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McKneeley scores 20, Ames adds 18 to help Virginia beat Georgia Tech 75-61

AP
Feb 08, 2025

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Isaac McKneeley scored 20 points, Dai Dai Ames added 14 of his 18 in the second half and Virginia Cavaliers beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 75-61 on Saturday.

Andrew Rohde scored 11 points with nine assists for Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC).

The Cavaliers have won 13 in a row against Georgia Tech (11-13, 5-8), dating to a 68-64 loss on Jan. 9, 2016, and 21 of their last 23. The Yellow Jackets are 1-12 all-time on Virginia's home court, where they have lost 11 straight.

Blake Buchanan threw down a dunk to make it 25-all with 6:46 left in the first half, Jacob Kofie followed with a three-point play 42 seconds later and Virginia led the rest of the way.

McKneeley made a layup with 8:02 left in the game that pushed the lead into double figures for good and sparked a 12-4 run.

Naithan George hit five 3-pointers and led the Yellow Jackets with 20 points. Duncan Powell added 18 points and Baye Ndongo scored 15.

Georgia Tech was coming off back-to-back wins over then-No. 21 Louisville and Clemson (which finished with 182 points in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, two fewer than No. 25 Mississippi) in triple overtime.

Tony Bennett, at two-time AP national coach of the year who lead the Cavaliers to a 2019 national title, was honored at halftime. Bennett unexpectedly retired on Oct. 18.

Georgia Tech returns home to play host to Stanford on Wednesday. Virginia plays at Virginia Tech next Saturday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
36
UVA
Cavaliers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cavaliers gains possession)
19:33	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	0-3
19:14		Dai Dai Ames blocks Naithan George's two point jump shot
19:12		Cavaliers defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	0-6
18:29		Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
18:12	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot	0-9
17:51	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	2-9
17:24		Duncan Powell blocks Blake Buchanan's two point layup
17:22		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
17:09		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
17:07		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
16:49		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
16:47		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
16:37		Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
16:34	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	4-9
16:34		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-9
16:18		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass)
16:02		Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot
16:00		Taine Murray defensive rebound
15:43		Baye Ndongo blocks Anthony Robinson's two point dunk
15:41		Naithan George defensive rebound
15:36		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
15:34		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
15:28		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
15:26		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:11	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	8-9
14:53		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
14:51		Cavaliers offensive rebound
14:51		TV timeout
14:47	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	8-11
14:23		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
14:21		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
14:21		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
14:21		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:21		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
14:15	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	9-13
13:45	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Darrion Sutton assists)	12-13
13:21	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	12-15
13:08		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
13:06		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
12:46		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:44		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
12:35	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup	14-15
12:13		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:11		Naithan George defensive rebound
11:51	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	17-15
11:25		Darrion Sutton blocks Anthony Robinson's two point layup
11:23		Cavaliers offensive rebound
11:23		TV timeout
11:18	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	17-17
11:00		Naithan George misses two point layup
10:58		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot	17-19
10:31		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
10:28	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	19-19
10:01		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
9:59		Lance Terry defensive rebound
9:51		Blake Buchanan blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
9:49		Lance Terry offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	21-19
9:46		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
9:25	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	21-21
9:06	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	24-21
8:51		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
8:49		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
8:35		Naithan George misses two point layup
8:33		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
8:20		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
8:18		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup	24-23
7:55		Anthony Robinson shooting foul
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:55	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-23
7:44		Ibrahim Souare personal foul
7:22		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
7:20		Lance Terry defensive rebound
7:11		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball)
6:46	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	25-25
6:22		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
6:20		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	25-27
6:04		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-28
5:48		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
5:46		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
5:45	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	27-28
5:25	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	27-31
4:52		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
4:50		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
4:39	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	30-31
4:22		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
4:20		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
4:20		Ibrahim Souare personal foul
4:14		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Sutton steals)
3:48		Darrion Sutton misses two point layup
3:46		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists)	30-33
3:23		Isaac McKneely personal foul
3:23		TV timeout
3:19		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
3:13		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
3:11		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
2:45	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	30-36
2:26	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	33-36
1:50	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup (Blake Buchanan assists)	33-38
1:32		Ibrahim Souare misses two point layup
1:30		Cavaliers defensive rebound
1:10		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
1:08		Naithan George defensive rebound
0:54		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
0:52		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
0:36	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	33-41
0:18		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:02	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	36-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
25
UVA
Cavaliers
34

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:47		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
19:22		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
19:20		Naithan George defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	38-41
19:01	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	38-44
18:44		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Cofie steals)
18:18	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot	38-47
17:59		Andrew Rohde personal foul
17:47		Jacob Cofie shooting foul
17:47		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:47		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:47		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
17:29		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
17:27		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
17:24		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
17:22		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
17:12		Isaac McKneely personal foul
16:58		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
16:56		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	38-49
16:53		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:53		TV timeout
16:36		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
16:34		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
16:07		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
16:05		Naithan George defensive rebound
15:46		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:44		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)	38-51
15:24		Andrew Rohde personal foul
15:24		TV timeout
15:21		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
15:19		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
15:06		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
15:04		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Darrion Sutton assists)	40-51
14:23		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
14:21		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
14:18	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	40-53
13:58	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Duncan Powell assists)	42-53
13:43		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
13:41		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
13:36		Jacob Cofie turnover (Naithan George steals)
13:28		Andrew Rohde personal foul
13:14		Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling)
12:48		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
12:46		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
12:32		Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot
12:30		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	42-55
11:47	+2	Darrion Sutton makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	44-55
11:24		Ishan Sharma misses two point jump shot
11:22		Cavaliers offensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:02		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
11:00		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
10:39		Naithan George misses two point layup
10:37		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
10:12		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
10:10		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	46-55
9:44		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
9:42		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
9:33	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	46-58
9:07		Darrion Sutton turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
8:55		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
8:53		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:44		Jacob Cofie personal foul
8:34	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	49-58
8:02	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup	49-60
7:45		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
7:43		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
7:26	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	49-63
7:26		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
7:26		TV timeout
7:06		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
7:04		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
7:00		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
6:58		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
6:34		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
6:32		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
6:27	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup	49-65
6:12		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:10		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
6:06		Elijah Saunders turnover (lost ball)
5:46		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
5:44		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
5:29		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
5:27		Naithan George defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	51-65
4:53		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
4:51		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
4:33		Elijah Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Powell steals)
4:27	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	53-65
4:05		Ibrahim Souare shooting foul
4:05	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-66
4:05	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-67
3:44		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
3:42		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
3:42		Ibrahim Souare personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:17		Jacob Cofie turnover (Duncan Powell steals)
3:11		Naithan George turnover (Jacob Cofie steals)
2:58		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
2:56		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
2:56		Duncan Powell personal foul
2:46	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	53-70
2:21		Isaac McKneely personal foul
2:21		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
2:21	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-70
2:19	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-70
1:52	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk (Blake Buchanan assists)	55-72
1:34	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	57-72
1:05		Lance Terry shooting foul
1:05		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:05	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-73
0:48		Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot
0:46		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
0:44	+2	Darrion Sutton makes two point layup	59-73
0:28		Bryce Walker turnover (Ibrahim Souare steals)
0:19		Emmer Nichols turnover (Cavaliers steals)
0:08	+2	Desmond Roberts makes two point layup (Cavaliers assists)	59-75
0:00	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot	61-75
0:00		End of period

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Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot