No. 10 Virginia Upsets No. 7 Georgia in Overtime to Reach Second Round
The Cavaliers prevailed two days after a First Four game in a building where on-court temperatures reached the 80s.
Overview
- The win marked the tournament’s first lower-seed victory after Day 1 saw all higher seeds advance.
- Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa’Myah Smith added 23 points with 11 rebounds to lead Virginia.
- Virginia dominated the extra period 11-2, and Georgia received zero points from its bench.
- Romi Levy banked in a 3-pointer with 1:28 left in regulation to tie the game at 71 and set up overtime.
- Court temperatures were reported near 83°F due to an air-conditioning outage at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and Virginia now awaits Iowa or Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday.