No. 21 Virginia overcomes free-throw woes to beat Wake Forest 49-47
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Reece Beekman scored 20 points and No. 21 Virginia overcame poor free-throw shooting to beat Wake Forest 49-47 on Saturday.
The Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got 12 points from Isaac McKneely. He scored their only made free throw on their 11th and final attempt. Ryan Dunn added six points, nine rebounds and seven of Virginia's 13 blocks.
Hunter Sallis led the Demon Deacons (16-9, 8-6) with 12 points and Efton Reid III scored 10. Wake Forest was denied a season sweep of the Cavaliers.
Sallis came in averaging 18.7 points and scored 21 when the Demon Deacon beat Virginia 66-47 in Winston-Salem on Jan. 13, but Beekman held him in check.
“I thought Reese had a heck of a game and we matched him up,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. “We just tried to make him earn because he’s such a prolific scorer, and he did torch us last time we were there.”
The defensive battle featured long scoreless stretches for both teams.
The Cavaliers used a 10-2 run to open their largest lead at 41-34 with 9:14 left, but then went scoreless for nearly four minutes as the Deacons closed to within 41-39.
It was 43-42 when Beekman fed McKneely in the corner for his only 3-pointer of the game, stretching the lead to 46-42, but both teams failed to score for more than 2 1/2 minutes before Cameron Hildreth's powerful layup pulled the Deacons to within 46-44 with 1:07 to play.
Blake Buchanan's putback with 39.6 seconds left doubled the Cavaliers' lead, but he missed an ensuing free throw. Virginia secured the rebound and Dunn was fouled, but he then missed the front end of a one-and-one. Beekman and McKneely later missed from the line, leaving the Cavaliers 0-for-10 before McKneely made the second of a pair with 6.7 seconds left to raucous cheers from the crowd.
“I thought we had great fight, great resiliency,” Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. “Tough game. They couldn’t get away from us. Tried. I’ve probably never seen a Tony Bennett team shoot that poorly from the free-throw line in a game.”
BIG PICTURE
Wake Forest: Four of the Demon Deacons' five starters average in double figures. The only one who doesn't, Reid, was the first to reach double figures on a layup with 8:21 remaining. The Deacons shot just 34.5% and made five 3-pointers.
“I think to win here, you gotta make 10,” Forbes said.
Virginia: The Cavaliers shot just 28.1% (16-57) in their loss at Wake Forest on Jan. 13, but appeared to have solved the Demon Deacons' defense when they made their first five shots in the rematch. They missed nine of their next 10 and managed only two points over a period of more than 10 minutes. They finished shooting 40.7%.
T'D UP TONY
Bennett drew his first technical foul in 15 years with 3:13 left in the first half arguing that Wake Forest's Hildreth had traveled but it wasn't called.
“I said, ‘Call the bleeping foul,’" Bennett said, adding that the referee told him the technical was for swearing at him.
“But I shouldn’t have said that. Was classless on my part in just the heat of the moment.”
Bennett's only other technical at Virginia came in his first season.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Virginia's 74-63 loss to Pittsburgh earlier in the week will likely cause their third appearance in the Top 25 to be another one-week stay.
UP NEXT
Wake Forest: Hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.
