How to watch

You can watch Friday night’s contest between these two well-respected but changing programs on TNT at 5:00 PM ET. That means you can watch the game on TNT on television or through streaming via a television provider subscription .

Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: November 15th, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Channel: ESPN+/ACCNX
Betting line: Villanova -4.5

Pregame Content

Previewing UVA basketball’s Friday evening showdown against Villanova

Why Dai Dai Ames should be Virginia basketball’s starting point guard

WATCH: Breaking down Virginia basketball’s new offense

WATCH: How one small adjustment fixed UVA basketball’s offense vs Coppin State

Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s 17-point win versus Coppin State

Game thread

Tipoff is at 5:00 – leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts here and be sure to check back in for plenty of postgame content!

We’ll also be active on Twitter throughout the game and all season long so follow along on there for our staff’s live reactions.

Streaking the Lawn – @STL_UVA

Zach Carey – @Zach_Carey_

Dan Siegel – @DanSiegel_

Corbin Lathrop – @CorbinLathrop

John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina

Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3

Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP

Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01

Game Notes

Lastly, here are game notes from UVA:

For Openers

• UVA meets Villanova for the first time since 2016-17.

• Rookie Jacob Cofie’s (11 points, 11 rebounds) double-double against Coppin State was the first double-double for a Virginia true freshman since Mike Scott had 10 points and 13 rebounds against Penn on Nov. 23, 2007.

• Ron Sanchez is 2-0 as interim head coach at UVA.

• UVA is 177-54 (.766) in non-conference play since 2009-10.

All-Time vs. Villanova

• The Cavaliers own a 5-3 advantage over the Wildcats in the all-time series that dates back to 1981.

• Then-No. 1 Villanova defeated then-No. 12 Virginia 61-59 in the last meeting between the teams at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pa.

• UVA is 2-0 against Villanova on neutral courts, including a 54-50 win in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 in Charlotte, N.C.

• The Cavaliers also topped the Wildcats 73-65 on Dec. 7, 1989, in East Rutherford, N.J.

• UVA defeated the eventual national champion Wildcats, 86-75, during the 2015-16 season in Charlottesville.

• The Cavaliers are 2-2 against the Wildcats in Pennsylvania, including a 73-63 loss in the 2004 NIT at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pa.

• UVA posted its lone win (83-80) against Villanova on the road in the first round of the 1992 NIT at The Pavilion.

Last Time Against the Wildcats

• Donte DiVincenzo’s tip-in at the buzzer gave then-No. 1 Villanova a 61-59 win over then-No. 12 Virginia at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 29.

• Ty Jerome led the Cavaliers with a career-high 15 points, including a game-tying runner with 15 seconds left before DiVincenzo’s tip-in of a Josh Hart missed layup.

• Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 15 points for the Wildcats.

• UVA held Villanova stars Hart and Kris Jenkins to 12 and eight points, respectively.

• Marial Shayok tallied 14 points and Isaiah Wilkins added 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds.

• Villanova out-rebounded Virginia 25-24 and made 20 of 24 free throws compared to 3 of 3 for the Cavaliers.