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

Matt Newton | Feb 11, 2025

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Virginia (11-12, 4-8 ACC) earned an impressive 73-57 victory at Pittsburgh (14-8, 5-6 ACC) on Monday night at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in 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 73-57 Win at Pitt

Virginia 73, Pittsburgh 57 | Final

Blake Buchanan uses a nice jump stop move to patiently score off the glass off the feed from McKneely. Buchanan hustles and dives on the floor to recover a loose ball and gives it quickly to Ames, who takes it the length of the floor and sends home a dunk. Kante scores at the rim plus a foul on Sharma, completing the three-point play. Austin hits a turnaround jumper to trim the deficit to 16 points. Virginia dribbles out the clock on its most impressive victory of the season, beating Pittsburgh 73-57 on the road.

UVA 73, Pitt 57 | Final

Leggett strips the ball away from McKneely and scores an easy layup. Ames passes up a semi-open three but uses a nice step-back move to create an even more open mid-range jumper and he knocks it down. Ames has blown past his career-high of 16 points, leading all scorers with 25 points.

UVA 69, Pitt 51 | 3:22 2H

Ames is fouled and makes both free throws, giving Virginia its largest lead of the game at 21 points. That doesn't last long as Jorge Diaz Graham hits his third three of the game, a rainbow triple and much-needed for the Panthers. Damian Dunn draws a foul and makes both free throws. Virginia breaks down the Pitt zone and McKneely buries the corner three. Rohde misses the backdoor layup, but Anthony Robinson is there for the putback. Leggett gets to the paint and scores with a lefty reverse layup. Dunn hits a tough step-back three. Virginia turns the ball over against the Pitt full-court press, but gets away with it, as Dunn misses the open three. Rohde then throws a long pass down the floor to Ames, who finishes the open flush. Sanchez calls a quick timeout.

UVA 67, Pitt 49 | 4:39 2H

Cam Corhen is fouled by Buchanan and makes both free throws. McKneely gets free around a screen and hits the open mid-range jumper. Damian Dunn finds Corhen inside for a layup and the FSU transfer has four quick points for Pitt. Anthony Robinson is fouled to prevent a dunk and he goes 1/2 from the stripe. Lowe gets into the lane and hits a floater with a soft touch. Rohde sets up Taine Murray for a wide-open three-point attempt from the left wing and he knocks it down, Virginia's fifth three of the second half and ninth in the game. Pitt turns it over and Murray scores in transition to push the lead back to 19 points. Ron Sanchez calls a quick timeout.

UVA 58, Pitt 39 | 7:54 2H

Pitt comes out of the timeout and gets a three-pointer from Zack Austin, who had yet to score in tonight's game. Buchanan fouls Guillermo Diaz Graham on a three-pointer and he makes 2/3 free throws. Rohde gets the ball well beyond the arc with one second on the shot clock and he swishes the desperation three. Virginia leads by 17 at the under 12 timeout, but fouls are looking to be an issue again for the Cavaliers, who have been called for five fouls in the second half as compared to zero for the Panthers.

UVA 50, Pitt 33 | 11:53 2H

Pitt leaves Andrew Rohde open and he capitalizes with a deep three from the right wing. Leggett answers with a mid-range jumper. The Panthers squander a transition opportunity and Virginia extends its lead on the other end with Rohde dishing to Buchanan for a layup. Virginia leads by 19 and Jeff Capel calls timeout.

UVA 47, Pitt 28 | 13:43 2H

Ames bear hugs Papa Amadou Kante to prevent what would have been an easy layup and Kante makes 1/2 free throws. After a scoreless first half, Isaac McKneely finally gets into the box score, elevating for a three-pointer. Cofie gets free for a dunk compliments of Andrew Rohde. Jorge Diaz Graham pulls up and drains his second three of the game. Buchanan grabs an offensive rebound and Rohde quickly finds Ames for an open three and he drills it. Pitt answers with another three as Leggett gets a clean look and swishes it from the left wing.

