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No. 23 Virginia pulls away to beat Stanford 70-55 for its third straight victory

AP
Jan 10, 2026

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points, Chance Mallory added 13 and No. 23 Virginia Cavaliers pulled away to beat Stanford Cardinal 70-55 on Saturday for its third straight victory.

Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) led 41-34 at halftime, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to increase its advantage to 51-37 with 15 minutes to play. The Cavaliers outscored the Cardinal 29-21 after the break and led by 22 points.

Ebuka Okorie, who had 31 points when the Cardinal (13-4, 2-2) edged Virginia Tech 69-68 on Wednesday and came in averaging more than 22 points, struggled to get going. He had just one point in the first 10 minutes, was scoreless in the second half and finished with 14.

Benny Gealer scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half for the Cardinal.

Malik Thomas added 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for Virginia, which failed to score 80 points for just the third time this season.

The Cavaliers are 10-0 at home this season and have won 11 in a row at John Paul Jones Arena dating to last season. Playing again without injured guard Jacari White (wrist), Virginia only went three deep into its bench.

Stanford: The Cardinal play at No. 17 North Carolina on Wednesday.

Virginia: Plays at its first ranked opponent this season when it visits No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday.

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1st Half
STAN
Cardinal
34
UVA
Cavaliers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Oskar Giltay vs. Johann Grunloh (Dallin Hall gains possession)
19:43		Johann Grunloh misses two point layup
19:41		Oskar Giltay defensive rebound
19:15	+3	Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot (Chisom Okpara assists)	3-0
18:50		Johann Grunloh turnover (lost ball) (Benny Gealer steals)
18:31	+2	Oskar Giltay makes two point layup (Chisom Okpara assists)	5-0
18:07	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point driving layup	5-2
17:40		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
17:38		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup	5-4
17:03	+2	Benny Gealer makes two point layup (Oskar Giltay assists)	7-4
16:38	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point driving layup (Malik Thomas assists)	7-6
15:59		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
15:59		TV timeout
15:49	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point cutting layup (Thijs De Ridder assists)	7-8
15:44		Ryan Agarwal turnover (bad pass) (Sam Lewis steals)
15:41	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point layup (Sam Lewis assists)	7-10
15:41		Jeremy Dent-Smith shooting foul (Thijs De Ridder draws the foul)
15:41	+1	Thijs De Ridder makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-11
15:23		Ebuka Okorie turnover (bad pass)
15:13		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
15:11		Sam Lewis offensive rebound
14:56		Sam Lewis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
14:54		Ebuka Okorie defensive rebound
14:45		Ebuka Okorie misses two point layup
14:43		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
14:25		Devin Tillis turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Agarwal steals)
14:20	+2	Ryan Agarwal makes two point layup	9-11
14:07		Chisom Okpara personal foul (Chance Mallory draws the foul)
14:01	+2	Ugonna Onyenso makes two point dunk (Dallin Hall assists)	9-13
13:26		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
13:02		AJ Rohosy blocks Malik Thomas's three point jump shot
13:00		Malik Thomas offensive rebound
12:53	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup	9-15
12:47		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Jeremy Dent-Smith's two point layup
12:45		Cardinal offensive rebound
12:43		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
12:31	+2	Chance Mallory makes two point jump shot	9-17
11:57	+2	Benny Gealer makes two point jump shot	11-17
11:45		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
11:43		Chance Mallory offensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:28		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:26		Oskar Giltay defensive rebound
10:59		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
10:57		Johann Grunloh defensive rebound
10:39		Donavin Young shooting foul (Thijs De Ridder draws the foul)
10:39	+1	Thijs De Ridder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
10:39	+1	Thijs De Ridder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
10:18		Malik Thomas shooting foul (Ebuka Okorie draws the foul)
