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McKneely, Beekman power Virginia's 84-62 win over Syracuse in ACC opener

AP
Dec 02, 2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Isaac McKneely scored 22 points, Reece Beekman added 13 points with eight assists, and hot-shooting Virginia defeated Syracuse 84-62 in an ACC opener on Saturday.

McKneely was 8-for-11 shooting, making 6-of-8 3-pointers, and grabbed five rebounds. Andrew Rohde added 10 points, four assists and three rebounds. Virginia shot 54.5% for the game and made 12 of 21 3-pointers (57.1%).

The Cavaliers (7-1) hit eight 3-pointers in the first 12 1/2 minutes of the second half, pushing a 13-point halftime lead to 33 points, 75-42. The Orange struggled from 3-point distance in the second half, making only 2 of 12, but a 10-0 run over a 3-minute stretch helped cut their deficit to 22 points by game's end.

JJ Starling led Syracuse (5-3) with 16 points and Maliq Brown added 10. Syracuse shot 40.7% overall and 5-for-20 on 3-pointers.

Judah Mintz, who leads Syracuse in scoring this season (20.4ppg coming in), was held to five points after going for a career-high 33 against LSU earlier in the week. Beekman was the primary defender against Mintz.

McKneely made 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 16 points in the first, leading Virginia to a 37-24 halftime lead. The score was tied at 17 with 7 minutes left and the Cavaliers led 19-18 a minute later before closing the half an 18-6 run in which McKneely scored eight points.

Virginia improved to 15-0 in ACC openers under coach Tony Bennett.

