JAYDEN GARDNER

Virginia to play Furman on Thursday.

Jeremy Roach scored 23 points and No. 21 Duke locked down defensively to beat No. 13 Virginia 59-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship.

Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia beat Clemson 76-56, sending coach Tony Bennett’s team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game for the first time since 2018.

The Cavaliers began the day tied with No. 16 Miami and No. 25 Pittsburgh, the sixth time they’ve finished atop the ACC in 14 seasons under Tony Bennett.

Nance shot 7 of 10 from the floor and was a perfect 4 of 4 from behind the arc. It’s the most 3-pointers the fifth-year forward has made in ACC play.

Sean Pedulla scored 22 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 74-68 victory over No. 6 Virginia on Saturday.

Kihei Clark recorded a double-double in the gutsy road win for the Cavaliers on Monday night.

Virginia put the game away with a 16-4 second-half spurt.

The 10th-ranked Cavaliers handled a good effort by a desperate Virginia Tech squad.

Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61.

Second-ranked UVA welcomes #5 Houston in a college basketball showdown in Charlottsville. The game is a rematch of last year's 20 point win by the Cougars.

Virginia returns all five starters from last season in addition to adding talented freshmen and transfer Ben Vander Plas.

Virginia reached 20 wins on the season.

The Cavaliers took on the Tar Heels in the ACC Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals Thursday night,

Jayden Gardner led the Cavaliers with 21 points.

A 10-0 run in the second half put the Cavaliers in front of the Hurricanes.

Virginia notches its tenth conference win of the season, a feat it has accomplished in 10 consecutive seasons.

This was the Cavaliers first top-10 road win since February of 2019 when they defeated then-No. 8 North Carolina.

Kihei Clark and Jayden Gardner combine for 36 points in the Cavaliers victory.

The Cavaliers were held to just 3-of-14 shooting from three point range in the road loss.

With the win the Cavaliers avoid losing back-to-back games.

VIrginia outdistances Pitt 66-61.

Virginia held the Friars to 40 points in winning the tournament title.

(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jayden Gardner had 21 points and 15 rebounds to help East Carolina stun fifth-ranked Houston 82-73 on Wednesday night, securing the Pirates' first win against a ranked opponent in nearly two decades. Tremont Robinson-White added 17 points for East Carolina, which defied season-long offensive struggles against one of the nation's top defensive teams. East Carolina shot 47% and made 11 of 24 3-pointers — and more impressively, the Pirates led for the last 12-plus minutes against a Houston team that struggled to make much of anything after halftime. East Carolina (8-6, 2-6 American Athletic Conference) hadn't won a game in more than a month between five straight losses and three postponements. AdECU: East Carolina hadn't won since beating Tulane at home on Dec. 22.

GREENVILLE, N.C. - GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Jayden Gardner scored 28 points as East Carolina topped VMI 80-68 in a season opener on Tuesday night. VMI led 45-44 when Kamdyn Curfman hit a 3-pointer with 16:22 remaining but Gardner scored the next seven points for East Carolina and the Pirates led the rest of the way. Tristen Newton added 20 points for the Pirates and Brandon Suggs scored 12. Greg Parham scored a career-high 23 points for the Keydets. East Carolina faces Navy on the road on Friday.