Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry
Other namesCommonwealth Clash
SportCollege basketball
LocationVirginia, United States
First meetingFebruary 20, 1915
Virginia, 39–21
Latest meetingJanuary 17, 2023
Virginia, 65–57
StadiumsJohn Paul Jones Arena (est. 2006)
Cassell Coliseum (est. 1962)
Statistics
Meetings total157
All-time recordVirginia leads, 98–59
All-time series (Conference only)Virginia leads, 41–18
Postseason resultsVirginia leads 1–0
Largest victoryVirginia, 107–58 (1955)
Virginia Tech, 105–70 (1961)
Longest win streakVirginia Tech 9 (1948–52; 1958–65)
Virginia, 9 (1978–1984)
Current win streakVirginia, 1 (2024–present)
Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry is located in Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Locations of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Roughly 119 miles separate the two schools.
Opened in 2006, John Paul Jones Arena (nicknamed "JPJ") is the largest indoor arena in Virginia and is home of the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams. It has a capacity of 14,593 and also serves as a live music venue.
Opened in 1962, Cassell Coliseum is the home of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's and women's basketball teams. It has a capacity of 10,052.

The Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry is an American College basketball rivalry between the men's basketball team of the University of Virginia (called Virginia in sports media and abbreviated UVA) and the men's basketball team of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (called Virginia Tech and abbreviated VT). The two schools first met in 1915 and have played in every season since 1922. Since Virginia Tech's admission in the ACC in 2004, the teams have played twice annually.[1][2][3]

History

The two teams first played in 1915, with the Cavaliers winning 39-21. The games are normally played on the schools' respective campuses, but, especially between 1976 and 2000, neutral sites throughout Virginia, such as Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk hosted the games.[4] In 2006, the teams had their lone meeting in the ACC men's basketball tournament; Virginia won 60-56 in the first-round match-up.[5] Much like the teams' rivalry in American football, long winning streaks have defined the series with both teams possessing nine-game runs of such streaks, Virginia from 1978 to 1984 and Tech from 1948 to 1952 and again from 1958 to 1965.[6][7]

UVA's Akil Mitchell guards Tech's Cadarian Raines in the 2012 Blacksburg game. The Cavaliers won, 74-58.
Waynesboro native and former Virginia player, Cory Alexander calls the game with Dan Shulman as ESPN's Big Monday visits Blacksburg for the rivalry in 2022. Tech won the game, 62-53.

Memorable games

2017: Stuck on the Rim

The No. 12 Cavaliers traveled to Blacksburg after beating the Hokies by 23 in Charlottesville. With Tech leading late in the first overtime period and London Perrantes cutting into the lane, it seemed certain that the Cavaliers would tie the game. Shockingly, the ball suspended itself on the rim and the possession arrow gave the ball back to the Hokies, who would go on to win 80-78 after a second overtime period. Hokie Seth Allen hit a short pull-up jumper to seal it.[8]

Game results

Virginia victoriesVirginia Tech victoriesTie games

See also

References

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  2. mike.niziolek@roanoke.com 540-981-3126, Mike Niziolek. "Virginia Tech gets new primary annual opponents as part of ACC's 3-5-5 scheduling model". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 17 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Virginia allegiances riven by rivalry on football field - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. "Men's Basketball History vs University of Virginia". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. "Virginia To Play Virginia Tech In First Round Of ACC Tournament". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. Kirk, Jason (24 November 2017). "9 fun facts about how long it's been since UVA beat VT". SBNation.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. Wang, Gene. "Virginia Tech beats Virginia in rematch to extend its winning streak to six". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. "Virginia falls after potential tie-breaking layup gets stuck on back rim". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. "Men's Basketball History vs University of Virginia". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. "Matchup Finder". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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