10:18		Ebuka Okorie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:18	+1	Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-19
9:58		Johann Grunloh misses three point jump shot
9:56		Thijs De Ridder offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point tip layup	12-21
9:32	+3	Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot	15-21
9:15		Thijs De Ridder misses two point jump shot
9:13		Johann Grunloh offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Johann Grunloh makes two point tip layup	15-23
8:52	+2	Ebuka Okorie makes two point driving layup	17-23
8:52		Johann Grunloh shooting foul (Ebuka Okorie draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-23
8:36		Sam Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:34		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
8:26		Thijs De Ridder misses two point layup
8:24		Ugonna Onyenso offensive rebound
8:24		Oskar Giltay personal foul (Ugonna Onyenso draws the foul)
8:18	+3	Thijs De Ridder makes three point jump shot (Devin Tillis assists)	18-26
7:56		Thijs De Ridder personal foul (Oskar Giltay draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:55		Devin Tillis personal foul (Chisom Okpara draws the foul)
7:49		Ugonna Onyenso shooting foul (Chisom Okpara draws the foul)
7:49	+1	Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
7:49	+1	Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-26
7:28		Thijs De Ridder turnover (lost ball) (Chisom Okpara steals)
7:22	+2	Ebuka Okorie makes two point driving layup (Chisom Okpara assists)	22-26
7:00		Chance Mallory misses three point jump shot
6:57		Cardinal defensive rebound
6:55		Ryan Agarwal turnover (bad pass) (Chance Mallory steals)
6:51		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
6:49		Ebuka Okorie defensive rebound
6:42	+2	Ebuka Okorie makes two point driving layup	24-26
6:35		Cameron Grant blocks Sam Lewis's two point layup
6:33		Ugonna Onyenso offensive rebound
6:33		Ryan Agarwal shooting foul (Ugonna Onyenso draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Ugonna Onyenso makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
6:33	+1	Ugonna Onyenso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
6:22		Ebuka Okorie misses two point jump shot
6:20		Ebuka Okorie offensive rebound
6:16		Ebuka Okorie misses two point layup
6:14		Ebuka Okorie offensive rebound
5:59		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
5:59		Chisom Okpara misses three point jump shot
5:57		Cardinal offensive rebound
5:57		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
5:36		Chance Mallory misses two point layup
5:34		Ebuka Okorie defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Ebuka Okorie makes two point driving layup	26-28
5:12	+3	Chance Mallory makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	26-31
4:46		Ebuka Okorie misses two point jump shot
4:44		Johann Grunloh defensive rebound
4:32		Oskar Giltay blocks Johann Grunloh's two point layup
4:30		Cardinal defensive rebound
4:08		Devin Tillis shooting foul (Chisom Okpara draws the foul)
4:08		Chisom Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:08	+1	Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
3:59		TV timeout
3:37		Dallin Hall turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Cammann steals)
3:30	+3	Benny Gealer makes three point stepback jump shot (Ryan Agarwal assists)	30-31
3:15	+3	Johann Grunloh makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	30-34
2:55		Sam Lewis personal foul (Ebuka Okorie draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
2:55	+1	Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-34
2:45		Sam Lewis turnover (traveling)
2:45		Cardinal 30 second timeout
2:37		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
2:35		Johann Grunloh defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point driving layup (Johann Grunloh assists)	32-36
1:42	+2	Ebuka Okorie makes two point layup	34-36
1:31		Johann Grunloh misses three point jump shot
1:29		Oskar Giltay defensive rebound
1:20		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
1:18		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
1:00	+3	Chance Mallory makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	34-39
0:38		Oskar Giltay misses two point layup
0:36		Oskar Giltay offensive rebound
0:32		Oskar Giltay misses two point tip layup
0:30		Chance Mallory defensive rebound
0:05		Aidan Cammann shooting foul (Chance Mallory draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Chance Mallory makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-40
0:05	+1	Chance Mallory makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-41
0:00		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cavaliers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STAN
Cardinal
21
UVA
Cavaliers
29

