Virginia vs. Holy Cross Live Updates | NCAA Men's Basketball

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Virginia (5-2) earned a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross (4-4) on Friday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read below for a full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below. Updates are posted in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page.

Virginia 67, Holy Cross 41 | FINAL

Virginia 67, Holy Cross 41 | FINAL

Dai Dai Ames knocks down both shots from the charity stripe. Ishaan Sharma checks into the game for McKneely. Andrew Rohde knocks down a floater before Power attempts a three but misses as his struggles continue. Desmond Roberts, Bryce Walker and Anthony Robinson check in for the Hoos.

Roberts knocks down both free throws. Robinson draws a foul and he makes both as the Hoos earn their fifth victory of the season.

Virginia 59, Holy Cross 41 | 3:59 Second Half

Isaac McKneely knocks down 1/2 free throws before Caleb Kenney scores a layup, assisted by Max Green. Elijah Saunders then proceeded to score as both teams struggle to score.

Virginia 56, Holy Cross 39 | 7:16 Second Half

Holy Cross scores after a goaltending by Buchanan who responds with a dunk to correct the error. Kahlil Singleton fires a three before Buchanan draws the foul and scores. He misses the free throw as he continues to struggle from the charity stripe. A few possessions later, McKneely fires from way downtown, burying his third three of the night.

Virginia 49, Holy Cross 32 | 11:55 Second Half

On the drive, Taine Murray bounces it to Jacob Cofie who slams it home for the Cavaliers. Holy Cross fires back with Max Green picking up an assist as the freshman guard continues to impress, he has 16 points on the night. The Crusaders pick up another bucket before Cofie airmails his three. Rohde than knocks down a three to further extend the lead.

Virginia 44, Holy Cross 26 | 15:32 Second Half

Andrew Rohde finds Isaac McKneely on the opening possesion as he buries a three. Green fires back for the Crusaders as he nows has 13 before Ames responds with another drive to the basket. Saunders then scores a bucket of his own from close proximity. Green scores yet again before Ames drains yet another three for the Hoos.

Virginia 34, Holy Cross 21 | Halftime

Out of the break, Max Green hits his second three of the night. A few possesions later, Green hits another three to cut the lead to 13 before Rohde cuts the bleeding with a lay in bucket. Holy Cross scores in response before Cofie scores a fadeaway bucket. Caleb Kenney scores again for the Crusaders as Holy Cross has come alive in the final moments of the first half.

With the shot clock off Saunders misses a three at the buzzer. Hoos lead at the half.

Dai Dai Ames leads the way for the Hoos with nine points while Max Green leads all scorers with 11.

Virginia 30, Holy Cross 11 | 3:44 First Half

Ames continues to add to his night with a three pointer as he's 4/4 shooting to start. McKneely then decides to drive the lane and gets the bucket and a foul, he knocks down the free throw as well as Virginia continues to build a sizable lead.

Virginia 24, Holy Cross 11 | 6:00 First Half

Caleb Kenney ends the 11-0 run for the Hoos hitting a midrange shot for the Crusaders. Dai Dai Ames responds a possession later with a pull-up jumper as he now has six points on the night. Max Greene then scores in response to attempt to shorten the Virginia lead.

Virginia 22, Holy Cross 7 | 8:46 First Half

Tyler Boston misses both free throws for Holy Cross. Elijah Saunders then hits his first three pointer of the night as the Cavaliers continue to fire from three in the early season with Rohde nailing his second three of the day on the ensuing possesion.

Virginia 16, Holy Cross 7 | 10:45 First Half

At the line, Jacob Cofie knocks down both free throws. Holy Cross responds with a layup before Ames fires right back on the opposing end with a layup after dribbling through multiple Crusaders. TJ Power checks into the game.

On the next possession, Andrew Rohde knocks down a wide open three to extend the Virginia lead, but Max Green responds with a three of his own. The current lineup features a small ball combination of Rohde, McKneely, Murray, Rohde and Buchanan.

McKneely then hits his first three of the night and 19th on the year. Buchanan then hits a midrange shot to further extend the Virginia lead.

Virginia 4, Holy Cross 2 | 15:49 First Half

Holy Cross's Caleb Kenney opens up the scoring. A few possessions later, Elijah Saunders attacks the rim to earn the Hoos their first bucket of the night. Virginia certaintly struggling to score early as Ron Sachez has looked to his bench early with Taine Murray and Jacob Cofie. Dai Dai Ames scores Virginia's second basket of the night after a steal by Ames.

On the ensuing possesion, Cofie draws a foul, he will shoot for two.

Starting Lineups

Virginia: Isaac McKneely, Dai Dai Ames, Andrew Rohde, Blake Buchanan, and Elijah Saunders

Holy Cross: Tyler Boston, Max Green, Aidan Richard, Joe Nugent, and Caleb Kenney

As we await our 4pm tip between Virginia and Holy Cross on the ACC Network, read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. Holy Cross Game Preview, Score Prediction

Virginia vs. Holy Cross Pregame Notes

• This will be the first-ever meeting between Virginia and Holy Cross.
• UVA will face two opponents from the Patriot League this season: Holy Cross (Friday) and American (December 22nd).
• Virginia owns a 66-58 all-time record against current members of the Patriot League.
• UVA is 101-10 in home games against non-conference opponents since 2009.

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