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Dai Dai Ames scores career-high 27 to lead Virginia to 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh

AP
Feb 03, 2025

Pittsburgh Panthers (AP) Sophomore Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 27 points and Virginia Cavaliers cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night.

Ames, who entered play averaging 6.2 points per game, made 11 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and both of his free throws for the Cavaliers (11-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Blake Buchanan totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double this season for Virginia. Andrew Rohde finished with nine points and a career-best nine assists. Rohde also had three of the Cavaliers' 10 3-pointers.

Ishmael Leggett had 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead the Panthers (14-8, 5-6), adding six rebounds. Jorge Diaz Grahm scored nine off the bench with three 3-pointers.

Ishan Sharma made Virginia’s fourth 3-pointer in the opening 13 minutes, while Pitt was 3 of 12 overall, to help build a 24-7 lead. The Cavaliers scored 17 straight points in the first half - their longest run of the season.

Ames rattled in a jumper from the free-throw line to extend Virginia’s lead to 30-10 with 4:46 left in the half. Ames made seven shots and scored 16 of Virginia’s 34 first-half points, while Pitt had just 19 points on 6-of-20 shooting. It was Pitt’s lowest scoring first half of the season.

The Panthers won the previous two matchups with Virginia following an eight-game losing streak.

Virginia returns home to play Georgia Tech on Saturday, when Pittsburgh plays at North Carolina.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
34
PITT
Panthers
19