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot
19:42		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
19:38		Ryan Agarwal shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
19:38		Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:38	+1	Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
19:17		Benny Gealer misses two point jump shot
19:15		Thijs De Ridder defensive rebound
19:15		Benny Gealer personal foul
18:44		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:42		Benny Gealer defensive rebound
18:31	+2	Oskar Giltay makes two point layup (Chisom Okpara assists)	36-42
18:31		Thijs De Ridder shooting foul (Oskar Giltay draws the foul)
18:31	+1	Oskar Giltay makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-42
18:01		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:59		Benny Gealer defensive rebound
17:52		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
17:50		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
17:41	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists)	37-44
17:30		Johann Grunloh blocks Ebuka Okorie's two point layup
17:30		Cardinal offensive rebound
17:16		Johann Grunloh blocks Oskar Giltay's two point layup
17:14		Chance Mallory defensive rebound
17:12		Oskar Giltay blocks Malik Thomas's two point jump shot
17:10		Cavaliers offensive rebound
16:53		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:51		Johann Grunloh offensive rebound
16:47		Johann Grunloh misses two point layup
16:45		Chisom Okpara defensive rebound
16:38		Ebuka Okorie misses two point jump shot
16:36		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Chance Mallory makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists)	37-46
16:24		Aidan Cammann shooting foul (Chance Mallory draws the foul)
16:24	+1	Chance Mallory makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-47
15:58		Chisom Okpara turnover (bad pass)
15:58		TV timeout
15:47	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point jump shot (Chance Mallory assists)	37-49
15:31		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Aidan Cammann's two point layup
15:23		Cameron Grant offensive rebound
15:16		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
15:16		Cardinal 30 second timeout
15:06		Sam Lewis misses three point jump shot
15:04		Chance Mallory offensive rebound
14:45	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Thijs De Ridder assists)	37-51
14:37		Malik Thomas personal foul
14:34		Ugonna Onyenso blocks AJ Rohosy's two point layup
14:32		Ebuka Okorie offensive rebound
14:26		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Ebuka Okorie's two point layup
14:24		Cardinal offensive rebound
14:19		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
14:17		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
14:07		Ugonna Onyenso misses two point jump shot
14:05		Donavin Young defensive rebound
13:56		Ebuka Okorie misses two point layup
13:54		AJ Rohosy offensive rebound
13:47		Cameron Grant misses three point jump shot
13:45		AJ Rohosy offensive rebound
13:45		Ugonna Onyenso shooting foul (AJ Rohosy draws the foul)
13:45	+1	AJ Rohosy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-51
13:45	+1	AJ Rohosy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-51
13:25		Benny Gealer personal foul
13:04	+3	Sam Lewis makes three point jump shot (Chance Mallory assists)	39-54
12:48		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Ebuka Okorie's two point jump shot
12:46		AJ Rohosy offensive rebound
12:38		Jeremy Dent-Smith misses three point jump shot
12:36		Cardinal offensive rebound
12:32		Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
12:21	+3	Sam Lewis makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	39-57
12:19		Cardinal 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
11:52		Donavin Young misses three point jump shot
11:50		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:22		Oskar Giltay personal foul (Ugonna Onyenso draws the foul)
11:22		Ugonna Onyenso misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:22	+1	Ugonna Onyenso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-58
11:08		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
11:06		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
10:44		AJ Rohosy shooting foul (Thijs De Ridder draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Thijs De Ridder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-59
10:44	+1	Thijs De Ridder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-60
10:29	+2	Jeremy Dent-Smith makes two point layup	41-60
10:09	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point jump shot	41-62
9:37		Chisom Okpara misses two point jump shot
9:35		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
9:30		Sam Lewis misses two point layup
9:28		Chisom Okpara defensive rebound
9:23		Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
9:21		Thijs De Ridder defensive rebound
9:14		Ebuka Okorie personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-63
9:14	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-64
8:51	+3	Jeremy Dent-Smith makes three point jump shot (Ebuka Okorie assists)	44-64
8:27	+2	Dallin Hall makes two point layup (Chance Mallory assists)	44-66
8:18		Dallin Hall personal foul
8:16	+2	Ryan Agarwal makes two point jump shot (Cameron Grant assists)	46-66
7:56		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:54		Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
7:52		Ryan Agarwal turnover (bad pass)
7:52		TV timeout
7:35	+2	Malik Thomas makes two point jump shot	46-68
7:16		Johann Grunloh personal foul
7:16		Ebuka Okorie offensive foul
7:16		Ebuka Okorie turnover (offensive foul)
7:06		AJ Rohosy personal foul (Johann Grunloh draws the foul)
7:06		Johann Grunloh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Benny Gealer defensive rebound
7:04		Chance Mallory personal foul
6:41		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
6:40		AJ Rohosy offensive rebound
6:40		Johann Grunloh personal foul (AJ Rohosy draws the foul)
6:39		AJ Rohosy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:39		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
6:11		Chance Mallory misses three point jump shot
6:09		AJ Rohosy defensive rebound
5:50		Jeremy Dent-Smith misses three point jump shot
5:48		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
5:41		Malik Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Agarwal steals)
5:31	+3	Cameron Grant makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Dent-Smith assists)	49-68
5:12		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
5:10		Cameron Grant defensive rebound
5:10		Ugonna Onyenso personal foul (Cameron Grant draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Cameron Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-68
5:10	+1	Cameron Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-68
4:41		Malik Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Benny Gealer steals)
4:24		Jeremy Dent-Smith misses three point jump shot
4:22		Malik Thomas defensive rebound
4:17		Sam Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Benny Gealer steals)
4:12		Cameron Grant misses three point jump shot
4:10		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
3:46		Sam Lewis turnover (bad pass)
3:46		TV timeout
3:23	+2	AJ Rohosy makes two point jump shot	53-68
3:04	+2	Thijs De Ridder makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	53-70
2:42		Jaylen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Chance Mallory steals)
2:35		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:33		Cardinal defensive rebound
2:18		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
2:16		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
1:50		Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:48		Cardinal defensive rebound
1:29		Thijs De Ridder personal foul (Benny Gealer draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Benny Gealer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-70
1:29	+1	Benny Gealer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-70
1:05		Chance Mallory misses two point jump shot
1:03		Benny Gealer defensive rebound
0:55		Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot
0:53		Cavaliers defensive rebound
0:27		Thijs De Ridder misses three point jump shot
0:25		Malik Thomas offensive rebound
0:08		Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:06		AJ Rohosy defensive rebound
0:02		Jeremy Dent-Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cavaliers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cavaliers defensive rebound