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Cofie finds TJ Power at the top of the key and Power hits the open three-pointer, a great sign for the Duke transfer who had trouble shooting the ball. Yigitoglu is back on the field and scoring inside, which already gives him nine points today. Buchanan misses a fadeaway jumper and then fouls Yigitoglu, who makes a half free throw. Chuck Harris uses a nice dribbling move to find a path to the basket for a layup. Rohde turns the ball over and Boopie Biller hits the other way, leading to a layup and a careless foul on McKneely. It’s a 7-0 run for SMU, which takes a 22-17 lead.

Virginia 17, SMU 22 | 7:06 1H

Matt Cross pushes past Andrew Rohde and scores on his second attempt despite some good defensive saves from Rohde. Kario Oquendo comes off the bench and hits a nice three-pointer. Jacob Cofie hits a three-pointer for the second straight game and gets a friendly roll off the front edge. Saunders is fouled inside and makes 1/2 free throws. Taine Murray attacks in transition and scores through contact on the glass. Oquendo pulls the trigger from the right wing and swings his second three-pointer. He’s a better than 50% three-point shooter this season and Virginia needs to fend off that openness for him.

Virginia 14, SMU 15 | 10:39 1H

Both teams begin the game with an open look at their centers rolling to the basket out of a pick-and-roll. Isaac McKneely finds Blake Buchanan for a dunk to tie the score, and then Samet Yigitoglu is fouled on the way to the basket and makes a half free throw. Yigitoglu gets free again on SMU’s next possession and hits home a dunk. Dai Dai Ames hits a mid-range jumper to put UVA back in the lead. Yigitoglu scores with a jump hook over Buchanan. Andrew Rohde hits to the edge and hits with his palm. McKneely drives to the rim and scores with a slick finish. Yigitoglu scores again for the Mustangs and has all seven points.

Virginia 8, SMU 7 | 15:03 1H

UVA’s starting lineup for today’s game has been announced:
– Dai Dai Ames, Isaac McKneely, Andrew Rohde, Elijah Saunders, Blake Buchanan

And here are the starters from SMU:
– BJ Edwards, Boopie Miller, Yohan Traore, Matt Cross, Samet Yigitoglu

While we wait for our 2:15 p.m. tipoff for Virginia vs. SMU on The CW, you can read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Basketball vs. SMU Match Preview, Score Prediction

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