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No. 13 Virginia Clinches ACC No. 2 Seed With 75-70 Win Over Wake Forest

Balanced scoring with late free throws steadied the Cavaliers despite another cold start from three.

Overview

  • Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 16 points, Jacari White added 14, and Johann Grunloh posted 12 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks.
  • Virginia missed its first eight 3-point attempts and went 3-for-17 from deep in the first half before finishing 10-for-32.
  • Dallin Hall sealed the result with two free throws at 5.2 seconds, and the Cavaliers never trailed.
  • Mekhi Mason scored 26 and Juke Harris had 21 for Wake Forest, which fell to 15-15 overall and 6-11 in the ACC and is 0-7 against ranked opponents.
  • The win moved Virginia to 26-4 and 14-3 in ACC play and to 15-1 at home heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale against Virginia Tech.