Virginia (8-6, 1-2 ACC) is set to take on Cal (7-7, 0-3 ACC) on Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California. Follow along with score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis for the game in the thread below. Updates will be posted at each timeout in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the article. Refresh the page for updates.
Virginia gets a 5-on-4 opportunity and Taine Murray hits the wide-open three from the right wing in transition. TJ Power hands off to Ishan Sharma, who pulls up from the right wing and splashes the open triple. Cal gets multiple second chances on offensive rebounds and Mady Sissoko eventually finishes through contact plus a foul on Power. Rebounding continues to be a major problem for Virginia.
UVA 17, Cal 15 | 7:18 1H
Blake Buchanan checks into the game, grabs an offensive rebound, and then draws a foul on an alley-oop dunk attempt, making both free throws. After a lengthy delay for the refs to sort out a clock issue, Dai Dai Ames gets stuck under a screen and Jeremiah Wilkinson, one of the top freshmen in college basketball, knocks down a three-pointer. DJ Campbell gets into the lane and hits a floater. Ames fouls Wilkinson on a three and he makes all three free throws to tie the game at 11-11. After Virginia raced out to an 11-3 lead, the clock delay gave the Golden Bears a chance to catch their breath and they have seized momentum. Wilkinson drives on McKneely and hits a mid-range jumper. It’s a 10-0 run for Cal to take a 13-11 lead.
UVA 11, Cal 13 | 11:59 1H
Cal wins the opening tip and Javon Blackshear Jr. quickly opens the scoring with a three-pointer on the top of the key. Jacob Cofie answers on the other end with a short jumper from just inside the free throw line. Cofie pulls up for another jumper from the elbow and knocks that one down too. Andrew Rohde uses a screen from Cofie to get into the lane for a floater. Virginia gets another stop and then Rohde penetrates and fires a pass to Saunders, who swings it to Isaac McKneely at the top of the key for a wide-open three. That’s nine points in a row for the Hoos.
UVA 9, Cal 3 | 15:26 1H
Here is UVA’s starting five for tonight’s game: Andrew Rohde, Isaac McKneely, Taine Murray, Elijah Saunders, Jacob Cofie
It’s the same starting lineup at the Louisville game, with Murray replacing Dai Dai Ames in the starting five.
And here’s Cal’s starting five: Andrej Stojakovic, DJ Campbell, Jovan Blacksher Jr., Rytis Petraitis, Mady Sissoko
As we await our 11pm ET tipoff on ESPN2 for Virginia vs. Cal, read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. California Game Preview, Score Prediction
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