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Virginia (4-2) picked up a 74-65 victory over Manhattan (3-3) on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in the thread below. Updates are posted in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page.

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Manhattan 65, Virginia 74 | FINAL

Rohde comes up with a steal to just about secure the win. McKneely is fouled and he makes both free throws. Dinkins gets inside for a layup and Manhattan continues to foul to stop the clock. McKneely makes both free throws again. Ames commits his fifth personal foul and is replaced by TJ Power. Gilyard makes both free throws. Virginia breaks the press one last time and dribbles out the clock. UVA wins 74-65.

Manhattan 65, Virginia 74 | Final

Dai Dai Ames drives and draws a foul and makes both free throws. Virginia gets a stop and then Andrew Rohde gets to the paint and hits a floater. Dinkins draws a foul on McKneely and makes both free throws. Rohde misses a desperation three at the end of the shot clock and Robinson finds Sydnor for a layup to cut the UVA lead to six. Isaac McKneely gives Virginia some breathing room with a three-pointer, his third of the night. Dinkins is fouled by Ames and makes both free throws. Rohde is fouled in the back court and swishes both free throws. Virginia leads 70-61 with 71 seconds remaining.

Manhattan 61, Virginia 70 | 1:01 2H

Saunders misses the front end of a one-and-one and Manhattan gets an easy layup from Gilyard on the other end to make it a nine-point game. Cofie blocks Bender's shot, but the rebound goes right to Wesley Robinson, who flips a one-handed shot off the glass and in plus a foul on Ames. It's a seven-point game with 3:45 remaining.

Manhattan 54, Virginia 61 | 3:45 2H

Out of the timeout, Virginia gets the ball to Jacob Cofie deep in the paint and he spins to the rack for a bucket. UVA has something of an adventure bringing the ball up the floor, but eventually McKneely slashes to the rack and draws a foul, making 1/2 free throws. Virginia is 2/6 from the charity stripe tonight. Virginia has a miscommunication on defense and Dinkins is left alone for an easy floater. Manhattan calls timeout, trailing by 11 points with five minutes to go.

Manhattan 50, Virginia 61 | 5:02 2H

The Jaspers snap their 5+ minute scoring drought with their tenth three-pointer of the game as Roxburgh knocks down the triple. Make that 11 threes, as Roxburgh steps back and hits a heavily contested three-pointer over Buchanan at the end of the shot clock. Virginia's defense wasn't bad there, but the Cavaliers have allowed the Jaspers to get and stay hot from the perimeter tonight. Otherwise, this game would be well in hand by now.

Manhattan 48, Virginia 58 | 7:43 2H

Dai Dai Ames tweaks his ankle and is pulled out of the game. We'll see if he comes back in. Rohde backs down his defender and hits a short fadeaway jumper. UVA gets another stop and then Rohde drives to the basket and scores off the glass. Manhattan is on a five-minute scoring drought and Virginia has scored the last seven points to open up its largest lead of the game at 58-42. Manhattan calls timeout.

Manhattan 42, Virginia 58 | 9:14 2H

Robinson beats Buchanan on a backdoor cut and Roxburgh finds him for a layup. Manhattan breaks down the UVA defense again leading to yet another wide-open three-pointer, this time for Shaquil Bender. It's an 8-0 run for the Jaspers to cut the deficit back down to seven points. Buchanan ends a near three-minute scoring drought by corralling an offensive rebound and scoring off the backboard plus a foul. He completes the three-point play with the free throw. Ames sends a beautiful bounce pass under the basket to Saunders, who scores off the glass. Virginia has pushes its lead back up to 12 points.

Manhattan 42, Virginia 54 | 11:32 2H

Dai Dai Ames pulls up and hits a mid-range jumper to open the scoring in the second half. Ames grabs an offensive rebound off of his own miss and kicks out to McKneely for a wide-open three. That's just the second three-point attempt of the game for McKneely (not good), but he's made both (good). McKneely comes around a screen and takes a contested long two-point jumper and gets it to fall with a friendly roll. Rohde works the pick and roll with Buchanan and hits a sweet floater. Manhattan fires back on the other end with a three-pointer from Jaden Winston. Elijah Saunders uses a nice series of post moves and eventually scores off the glass with his left hand. Rohde has his shot blocked and Manhattan cashes in on the other end with an open three for Winston.

Manhattan 37, Virginia 49 | 15:39 2H

Manhattan hits its sixth three-pointer of the first half, this time from Fraser Roxburgh. The Cavaliers are asking for it on defense, leaving the Jaspers open on the perimeter far too often. Cofie snags an offensive rebound after an Ames miss and scores off the glass. Virginia takes a seven-point lead to the halftime break.

