{"id":164216,"date":"2026-02-21T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164216\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:55:10","slug":"cavaliers-outlast-miami-86-83-in-instant-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164216\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers outlast Miami, 86-83, in instant classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>Tony Bennett. Photo: Mike Ingalls\/AFP<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve not heard a UVA Basketball<\/a> home crowd that loud in a while, but, makes sense: that 86-83 win over Miami on Saturday, which came down to three Chance Mallory free throws with 3.6 seconds left, was an NCAA Tournament second weekend-quality game, right here in Charlottesville.<\/p>\n

There were seven ties and nine lead changes in the second half.<\/p>\n

A 12-3 Virginia run got the \u2018Hoos on top.<\/p>\n

Then there was an 11-2 UVA run to take the lead.<\/p>\n

Which the \u2018Canes answered with a 12-2 run.<\/p>\n

A Jacari White fast-break three with 1:16 to go that put Virginia up four almost lifted the roof off the John Paul Jones Arena.<\/p>\n

That three left UVA up 83-79. Miami got back to square on a tip-in by Ernest Udeh \u2013 the \u2018Canes owned the glass today; more on that coming up \u2013 and, after a miss by Thijs de Ridder, and a no-call on the rebound, on which Mallory was mauled, Malik Reneau tied the game on a driving layup with seven ticks left.<\/p>\n

Ryan Odom, channeling Tony Bennett, who was honored before the game, with UVA Athletics naming the court in his honor, didn\u2019t use the timeout he had in his pocket, allowing his team to advance the ball after the made basket, and in scramble mode, Mallory drew a foul on a wild attempt from three.<\/p>\n

After a review to confirm that it was a three that felt a smidge like an attempt to ice the shooter, the freshman calmly sank all three free throws to break the tie.<\/p>\n

Miami advanced the ball to the midcourt stripe and called timeout with 3.2 seconds left.<\/p>\n

UM coach Jai Lucas had drawn up a play with his use it or lose it timeout at the end of the first half that got an open three for Tru Washington, who knocked down the shot to give the \u2018Canes the lead at the half.<\/p>\n

Odom positioned his guys well to take away the redux; de Ridder picked off the crosscourt pass from Reneau and flung the ball into the air to allow time to expire.<\/p>\n

Player notes<\/p>\n

Jacari White had 17 points (6-of-9 FG, 5-of-8 3FG) to lead six \u2018Hoos in double figures. His three with 4:15 to go put Virginia up 76-75. The three at the 1:16 mark was pure balls \u2013 on a fast break, in another scramble situation.
\nSam Lewis had 15 points (6-of-8 FG, 1-of-1 3FG, 2-of-2 FT).
\nThijs de Ridder had 14 points (6-of-14 FG, 1-of-4 3FG, 1-of-3 FT) in 36 minutes; this was his eighth 30-minute game of the season.
\nJohann Grunloh had 12 points (4-of-5 FG, 2-of-2 3FG, 2-of-2 FT), four rebounds and five blocked shots in 27 minutes. That\u2019s two big nights in a row for the seven-footer, who had 11 points, five boards and four blocked shots in the win at Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
\nChance Mallory may be the MVP here: 12 points (2-of-3 FG, 1-of-1 3FG, 7-of-7 FT), six rebounds and six assists. He seems to have fixed the issue at the line: he\u2019d been 6-of-15 at the stripe over a five-game stretch heading into the Ohio State game last Saturday. He\u2019s 12-of-14 in his last three.
\nMalik Thomas had 10 points, all in the second half (2-of-3 3FG, 4-of-4 FT in the second half.
\nUgonna Onyenso: quiet night, four points (2-of-4 FG) in 13 minutes.
\nDallin Hall: also a quiet night, two points and two assists, but \u2026 one of the assists, to Grunloh for a dunk, put Virginia up 78-77 with 2:36 to go, and the one bucket, a layup with 1:56 to go, got UVA back on top, 80-79.<\/p>\n

Team stats<\/p>\n

Virginia shot 70 percent (14-of-20 FG) in the second half, and was 5-of-8 from three in the second half, and 12-of-24 from three for the game.
\nFinal shooting for UVA: 29-of-50 (58.0 percent).
\nMiami owned the boards: 18-of-22 on the defensive glass (81.8 percent), 12-of-31 on the offensive side (38.7 percent).
\nSecond-chance points: Miami 18-2 (!).
\nFast-break points: Virginia 20-12.
\nMiami, 33.1 percent from three on the season coming in, was 9-of-18 from three today.
\nOverall: 29-of-61 (47.5 percent).
\nFree throws: Miami 16-of-17, Virginia 16-of-18. This works out to Advantage: Virginia, because Miami is #1 in the ACC in free-throw attempts per game in conference play. To negate that advantage: huge.<\/p>\n

Box score<\/p>\n

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