Virginia holds Miami to 38 points, wins NCAA-leading 23rd straight game at home
AP
Feb 05, 2024
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Reece Beekman had 16 points and seven assists, Jacob Groves added 12 points and Virginia Cavaliers stymied Miami 60-38 on Monday night for its NCAA-leading 23rd straight victory at home.
Virginia (18-5, 9-3 ACC) has won seven straight games overall, the longest active streak in the conference. The Cavaliers improved to 114-2 when allowing 50 points or fewer in the Tony Bennett era.
It was Miami’s fewest points scored in any game since 1985. It was also the program's fewest in an ACC game, with the previous low of 40 set on Feb. 25, 2014, at Virginia.
Beekman gave Virginia a double-digit lead with 4:08 remaining in the first half and Miami trailed by at least 12 the entire second half. The Cavaliers started the second half with an 18-4 run, and then held Miami to just five field goals the rest of the way.
Miami finished 14 for 49 (28.6%) from the field, including going 0 for 10 from distance in the second half.
Isaac McKneely had nine points, six rebounds and four assists for Virginia. Ryan Dunn added eight points and eight rebounds. The Cavaliers had 20 assists on 26 field goals.
Norchad Omier had 11 points and 13 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season for Miami (15-8, 6-6). Wooga Poplar added eight points.
Virginia goes on the road to play Florida State on Saturday. Miami hosts No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday.
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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
17
UVA
Cavaliers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Norchad Omier vs. Jordan Minor (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:37
Matthew Cleveland turnover (out of bounds)
19:10
Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
19:08
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
18:47
+2
Norchad Omier makes two point layup
2-0
18:25
Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
18:23
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
18:07
Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
18:05
Cavaliers defensive rebound
17:52
Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
17:50
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
17:35
Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
17:33
Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
17:25
Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
17:23
Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
17:13
Ryan Dunn misses two point jump shot
17:11
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
16:51
Kyshawn George misses two point jump shot
16:49
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
16:27
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)
2-2
16:19
TV timeout
16:04
+2
Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Nijel Pack assists)
4-2
15:44
Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
15:42
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
15:27
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)
6-2
15:02
Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
15:00
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
14:49
Jordan Minor shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
14:49
Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:49
+1
Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-2
14:33
Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
14:31
Hurricanes defensive rebound
14:06
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
14:04
Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
13:48
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)
7-4
13:28
Nijel Pack misses two point jump shot
13:26
Norchad Omier offensive rebound
13:26
Blake Buchanan personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
13:17
Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
13:15
Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
12:58
+2
Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Dante Harris assists)
7-6
12:34
Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
12:32
Dante Harris defensive rebound
12:16
Nijel Pack personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
11:59
Bensley Joseph blocks Dante Harris's two point jump shot
11:57
Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
11:47
Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
11:45
Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
11:27
+2
Jacob Groves makes two point jump shot
7-8
11:00
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
10:58
Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
10:33
+3
Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dante Harris assists)
7-11
10:07
Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
10:05
Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
9:40
+3
Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Dante Harris assists)
7-14
9:18
Dante Harris blocks Nijel Pack's two point jump shot
9:16
Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
8:48
Jump ball. (Cavaliers gains possession)
8:48
TV timeout
8:38
Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot
8:36
Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
8:17
+2
Bensley Joseph makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists)
9-14
7:47
Reece Beekman misses two point layup
7:45
Paul Djobet defensive rebound
7:41
Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Dante Harris steals)
7:36
Bensley Joseph shooting foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
7:36
TV timeout
7:36
Jacob Groves misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:36
Jacob Groves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:36
Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
7:16
+2
Norchad Omier makes two point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)
11-14
6:44
Jordan Minor misses two point layup
6:42
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:31
Paul Djobet offensive foul
6:31
Paul Djobet turnover (offensive foul)
6:04
+2
Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot
11-16
5:48
Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
5:46
Taine Murray defensive rebound
5:36
+2
Ryan Dunn makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)
11-18
5:34
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
5:18
Ryan Dunn blocks Bensley Joseph's two point layup
5:16
Taine Murray defensive rebound
5:11
+2
Ryan Dunn makes two point layup (Taine Murray assists)
11-20
4:39
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Isaac McKneely steals)
4:10
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup
11-22
3:41
Blake Buchanan blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup
3:39
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
3:32
+3
Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
11-25
3:29
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
3:29
TV timeout
3:10
Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
3:08
Norchad Omier offensive rebound
3:00
Norchad Omier misses two point layup
2:58
Norchad Omier offensive rebound
2:54
+3
Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)