Virginia returns to nonconference play with a home game against North Carolina Central on Tuesday. Syracuse also has a nonconference home game on Tuesday, against Cornell.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
24
UVA
Cavaliers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Naheem McLeod vs. Ryan Dunn (Orange gains possession)
19:37		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
19:35		Cavaliers defensive rebound
19:16		Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot
19:14		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	2-0
18:38		Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot
18:36		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
18:08	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Justin Taylor assists)	5-0
17:35		J.J. Starling personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
17:26		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
17:24		Jacob Groves offensive rebound
17:23		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
17:23		Jacob Groves misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:23	+1	Jacob Groves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-1
17:09		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
17:07		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	5-3
16:32		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:30		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
16:16		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
16:14		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
15:53		Jump ball. Naheem McLeod vs. Ryan Dunn (Cavaliers gains possession)
15:53		Naheem McLeod turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Dunn steals)
15:53		TV timeout
15:38	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup	5-5
15:17		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
15:15		Judah Mintz offensive rebound
15:04		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
15:02		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point layup	5-7
14:37		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
14:35		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
14:24		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
14:22		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
13:55	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	8-7
13:33	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists)	8-10
13:10		Justin Taylor turnover (traveling)
12:40		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
12:38		Cavaliers offensive rebound
12:38		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:13	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	11-10
11:52		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Elijah Gertrude draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Elijah Gertrude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-11
11:52	+1	Elijah Gertrude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
11:26		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
11:25		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:25		Leon Bond III shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
11:25	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
11:25	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-12
11:01		Leon Bond III turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
10:47		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
10:45		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)	13-14
10:15		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
10:13		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
9:55		Andrew Rohde turnover (out of bounds)
9:32	+2	Benny Williams makes two point jump shot	15-14
9:05		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
9:03		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
8:40		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
8:38		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
8:37		Quadir Copeland personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
8:24	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	15-17
7:58		Justin Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Gertrude steals)
7:43		Elijah Gertrude misses two point layup
7:41		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
7:35		Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals)
7:21		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
7:19		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Justin Taylor assists)	17-17
6:30		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
6:30		TV timeout
6:30	+1	Jacob Groves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
6:30	+1	Jacob Groves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
6:04		Reece Beekman blocks Judah Mintz's three point jump shot
6:02		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
6:02		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
6:02		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:02	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
5:36		Jacob Groves turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
5:17		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:15		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
5:03	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Jacob Groves assists)	18-22
4:46		Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
4:40	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	18-24
4:40		Orange 30 second timeout
4:28		Ryan Dunn blocks Benny Williams's two point layup
4:26		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
4:20		Judah Mintz shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
4:20	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-26
4:03		Jacob Groves shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
4:03		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:03		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot	19-28
3:32	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	21-28
3:06	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot	21-30
2:39		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
2:39		TV timeout
2:39		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
2:27		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
2:25		Orange defensive rebound
2:06		Naheem McLeod turnover (traveling)
1:49	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	22-32
1:31		J.J. Starling turnover (traveling)
1:18	+2	Leon Bond III makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	22-34
0:54		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
0:52		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	22-37
0:18		Orange 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	24-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
38
UVA
Cavaliers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:38		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	24-39
18:49	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	26-39
18:24	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point layup	26-41
18:07		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-41
18:07	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-41
17:57		Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot
17:55		Chris Bell defensive rebound
17:43		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
17:41		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
17:19	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists)	28-44
17:00	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point hook shot (Justin Taylor assists)	30-44
16:36		Justin Taylor personal foul
16:34	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	30-46
16:16	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	32-46
15:59	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	32-49
15:46		Orange 30 second timeout
15:46		TV timeout
15:34	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	34-49
15:34		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
15:34		TV timeout
15:34	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-49
15:10	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	35-52
14:50		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
14:48		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
14:38		Reece Beekman misses two point layup
14:36		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
14:29	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	35-55
14:14		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
13:54		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
13:52		Chris Bell defensive rebound
13:40		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
13:38		Cavaliers defensive rebound
13:29		Reece Beekman misses two point layup
13:27		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:22		Ryan Dunn blocks J.J. Starling's two point layup
13:20		Orange offensive rebound
13:19		Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
13:01	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot	35-58
12:39		Chris Bell turnover (traveling)
12:23	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot	35-60
12:11		Ryan Dunn personal foul
12:02		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
12:00		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
12:00		Quadir Copeland turnover (Elijah Gertrude steals)
11:58		Maliq Brown personal foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:52	+2	Leon Bond III makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	35-62
11:37		Leon Bond III personal foul
11:26	+3	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	38-62
10:55		Benny Williams shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-63
10:55	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-64
10:40		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
10:38		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
10:37		Quadir Copeland misses two point dunk
10:35		Cavaliers defensive rebound
10:14	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	38-67
9:59		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:57		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
9:48	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Elijah Gertrude assists)	38-70
9:29	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists)	40-70
9:14		Leon Bond III misses two point dunk
9:12		Taine Murray offensive rebound
9:09		Elijah Gertrude misses three point jump shot
9:07		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
9:07		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
8:47	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	42-70
8:29	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Leon Bond III assists)	42-72
7:59		J.J. Starling turnover (Taine Murray steals)
7:35	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	42-75
7:21		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:19		Cavaliers defensive rebound
7:19		TV timeout
7:14		Taine Murray turnover (Chris Bell steals)
7:14		Chris Bell misses two point layup
7:12		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	44-75
7:06		Elijah Gertrude turnover (Quadir Copeland steals)
7:02	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	46-75
7:02		Elijah Gertrude shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-75
6:46		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
6:44		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
6:37		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:35		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
6:21		Elijah Gertrude misses two point layup
6:19		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
6:16		Jordan Minor misses two point layup
6:14		Leon Bond III offensive rebound
6:12		Leon Bond III misses two point layup
6:11		Leon Bond III offensive rebound
6:10		Leon Bond III misses two point layup
6:08		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
6:05	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	49-75
6:05		Jordan Minor shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
6:05	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-75
5:38		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
5:36		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
5:29		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
5:27		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
5:01		Elijah Gertrude turnover (J.J. Starling steals)
4:57		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
4:55		Elijah Gertrude defensive rebound
4:44		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
4:42		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
4:36		Elijah Gertrude blocks Chris Bell's three point jump shot
4:34		Orange offensive rebound
4:34		Justin Taylor turnover
4:31		Elijah Gertrude turnover
4:28		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:26		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
4:25		Quadir Copeland turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
4:21		Leon Bond III turnover
4:10	+2	Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	52-75
3:40		J.J. Starling personal foul
3:40		TV timeout
3:26		Benny Williams shooting foul (Leon Bond III draws the foul)
3:26	+1	Leon Bond III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-76
3:26	+1	Leon Bond III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-77
3:07		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
3:05		Cavaliers defensive rebound
2:55		Benny Williams blocks Blake Buchanan's two point dunk
2:54		Benny Williams defensive rebound
2:54		Jordan Minor personal foul
2:54	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-77
2:54		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point jump shot	53-79
2:14		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
2:14		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:14		Taine Murray defensive rebound
1:58		Maliq Brown personal foul
1:42	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point jump shot (Leon Bond III assists)	53-81
1:23		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
1:21		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup	55-81
1:03		Benny Williams blocks Jordan Minor's two point layup
1:01		Tristan How offensive rebound
0:59		Chris Bell personal foul
0:59		Tristan How misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:59		Benny Williams defensive rebound
0:58		Jordan Minor personal foul
0:58	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-81
0:58	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-81
0:54		Benny Williams shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
0:54		Taine Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-82
0:39	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Benny Williams assists)	60-82
0:28	+2	Tristan How makes two point jump shot (Bryce Walker assists)	60-84
0:15	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	62-84
0:00		End of period

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Quadir Copeland makes two point layup