Virginia Cavaliers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Feb 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UVA	44	39	83
WAKE	33	42	75

Game Recap

McNeely's 27 points sparks Virginia outburst in Cavaliers' 83-75 win over Wake Forest. Isaac McKneely scored 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting — including 4 for 7 from 3-point range — and Virginia blunted Wake Forest's repeated comeback attempts beating the Demon Deacons 83-75 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Blake Buchanan	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0
2Elijah Saunders	26	3-7	2-4	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	4	8
4Andrew Rohde	36	5-8	2-4	1-3	4	3	2	0	2	3	13
7Dai Dai Ames	36	5-11	1-4	3-4	2	3	2	0	0	2	14
11Isaac McKneely	37	10-14	4-7	3-3	3	5	2	0	2	1	27
5Jacob Cofie	26	2-2	0-0	8-10	3	1	1	1	1	4	12
9Ishan Sharma	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Taine Murray	23	4-8	1-2	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	3	9
TOTAL	-	29-5255.8%	10-2245.5%	15-2075.0%	23	16	8	1	7	21	83

WAKE FOREST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Tre'Von Spillers	34	4-9	0-1	1-2	8	1	0	1	1	3	9
4Efton Reid III	36	5-6	0-0	2-3	10	3	1	1	1	1	12
8Ty-Laur Johnson	23	2-5	0-2	1-1	1	1	1	0	3	2	5
6Cameron Hildreth	39	9-16	1-5	3-5	3	1	1	0	2	1	22
23Hunter Sallis	38	10-17	1-5	4-5	4	3	1	0	2	3	25
0Omaha Biliew	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2Juke Harris	12	0-0	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
7Parker Friedrichsen	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-5455.6%	2-1414.3%	13-2065.0%	27	9	4	2	10	13	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVAWAKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Wake Forest.
+2 (19:42) Elijah Saunders made Jumper. Assisted by Isaac McKneely.
20
+2 (19:20) Hunter Sallis made Dunk.
22
(18:55) Foul on Ty-Laur Johnson.
(18:54) Dai Dai Ames missed Free Throw.
(18:54) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:54) Dai Dai Ames made Free Throw.
32
(18:32) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
(18:32) Tre'Von Spillers missed Free Throw.
(18:32) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:32) Tre'Von Spillers made Free Throw.
33
+3 (18:16) Elijah Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac McKneely.
63
(18:01) Tre'Von Spillers missed Layup.
(17:58) Efton Reid III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Efton Reid III made Two Point Tip Shot.
65
(17:44) Dai Dai Ames missed Jumper.
(17:41) Efton Reid III Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Ty-Laur Johnson Turnover.
(17:31) Jacob Cofie Steal.
(17:16) Isaac McKneely missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:12) Efton Reid III Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+2 (16:54) Tre'Von Spillers made Dunk. Assisted by Ty-Laur Johnson.
67
+2 (16:32) Andrew Rohde made Layup. Assisted by Isaac McKneely.
87
+2 (16:20) Cameron Hildreth made Layup.
89
+2 (16:02) Isaac McKneely made Jumper.
109
(15:49) Cameron Hildreth missed Layup.
(15:46) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Dai Dai Ames made Jumper.
129
+2 (15:15) Hunter Sallis made Jumper.
1211
(14:47) Elijah Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:44) Hunter Sallis Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Tre'Von Spillers Turnover.
(14:37) Elijah Saunders Steal.
+2 (14:32) Taine Murray made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
1411
+2 (14:01) Cameron Hildreth made Jumper.
1413
(13:44) Taine Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:42) Ty-Laur Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Foul on Elijah Saunders.
(13:32) Efton Reid III missed Jumper.
(13:30) Taine Murray Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Foul on Juke Harris.
(12:49) Isaac McKneely missed Jumper.
(12:46) Efton Reid III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Hunter Sallis made Jumper.
1415
+2 (11:54) Taine Murray made Layup. Assisted by Blake Buchanan.
1615
+3 (11:36) Cameron Hildreth made Three Point Jumper.
1618
+3 (11:10) Isaac McKneely made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taine Murray.
1918
(10:48) Efton Reid III Turnover.
(10:48) Dai Dai Ames Steal.
+2 (10:45) Dai Dai Ames made Layup.
2118
(10:32) Foul on Taine Murray.
(10:32) Juke Harris missed Free Throw.
(10:32) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:32) Juke Harris made Free Throw.
2119
(10:04) Ishan Sharma missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:00) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:35) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:24) Isaac McKneely made Layup.
2319
+2 (9:07) Hunter Sallis made Jumper.
2321
(8:38) Elijah Saunders missed Dunk.
(8:38) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:34) Andrew Rohde made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taine Murray.
2621
(8:20) Foul on Taine Murray.
+1 (8:20) Juke Harris made Free Throw.
2622
(8:20) Juke Harris missed Free Throw.
(8:20) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
(7:45) Taine Murray missed Layup.
(7:43) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Juke Harris Turnover.
(7:31) Dai Dai Ames Steal.
+2 (7:19) Jacob Cofie made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
2822
(6:56) Cameron Hildreth missed Jumper.
(6:54) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
+1 (6:47) Jacob Cofie made Free Throw.
2922
+1 (6:47) Jacob Cofie made Free Throw.
3022
(6:17) Hunter Sallis missed Jumper.
(6:15) Dai Dai Ames Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
+1 (6:01) Jacob Cofie made Free Throw.
3122
(6:01) Jacob Cofie missed Free Throw.
(6:01) Efton Reid III Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Foul on Andrew Rohde.
+2 (5:35) Hunter Sallis made Jumper.
3124
(5:06) Blake Buchanan missed Dunk.
(5:04) Cameron Hildreth Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:59) Cameron Hildreth made Layup.
3126
(4:46) Isaac McKneely missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:43) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Ty-Laur Johnson missed Layup.
(4:32) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(4:12) Elijah Saunders Turnover.
(3:58) Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:55) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
(3:44) Blake Buchanan Turnover.
(3:26) Cameron Hildreth missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:23) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) Andrew Rohde made Jumper.
3326
+2 (2:45) Tre'Von Spillers made Layup. Assisted by Efton Reid III.
3328
+3 (2:27) Isaac McKneely made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Cofie.
3628
(2:07) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (2:07) Cameron Hildreth made Free Throw.
3629
+1 (2:07) Cameron Hildreth made Free Throw.
3630
(1:53) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(1:53) Jacob Cofie Turnover.
(1:39) Cameron Hildreth missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:36) Tre'Von Spillers Offensive Rebound.
(1:34) Ty-Laur Johnson Turnover.
+2 (1:13) Jacob Cofie made Jumper.
3830
+3 (0:59) Hunter Sallis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre'Von Spillers.
3833
+3 (0:39) Isaac McKneely made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dai Dai Ames.
4133
(0:22) Hunter Sallis missed Jumper.
(0:19) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:05) Dai Dai Ames made Three Point Jumper.
4433

2nd half

Team Stats

UVA

WAKE

83Points75

29-52(55.8%)Field Goal(%)30-54(55.6%)

10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)2-14(14.3%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

24(3)Rebounds(Offensive)27(6)

16Assists9

8Steals4

1Blocks2

8Turnovers10

21(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

14Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

attendance: 7,851 (53.5%)

tv: ESPNU