ames and draws a foul, making both free throws. Buchanan swings a beautiful pass to the corner to Murray, who swishes his fourth three-pointer of the game. Austin Swartz pulls up for a three-pointer from well beyond the arc and drains it late in the shot clock. Murray penetrates and dishes to Buchanan, who is fouled by Kidd and makes both free throws. Virginia breaks the Miami press and Murray aggressively attacks the basket for a tough layup in transition. Miami fires back with another three from Swartz. Cofie is fouled and makes both ends of a one-and-one. Cleveland draws a foul and makes both free throws. McKneely gets free in the corner and hits the three for his first points of the second half. Virginia leads by seven with seven minutes to play.

Virginia 62, Miami 55 | 7:33 2H

Buchanan stops the bleeding with a bank shot in the post. Virginia gets a stop and then Buchanan is hacked on a pumpfake under the basket. The refs are heading to the monitor to see if the foul needs to be upgraded.

Virginia 49, Miami 44 | 12:09 2H

TJ Power turns it over and Miami converts an alley-oop dunk to Matthew Cleveland to get the Canes back within five. Lynn Kidd grabs an offensive rebound and Power tries to double-team him, leaving his man Brandon Johnson wide-open for a dunk. Ron Sanchez calls timeout with UVA's lead cut down to just three points. Virginia has just one timeout remaining with 13 minutes to go.

Virginia 47, Miami 44 | 13:26 2H

Matthew Cleveland draws a foul on Murray and makes both free throws. Murray patiently maneuvers down to the baseline and scores with a short push shot late in the shot clock. A.J. Staton-McCray hoists up a heavily contested fadeaway three over Buchanan as the shot clock expires and he drains it. Buchanan grabs an offensive rebound for Virginia and McKneely tips the ball over to Murray, who hits the open three. Cleveland draws another foul on Murray and makes both free throws again. Miami strips the ball from Robinson and Cleveland scores in transition. Robinson atones for the turnover by slamming home a dunk off of a bounce pass from Ames. Jalil Bethea drives past Ames on the baseline for a tough layup. Miami fouls Robinson to prevent what would have been another thunderous dunk.

Virginia 47, Miami 40 | 14:47 2H

Buchanan gets the ball at the free throw line and finds Taine Murray in the corner for an open three, Virginia's sixth three-pointer of the game. Virginia Tech transfer Lynn Kidd scores off the glass. Power finds Buchanan rolling down the lane for a dunk. Kidd gets an offensive rebound and scores with a hook shot. Cleveland posts up on Murray and hits a fadeaway jumper just before the buzzer. Nonetheless, UVA takes a 40-29 lead to the halftime break. McKneely leads all scorers with 13 points and Murray has joined him in double figures with 10 points and four assists. Matthew Cleveland has 10 points for the Hurricanes.

Virginia 40, Miami 29 | Halftime

Taine Murray hustles back in transition and delivers an emphatic block, but Miami gets the long rebound and Cleveland scores in the post. Murray sends a backdoor pass to McKneely for a layup. Cleveland drives past TJ Power with ease and sends home a dunk. Murray gets around his defender for a driving layup late in the shot clock. Buchanan uses a sweet spin move to get around Johnson for a nifty layup.

Virginia 35, Miami 23 | 2:22 1H

Brandon Johnson hits a three-pointer out of the timeout to end Miami's scoring drought. Dai Dai Ames hits a stepback baseline jumper just as the shot clock expires. Cleveland drives to the basket and scores plus a foul on Cofie, his second personal. McKneely misses a three, but the rebound is collected by Buchanan, who scores the putback. Jacob Cofie gets the ball down low and patiently lets two Miami defenders fly by before laying it in. It's a 20-5 run for UVA to take a 10-point lead.

Virginia 29, Miami 19 | 5:30 1H

Dai Dai Ames knocks down a three-pointer, the fourth of the game for Virginia already. McKneely gets free and flares to the corner, splashing his third three of the game and it's a 12-0 run for Virginia. Jacob Cofie catches the ball at the elbow and hits a fadeaway jumper. Miami hasn't scored in nearly five minutes and has five turnovers over that stretch as well. It's a 14-0 run to push the UVA lead to nine points.

Virginia 23, Miami 14 | 7:44 1H

Murray air-balls a three on one end and Brandon Johnson swishes a wide-open three on the other end to put Miami in front. Isaac McKneely drives and dishes to Buchanan for a dunk. Divine Ugochukwu drives and sets up A.J. Staton-McCray for a bucket. Kiree Huie spins and scores off the glass and McKneely responds on the other end with a mid-range jumper. Johnson drives and draws a foul on Cofie, making both free throws. McKneely elevates for a three-pointer with very little space and drains it. TJ Power sets a good screen for McKneely and he hits another triple to give Virginia the lead. McKneely has scored the last eight points for the Hoos.

Virginia 15, Miami 14 | 11:05 1H

A second-chance opportunity allows Taine Murray a look at an open three and he gets a friendly bounce for the game's first basket. Matthew Cleveland answers with a driving layup off the glass. Murray fakes the handoff and drives baseline, absorbing some contact and scoring off the backboard. The freshman Jalil Bethea knocks down a three from the left wing to tie the game. Blake Buchanan does a good job to stay in front of Cleveland and blocks his shot. We're all tied up at the first media timeout.

Virginia 5, Miami 5 | 15:50 1H

Here are the starting lineups for both teams:
Virginia: Dai Dai Ames, Taine Murray, Isaac McKneely, Blake Buchanan, Jacob Cofie
Miami: Matthew Cleveland, Jalil Bethea, Paul Djobet, A.J. Staton-McCray, Brandon Johnson

UVA has officially ruled Elijah Saunders and Andrew Rohde OUT for tonight's game.

As we await our 7pm ET tipoff for Virginia at Miami on ESPNU, read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. Miami Game Preview, Score Prediction

Virginia vs. Miami Pregame Notes

Virginia leads Miami 16-13 in the all-time series that dates back to 1966.
The Cavaliers have won seven of their last eight meetings with the Hurricanes.
Miami is 8-4 against Virginia in Coral Gables and 7-4 against UVA at Watsco Center, but the Cavaliers have won three of the last four games at Watsco Center.
Virginia and Miami met once last season in Charlottesville, a 60-38 victory for the Cavaliers that represented the Hurricanes' lowest scoring output since 1948.
14 of the last 17 meetings between Virginia and Miami have been decided by 10 points or less.
UVA is 1-7 away from Charlottesville and 0-5 in true road games this season.
Virginia is currently 16th in the ACC standings with a 2-7 conference record, and Miami is 18th at 0-9.

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