Manhattan 31, Virginia 38 | Halftime

Saunders turns the ball over and Bender finishes on the other end with an easy layup. Virginia goes three minutes without scoring again until Ames sets up Saunders for a dunk. Rohde then pokes the ball away from Bender and feeds Saunders in transition for another dunk. That's a big response by the Cavaliers after seeing their lead dwindle to four points. Manhattan calls timeout.

Manhattan 28, Virginia 36 | 1:48 1H

Blake Buchanan uses a nice post move to draw a foul, but misses both free throws. He's 0/3 from the charity stripe tonight. Devin Dinkins uses a screen to free himself for a three-pointer on the right wing and he drills it. Will Sydnor splashes a three, Manhattan's fifth of the game, and it's a 7-0 run for the Jaspers to get back within seven points. Virginia ends a near three-minute scoring drought by pushing the the tempo, as Rohde gets the ball quickly up the floor and finds Dai Dai Ames in the corner for an open three. Nice to see the Hoos pressing a numbers advantage to create an unsettled scoring opportunity. Dinkins air balls a three, but it goes right to Gilyard, who scores the easy putback. Gilyard pump fakes out of a corner three and drives to the rack for a layup plus a foul on Buchanan. It's an 11-3 run for the Jaspers, who are now right back in this game after trailing by as many as 15.

Manhattan 26, Virginia 32 | 3:31 1H

Bender his a jumper from the baseline, but Rohde responds on the other end, stepping back into a short jumper off the glass. Jacob Cofie scores off the glass and then Ames jumps the inbounds pass for a quick steal, leading to another bucket for Cofie, who scores four points in less than 30 seconds. Manhattan gets a three-pointer from Alijah Curry on the other end, the third three of the game for the Jaspers. Taine Murray attacks a close-out, slashing to the paint and dishing to Cofie for a dunk. That's a nice play by Murray and a quick six-point burst for Cofie.

Manhattan 15, Virginia 29 | 7:33 1H

TJ Power comes in off the bench and makes an immediate impact, as Elijah Saunders finds him wide open in the corner and Power swishes the three-pointer. That's a good start for Power after losing his spot in the starting five. Power then gets on the floor for a loose ball on defense and forces a held ball.

Manhattan 10, Virginia 21 | 11:31 1H

Andrew Rohde gets the scoring started with a nice crossover move to free himself for a smooth floater in the paint. Dai Dai Ames gets deep penetration and dishes to Blake Buchanan, who converts a wide-open push shot. Masiah Gilyard uses a screen to get baseline and scores with a reverse layup to get the Jaspers on the board. Ames gets a good look from the left wing and swishes the three-pointer. UVA gets a stop and then Isaac McKneely uses a Buchanan screen to knock down an open triple from the top of the key. Buchanan sells out for a steal, but can't come away with it, leading to a wide-open three-pointer for Wesley Robinson. Buchanan makes up for it on the other end with another push shot from just inside the free throw line. McKneely crosses over and drives in for a tough layup. Robinson gets another wide-open look from the top of the key and swishes it for his second triple. Buchanan posts up on Robinson and gets a hook shot to go with a soft touch. Shaquil Bender slashes to the paint and scores with ease. Buchanan nearly loses the ball, but regains control and hits a hook shot plus a foul. The Idaho native leads all scorers with eight points early on.

Manhattan 10, Virginia 18 | 13:23 1H

As we await our 7pm tip between Virginia and Manhattan on the ACC Network, read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. Manhattan Game Preview, Score Prediction

Virginia has posted its starting five for tonight's game:
- Dai Dai Ames
- Isaac McKneely
- Andrew Rohde
- Elijah Saunders
- Blake Buchanan

Notably, TJ Power has been replaced by Andrew Rohde in the starting lineup after starting the first five games of the season. Power is shooting 25% from three (4/16), while Rohde is currently shooting 50% from beyond the arc (7/14).

Virginia vs. Manhattan Pregame Notes

• Virginia and Manhattan will meet on Tuesday night for just the second time ever and first time since March 19th, 1993, when the Cavaliers defeated the Jaspers 78-66 in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament.
• UVA is 9-0 against current members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• Virginia's last game against a MAAC team was back in 2012, when the Cavaliers defeated Fairfield 54-45 at John Paul Jones Arena.
• UVA is 2-0 at John Paul Jones Arena this season and 3-0 against unranked opponents this season.

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