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WATCH: Highlights, Full Game Replay of Virginia's 86-79 Win Over Baylor

Watch highlights and the full game replay from UVA's victory over No. 5 Baylor in Las Vegas on Friday night

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The Virginia men's basketball team earned a statement victory on Friday night, taking down the No. 5-ranked Baylor Bears 86-79 in the semifinals of the Continental Tire Main Event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

For those who missed the game or just want to watch it again, ESPN offers a full game replay on WatchESPN: click here to watch the full game replay of Virginia vs. Baylor.

We've also got you covered on shorter highlights, courtesy of the ACC Network, Virginia Sports TV, and the UVA men's basketball social media team.

Hear what Tony Bennett had to say in the postgame press conference in this video courtesy of Virginia Sports TV:

Notes from Virginia's win over Baylor

  • Virginia earned its first win over a top-five opponent since defeating No. 5 Florida State on January 28th, 2020
  • UVA beat a top-five opponent away from home for the first time since beating No. 4 Duke in Durham on January 27th, 2018
  • Tony Bennett is now 49-41 against ranked teams in his tenure at Virginia
  • Virginia's 3-0 start is the program's best since starting 7-0 in the 2019-2020 season
  • UVA has a 147-11 record when scoring at least 70 points in the Tony Bennett era
  • Virginia is 42-1 under Tony Bennett when scoring at least 80 points
  • On Sunday, Virginia will go for its eighth non-conference November tournament championship in the last nine seasons
  • Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points
  • Reece Beekman recorded his second-career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists

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MATT NEWTON

Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.

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