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Blake Buchanan vs. Cameron Corhen (Jaland Lowe gains possession)
19:32		Zack Austin turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Cofie steals)
19:03		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
18:48	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:27		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
18:25		Cavaliers offensive rebound
18:14		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
18:12		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
18:02		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
18:00		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
17:32		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
17:32		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:32		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	1-4
16:39		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:37		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
16:37		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
16:37	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
16:37		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:37		Zack Austin defensive rebound
16:12		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
16:10		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
15:48	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	5-4
15:29		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass) (Blake Buchanan steals)
15:15		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
15:13		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
15:12	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point tip layup	7-4
14:55		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
14:55		TV timeout
14:31		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Anthony Robinson's two point layup
14:29		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
14:28		Zack Austin shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-4
14:28		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:28		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
14:05		Zack Austin misses two point jump shot
14:03		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
13:46	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	11-4
13:26		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
13:22		Panthers offensive rebound
13:12		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
13:10		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
12:54		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
12:52		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
12:46		Anthony Robinson personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
12:35		Jaland Lowe turnover (lost ball) (Taine Murray steals)
12:12	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point stepback jump shot	13-4
11:49		Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Taine Murray steals)
11:21	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point hook shot (Jacob Cofie assists)	15-4
11:21		Damian Dunn shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-4
11:00		Jacob Cofie personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
10:49		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
10:47		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Blake Buchanan assists)	18-4
10:06		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
9:55		Taine Murray shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-5
9:55		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:55		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
9:35		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
9:33		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
9:27		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
9:23	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	18-7
9:03	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	21-7
8:43		Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
8:41		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
8:41		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
8:13	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	24-7
7:52		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
7:50		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
7:44		TV timeout
7:24		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
7:22		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
7:09		Zack Austin turnover (traveling)
6:53		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
6:51		Zack Austin defensive rebound
6:45		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
6:44		Panthers offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point driving layup	24-9
6:28	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	26-9
6:09		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
6:07		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	28-9
5:27		Anthony Robinson personal foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
5:15		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
5:15		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:15	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-10
4:46	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point turnaround jump shot	30-10
4:30		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
4:28		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
4:13		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Jorge Diaz Graham steals)
4:04		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
4:01		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
4:01		Jorge Diaz Graham personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
3:44		Jacob Cofie turnover (lost ball) (Papa Amadou Kante steals)
3:16		Taine Murray shooting foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
3:16		TV timeout
3:16	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-11
3:16	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-12
3:16	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-13
2:50		Papa Amadou Kante blocks Jacob Cofie's two point layup
2:48		Taine Murray offensive rebound
2:46		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:28	+3	Jorge Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	30-16
2:02	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	32-16
1:39		Ishan Sharma shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-17
1:39		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
1:13		Taine Murray turnover (lost ball) (Jaland Lowe steals)
1:03	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	32-19
0:32		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:28	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	34-19
0:22		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:04		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
0:02		Jorge Diaz Graham offensive rebound
0:02		Jorge Diaz Graham misses two point layup
0:01		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
39
PITT
Panthers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
19:34		Papa Amadou Kante defensive rebound
19:29		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
19:14		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
19:13		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
19:13		Jacob Cofie personal foul (Jorge Diaz Graham draws the foul)
19:00		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Papa Amadou Kante draws the foul)
19:00		Papa Amadou Kante misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:00	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-20
18:40	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	37-20
18:25		Blake Buchanan blocks Jaland Lowe's two point layup
18:23		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
17:58		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Isaac McKneely's two point jump shot
17:56		Zack Austin defensive rebound
17:47		Blake Buchanan blocks Papa Amadou Kante's two point layup
17:45		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	39-20
17:04	+3	Jorge Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	39-23
16:43		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:41		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
16:36	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	42-23
16:15	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	42-26
15:51		TV timeout
15:45		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
15:43		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
15:26		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
15:24		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
14:59	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	45-26
14:38	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point stepback jump shot	45-28
14:13		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Guillermo Diaz Graham steals)
14:05		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
14:03		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
13:46	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	47-28
13:43		Panthers 30 second timeout
13:43		TV timeout
13:35		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
13:33		Zack Austin offensive rebound
13:30	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot	47-31
13:10		Anthony Robinson offensive foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
13:10		Anthony Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
12:47		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
12:47	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-32
12:47	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-33
12:47		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:47		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
12:20	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	50-33
11:53		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-34
11:53	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-35
11:39		Damian Dunn personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
11:31	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	52-35
11:18	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup (Damian Dunn assists)	52-37
10:44		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
10:42		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
10:33		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
10:31		Taine Murray defensive rebound
10:12		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
10:12		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:12	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-37
10:02		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
10:00		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
9:38		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Corhen steals)
9:19	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	53-39
8:59	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	56-39
8:42		Jorge Diaz Graham turnover (bad pass) (Taine Murray steals)
8:36	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup	58-39
8:35		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
8:21		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
8:19		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
7:54		Papa Amadou Kante shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-39
7:54	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-39
7:42	+3	Jorge Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	60-42
7:11		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
7:09		Damian Dunn defensive rebound
6:58		Andrew Rohde shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-43
6:58	+1	Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-44
6:53		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
6:36	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	63-44
6:25		Jaland Lowe turnover (lost ball) (Blake Buchanan steals)
6:04		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
6:02		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
5:58	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point tip layup	65-44
5:45	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	65-46
5:36		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
5:20		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
5:18		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
5:10	+3	Damian Dunn makes three point stepback jump shot	65-49
4:57		Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass) (Zack Austin steals)
4:51		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
4:49		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	67-49
4:39		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
4:25		Damian Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
4:19		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
4:12	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	67-51
3:44	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	69-51
3:24		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
3:22		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
3:22		TV timeout
2:56	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	71-51
2:42		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
2:42	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-52
2:42		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:42		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
2:35	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point dunk (Blake Buchanan assists)	73-52
2:25	+2	Papa Amadou Kante makes two point layup	73-54
2:25		Ishan Sharma shooting foul (Papa Amadou Kante draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-55
2:04		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
2:02		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Zack Austin makes two point turnaround jump shot	73-57
1:18		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
1:16		Zack Austin defensive rebound
1:07		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
1:05		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
0:36		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
0:34		Andrew Rohde offensive rebound
0:14		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)