Virginia Cavaliers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

FINAL

Feb 14, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UVA	37	33	70
OSU	37	29	66

Game Recap

Thomas, Lewis help No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 in Nashville. Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	26	2-7	0-2	2-3	6	1	0	1	2	1	6
17Johann Grunloh	19	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	2	4
5Sam Lewis	28	2-6	1-2	7-9	3	0	1	0	1	1	12
30Dallin Hall	31	3-6	0-2	1-2	1	1	1	0	3	1	7
1Malik Thomas	22	4-10	2-5	3-4	6	2	0	0	1	2	13
11Devin Tillis	14	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
33Ugonna Onyenso	22	2-5	0-1	4-7	10	1	1	4	1	0	8
2Chance Mallory	23	3-6	1-2	5-7	3	1	0	0	1	3	12
6Jacari White	15	1-3	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	3
TOTAL	-	21-5042.0%	6-1833.3%	22-3268.8%	37	9	5	6	11	12	70

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	33	5-7	3-4	2-2	6	0	1	0	2	1	15
21Devin Royal	33	2-12	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	5	4
13Christoph Tilly	26	4-12	1-3	2-3	3	2	1	2	0	2	11
2Bruce Thornton	38	12-21	2-4	2-4	4	3	3	1	1	4	28
3Taison Chatman	31	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	3	4
20Colin White	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Ivan Njegovan	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4
4Gabe Cupps	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	3	0
6Puff Johnson	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	27-6045.0%	6-1442.9%	6-966.7%	24	9	7	3	7	22	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVAOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ohio State.
(19:48) Thijs De Ridder misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:44) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:24) Amare Bynum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christoph Tilly assists).
03
(19:00) Malik Thomas misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:58) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Devin Royal misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:46) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Sam Lewis misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:23) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Christoph Tilly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:55) Johann Grunloh makes 11-foot jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
23
(17:27) Christoph Tilly misses 4-foot jumper.
(17:24) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:21) Sam Lewis makes 6-foot jumper.
43
+2 (17:02) Taison Chatman makes 18-foot jumper.
45
(16:50) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:28) Ivan Njegovan makes layup (Taison Chatman assists).
47
(16:16) Chance Mallory misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:11) Chance Mallory Offensive Rebound.
(16:06) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
(16:06) Thijs De Ridder turnover.
+2 (15:53) Taison Chatman makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
49
(15:35) Sam Lewis bad pass turnover.
(15:35) Bruce Thornton Steal.
+2 (15:32) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup.
411
(15:32) Foul on Jacari White.
+1 (15:32) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 1 of 1.
412
(15:06) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (15:06) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 1 of 2.
512
+1 (15:06) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 2 of 2.
612
(14:46) Devin Royal misses layup.
(14:42) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Christoph Tilly makes 0-foot tip in layup.
614
(14:21) Jacari White misses 12-foot jumper.
(14:18) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Amare Bynum bad pass turnover.
(14:15) Jacari White Steal.
(14:12) Jacari White misses layup.
(14:09) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Bruce Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper.
617
+2 (13:44) Devin Tillis makes layup.
817
(13:30) Christoph Tilly misses layup.
(13:26) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:20) Chance Mallory makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
1117
(12:57) Devin Royal misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:53) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(12:48) Ugonna Onyenso misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:48) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:39) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 2 of 2.
1217
(12:34) Bruce Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:30) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:20) Thijs De Ridder makes layup.
1417
(12:20) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (12:20) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 1.
1517
(11:57) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (11:57) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
1518
+1 (11:57) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1519
+2 (11:40) Dallin Hall makes driving layup.
1719
(11:17) Taison Chatman bad pass turnover.
(11:07) Foul on Colin White.
(10:55) Thijs De Ridder misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:25) Amare Bynum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabe Cupps assists).
1722
(10:11) