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Virginia point guard London Perrantes had almost blocked the nightmare from his mind. Then when he was reminded about the Cavaliers' collapse against Syracuse last year - ninth-ranked Virginia's opponent on Saturday - the bad memories came flooding back. ''I haven't thought about it until you brought it up right now, and now my heart's pounding,'' the Cavaliers' lone senior said, the question earlier this week interrupting his celebration of a victory against state rival Virginia Tech. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 2:44:pm EST

Just last March, he said the same thing after the 10th-seeded Orange rallied from 16 points down in the second half to stun the No. 1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers 68-62 and advance to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four. Surely, the Cavaliers have tried to forget that game. Continue to Article

February 02, 2017 10:47:pm EST

After a win over No. 14 Notre Dame on the road and a buzzer-beating loss at No. 1 Villanova catapulted Virginia back into the top 10, the ninth-ranked Cavaliers start a tough final eight games of their Atlantic Coast Conference slate by hosting in-state rival Virginia Tech on Wednesday night. While the rivalry has been mostly in Virginia's favor over the past decade, the Hokies have shown they can compete with anybody in the conference. Virginia Tech is coming off an 85-79 win over Boston College on Sunday night. Continue to Article

January 31, 2017 12:51:am EST

Josh Hart was on his back, saw the basketball rest on the rim and wondered how it got there as 20,000 frenzied fans held their breath. Donte DiVincenzo beat the horn on a timely tip-in for his only basket of the game to lead No. 1 Villanova to a 61-59 win over No. 12 Virginia on Sunday. ''I wasn't worried about that,'' DiVincenzo said. Continue to Article

January 29, 2017 4:59:pm EST

Syracuse played its best game of the season Saturday against Florida State, and looked like vintage Syracuse in a dominant first half. Saturday’s matchup between Florida State and Syracuse at the Carrier Dome followed the script of so many other Saturday afternoons at the Carrier Dome over the past 15 years. The protagonists were Syracuse’s zone and up-tempo offense. Continue to Article

January 28, 2017 2:38:pm EST

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