UVA 42, Pitt 26 | 15:51 2H

Cummings knocks down all three free throws. Sharma doesn't notice the shot clock and Virginia commits a shot clock violation. Jorge Diaz Graham splashes a triple from the right wing. Buchanan gets the ball down low and muscles through contact for a good finish off the backboard. Leggett drives down the lane and scores off the glass. Ron Sanchez calls his use it or lose it timeout before UVA's final possession of the first half. Who else but Dai Dai Ames, getting to the rack and finishing the layup to push the Virginia lead back to 15 points. Ames has 16 points and is responsible for seven of Virginia's 13 made field goals. Jeff Capel calls his timeout to set up a play, but UVA gets the stop and takes a 15-point lead into the halftime break.

UVA 34, Pitt 19 | Halftime

Lowe maneuvers around Ames on a long drive and scores Pitt's fourth field goal of the game. McKneely sets up Buchanan, who finishes with a dunk. With the shot clock winding down, Ames steps back and hits a contested shot in the corner with his left foot just barely on the line. Leggett is fouled by McKneely and makes 1/2 free throws. Foul trouble could be an issue for Virginia, as McKneely and Robinson both have two fouls. Dai Dai Ames hits another tough shot late in the shot clock, spinning and knocking one down from the left elbow. Taine Murray bites on a pump fake from Brandin Cummings, who will get three free throws after the timeout.

UVA 30, Pitt 10 | 3:16 1H

Buchanan finds Ames cutting down the lane and he finishes at the rim. It's now a 17-0 run for Virginia. The Pitt scoring drought comes to an end after seven minutes and 11 seconds, as Cam Corhen is fouled and he goes 1/2 at the stripe. Ishmael Leggett gets in the paint and hits a short jumper, Pitt's first made field goal in around eight minutes. Virginia answers on the other end as Rohde penetrates and finds Ames in the corner for an open three. Ames has 10 points. Ames now plays the facilitator role, driving baseline and finding Ishan Sharma, who hits the catch-and-shoot corner three. It's a 23-3 run over the last nine minutes and Virginia leads 24-7.

UVA 24, Pitt 7 | 7:44 1H

Virginia misses a few chances up close, but Buchanan is eventually fouled and goes 1/2 from the line. Andrew Rohde pulls up from deep and drains the three, Virginia's second triple of the game. Pitt has gone more than four minutes without scoring. The Panthers commit their fourth turnover of the game and then Ames hits a sweet stepback jumper. Cofie sends a quick pass inside and Robinson flips up an off-balanced shot that rolls in plus a foul. It's a 14-0 run for the Cavaliers and the Panthers haven't scored in nearly six minutes.

UVA 15, Pitt 4 | 11:21 1H

Both teams open the game with a turnover and then Ishmael Leggett hits a floater to get the scoring started. Blake Buchanan is fouled and goes 1/2 from the free throw line. Jaland Lowe gets a mismatch with Anthony Robinson guarding him and Lowe blows past him for an easy layup. Robinson draws a foul and he too makes 1/2. Dai Dai Ames gets a clean look from the top of the key and knocks down the three to give Virginia its first basket and first lead of the game. Ames misfires on a three and Robinson is there for the putback. UVA mounts a 6-0 run and leads at the first media timeout.

UVA 7, Pitt 4 | 14:55 1H

Here are the starting lineups for tonight's game:
Virginia: Andrew Rohde, Dai Dai Ames, Isaac McKneely, Blake Buchanan, Jacob Cofie
Pitt: Damian Dunn, Ishmael Leggett, Jaland Lowe, Cameron Corhen, Austin Zack

UVA has confirmed via social media that Elijah Saunders is OUT tonight and will miss his third-straight game.

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

Virginia vs. Pittsburgh Pregame Notes

• Virginia leads Pitt 19-6 in the all-time series that dates back to December of 1957.
• The Cavaliers are 8-4 against the Panthers in games played in Pittsburgh and 5-2 at the Petersen Events Center.
• Virginia has won 15 of the last 18 games and eight of the last 10 against Pitt and is 12-3 against the Panthers since they joined the ACC in 2013, but Pitt has won the last two games in the series, including a 74-63 win in Charlottesville last season and a 68-65 victory for Pitt when these two teams last met at Petersen Events Center in January of 2023.
• UVA is 2-7 in games played away from Charlottesville this season and 1-5 in true road contests, picking up its lone true road win at Miami last Wednesday.
• Pittsburgh is currently eighth in the ACC standings with a 5-5 conference record, while Virginia is 15th in the league standings with a 3-8 record in ACC play.

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