UVA

MIAMI

Isaac McKneely scores 26, Taine Murray 20 and Virginia defeats Miami 82-71

AP
Jan 29, 2025

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Isaac McKneely scored 26 points and Taine Murray added a career-high 20 for Virginia Cavaliers in an 82-71 victory over Miami on Wednesday night.

McKneely's season-high point total came on 9 of 17 shooting with 6 of 12 3-pointers. Murray, who averages 3.7 points per game, made 8 of 12 shots with 4 of 6 3-pointers. Murray added seven assists, also a career high. Blake Buchanan had 16 points and nine rebounds for Virginia (10-11, 3-7 ACC).

Twice in the second half Miami got within four points of Virginia and twice McKneely answered with a 3-pointer. The second of those 3s gave the Cavaliers a 67-60 lead with 4 1/2 minutes to go. McKneely scored the next seven points for the Cavaliers and they led 74-64 with two minutes remaining.

Miami closed to within 76-71 with 49 seconds to go but four free throws by Ishan Sharma and two from Jacob Cofie sealed it for Virginia.

Matthew Cleveland had 27 points for Miami. A 15.1 ppg scorer, he has scored at least 23 in the past four games. Brandon Johnson added 13 points for the Hurricanes (4-17, 0-10).

McKneely hit three 3-pointers and Dai Dai Ames had another as the Cavaliers took the lead for good with a 14-2 run midway through the first half. Later in the half, Murray scored five points in a 7-0 run that gave Virginia a 38-23 lead with two minutes remaining. The Cavaliers led 40-29 at halftime.

The Cavaliers host Virginia Tech on Saturday when Miami hosts Notre Dame.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
40
MIA
Hurricanes
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Blake Buchanan vs. Brandon Johnson (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:49		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
19:47		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
19:28		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
19:26		Dai Dai Ames offensive rebound
19:22	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	3-0
18:58	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point driving layup	3-2
18:36	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup	5-2
18:20	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	5-5
18:04		Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
17:49		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:47		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
17:22		Taine Murray misses two point layup
17:20		Hurricanes defensive rebound
16:58		Blake Buchanan blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
16:56		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
16:28		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:26		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
16:11		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
16:09		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
16:03		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
16:01		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:44		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
15:42		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
15:27	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	5-8
14:51	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	7-8
14:33	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	7-10
14:17		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
14:15		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-12
13:38	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	9-12
13:19		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
13:17		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
12:52		Ishan Sharma turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
12:30		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
12:30	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
12:12	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	12-14
11:44		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (bad pass) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
11:26	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	15-14
11:05		Lynn Kidd offensive foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
11:05		Lynn Kidd turnover (offensive foul)
11:05		TV timeout
10:54		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
10:52		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
10:32		Anthony Robinson personal foul (Jalen Blackmon draws the foul)
10:31		Jalil Bethea turnover (traveling)
10:20	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)	18-14
10:04		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
10:02		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
9:46		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Paul Djobet steals)
9:39		Jalil Bethea misses two point layup
9:37		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	21-14
9:04		Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson steals)
8:46		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
8:44		Cavaliers offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point jump shot (Ishan Sharma assists)	23-14
8:08		Paul Djobet turnover (out of bounds)
7:44		Dai Dai Ames turnover (out of bounds)
7:44		TV timeout
7:33	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	23-17
6:58	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point stepback jump shot	25-17
6:43	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point driving layup	25-19
6:43		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
6:43		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:43		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
6:14		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
6:12		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	27-19
5:54		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
5:40	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup	29-19
5:31		Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Cofie steals)
5:30		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
5:07		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
5:05		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
4:55		Matthew Cleveland blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
4:53		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
4:50		Taine Murray blocks Divine Ugochukwu's two point dunk
4:48		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
4:38	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	29-21
4:24	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Taine Murray assists)	31-21
4:05	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	31-23
3:32	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup (TJ Power assists)	33-23
3:04		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
3:02		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
2:59		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
2:57		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	35-23
2:22		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
2:22		TV timeout
2:15		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
1:55	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	38-23
1:28	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	38-25
1:15	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (TJ Power assists)	40-25
0:50		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
0:48		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	40-27
0:31		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
0:29		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
0:16		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:07		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
0:06		Ishan Sharma personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
0:01	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point turnaround jump shot	40-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
42
MIA
Hurricanes
42

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
19:45		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
19:41		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
19:39		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
19:34		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
19:32		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
19:19		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
19:17		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
18:57		Taine Murray shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
18:57	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-30
18:57	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-31
18:28	+2	Taine Murray makes two point jump shot	42-31
18:07		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
18:05		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
17:51		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
17:49		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:41		Jalil Bethea misses two point layup
17:40		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:40		Jacob Cofie personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
17:40		Isaac McKneely personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
17:31		Anthony Robinson blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
17:29		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:20	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point stepback jump shot	42-34
16:51		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
16:49		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
16:46	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	45-34
16:17		Taine Murray shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-35
16:17	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-36
15:51		Anthony Robinson turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
15:45	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point driving layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	45-38
15:26	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point dunk (Dai Dai Ames assists)	47-38
15:04	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point driving layup	47-40
14:47		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
14:47		TV timeout
14:47		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:47		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:47		Cavaliers offensive rebound
14:43		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
14:43		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
14:43		TV timeout
14:30		TJ Power turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
14:25	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	47-42
13:50		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
13:48		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
13:35		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
13:33		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
13:28	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Lynn Kidd assists)	47-44
13:26		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
13:05		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
12:57		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
12:44	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Jacob Cofie assists)	49-44
12:27		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
12:25		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
12:21		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
12:19		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
12:09		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
12:09		TV timeout
12:09		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:09	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
11:53		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
11:53	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-45
11:53	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
11:29	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	53-46
11:13		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
10:54	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	53-49
10:21		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
10:21	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-49
10:11		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:09		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
9:54		Brandon Johnson blocks Isaac McKneely's two point layup
9:52		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:37		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
9:35		Hurricanes offensive rebound
9:35		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
9:35		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:35		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	57-50
8:58	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	57-53
8:31		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-53
8:31	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
8:08		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-54
8:08	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-55
7:48	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	62-55
7:33		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:33	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
7:33		Divine Ugochukwu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:33		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
7:14		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
7:12		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:52		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:50		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
6:22		Taine Murray misses two point jump shot
6:20		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
6:17	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	64-56
6:04		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
6:02		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
5:38		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
5:36		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
5:26		Taine Murray shooting foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
5:26		Divine Ugochukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:26	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-57
5:08		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
5:06		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point driving layup	64-59
4:48		Taine Murray shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-60
4:27	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	67-60
4:03	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)	67-62
4:01		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
4:01		TV timeout
3:38	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point turnaround jump shot	69-62
3:19		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
3:16		Hurricanes offensive rebound
3:06	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Lynn Kidd assists)	69-64
2:45		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
2:45	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-64
2:31		Lynn Kidd turnover (traveling)
2:13	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	74-64
1:58		Jump ball. (Hurricanes gains possession)
1:47	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	74-66
1:47		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
1:26		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
1:26		Jacob Cofie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:26	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
1:15		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
1:15		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:15	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-67
1:12		Taine Murray turnover (lost ball) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
1:08	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	75-69
0:55		Matthew Cleveland personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
0:55		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:55	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-69
0:49	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point driving layup	76-71
0:36		Austin Swartz personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:36	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-71
0:30		Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
0:28		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-71
0:28	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-71
0:23		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
0:21		Taine Murray defensive rebound
0:15		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-71
0:15	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-71
0:07		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass)