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Virginia Reaches ACC Final as Onyenso Leads Rout of Miami, Sets Tournament Blocks Mark

A record-setting surge from reserve center Ugonna Onyenso has powered Virginia's interior defense under first-year coach Ryan Odom.

Overview

  • No. 10 Virginia beat Miami 84-62 to advance to its first ACC Tournament title game since 2023.
  • Ugonna Onyenso had 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting with four blocks, pushing his tournament total to 12 to break the ACC record.
  • Virginia improved to 29-4 in Odom’s debut season and will face the ClemsonDuke winner in Saturday’s final at 8:30 p.m. ET.
  • Thijs De Ridder and Sam Lewis scored 16 each, Malik Thomas added 15, and the Cavaliers shot 52.5% with 11 made threes.
  • Starting center Johann Grunloh dealt with early fouls and a sore wrist with no structural damage, while Miami went 4-for-20 from three and was outrebounded 35-24.