Virginia: Visits Virginia Tech on Monday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Efton Reid III vs. Jordan Minor (Demon Deacons gains possession) | |||
19:38 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot | 2-0 | |
19:06 | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 2-2 | |
18:46 | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:44 | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | |||
18:23 | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 2-5 | |
18:02 | Efton Reid III turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals) | |||
17:53 | Kevin Miller shooting foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul) | |||
17:53 | Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:53 | Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
17:53 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
17:34 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists) | 4-5 | |
17:19 | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 4-7 | |
17:01 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 6-7 | |
16:32 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot | 6-9 | |
16:17 | Reece Beekman personal foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul) | |||
15:57 | Jordan Minor blocks Efton Reid III's two point hook shot | |||
15:55 | Jordan Minor defensive rebound | |||
15:42 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 6-11 | |
15:42 | TV timeout | |||
15:22 | Andrew Carr turnover (traveling) | |||
15:08 | Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:50 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 8-11 | |
14:22 | Efton Reid III blocks Jordan Minor's two point hook shot | |||
14:20 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | |||
14:03 | Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Dante Harris steals) | |||
13:47 | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | |||
13:45 | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | |||
13:17 | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | |||
13:15 | Andrew Carr offensive rebound | |||
12:58 | Ryan Dunn blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | |||
12:56 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
12:35 | Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot | |||
12:33 | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | |||
12:20 | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | |||
12:18 | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | |||
12:02 | Jacob Groves turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals) | |||
11:51 | Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot | |||
11:49 | Dante Harris defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | Blake Buchanan offensive foul | |||
11:35 | Blake Buchanan turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:35 | TV timeout | |||
11:24 | Dante Harris personal foul | |||
11:21 | Matthew Marsh offensive foul | |||
11:21 | Matthew Marsh turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:09 | Damari Monsanto personal foul | |||
10:56 | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot | 8-13 | |
10:43 | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
10:41 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | +3 | Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot | 11-13 | |
9:33 | Dante Harris turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:15 | Blake Buchanan blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup | |||
9:13 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
9:07 | +3 | Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 14-13 | |
8:45 | Damari Monsanto blocks Isaac McKneely's two point layup | |||
8:43 | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | |||
8:27 | Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot | |||
8:25 | Taine Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:15 | Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot | |||
8:13 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
8:07 | Blake Buchanan misses two point layup | |||
8:05 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup (Efton Reid III assists) | 16-13 | |
7:37 | Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot | |||
7:35 | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | |||
7:25 | Isaac McKneely blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point jump shot | |||
7:23 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
7:08 | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
7:02 | Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound | |||
6:55 | Kevin Miller misses two point layup | |||
6:53 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
6:53 | Blake Buchanan personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul) | |||
6:53 | TV timeout | |||
6:44 | Ryan Dunn blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup | |||
6:42 | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot | |||
6:22 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
6:06 | Ryan Dunn blocks Andrew Carr's two point layup | |||
6:04 | Jordan Minor defensive rebound | |||
5:38 | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 16-15 | |
5:07 | Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot | |||
5:05 | Andrew Carr offensive rebound | |||
4:58 | Andrew Carr misses two point layup | |||
4:56 | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
4:47 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals) | |||
4:17 | Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | |||
4:09 | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point layup | 16-17 | |
3:27 | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | |||
3:25 | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | |||
3:21 | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point layup | 18-17 | |
3:13 | Tony Bennett technical foul | |||
3:13 | Cavaliers turnover | |||
3:13 | TV timeout | |||
3:13 | +1 | Kevin Miller makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 | |
3:13 | +1 | Kevin Miller makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 20-17 | |
2:51 | Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot | |||
2:49 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 22-17 | |
1:57 | Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot | |||
1:55 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
1:36 | Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot | |||
1:34 | Jordan Minor defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot | 22-19 | |
1:16 | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | |||
0:57 | Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot | |||
0:55 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists) | 22-21 | |
0:04 | Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:38 | Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot | |||
19:36 | Jacob Groves offensive rebound | |||
19:28 | +3 | Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Jacob Groves assists) | 22-24 | |
19:00 | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point layup (Efton Reid III assists) | 24-24 | |
18:35 | +3 | Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot | 24-27 | |
18:35 | Jacob Groves personal foul | |||
18:03 | Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot | |||
18:01 | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | |||
17:52 | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point layup | 24-29 | |
17:34 | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 26-29 | |
17:15 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
17:13 | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | |||
17:06 | Hunter Sallis turnover (Jordan Minor steals) | |||
16:49 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
16:47 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
16:29 | Ryan Dunn misses two point layup | |||
16:27 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
16:24 | Ryan Dunn blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup | |||
16:22 | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | |||
16:11 | Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup | |||
16:09 | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | |||
15:47 | TV timeout | |||
15:41 | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point layup (Jacob Groves assists) | 26-31 |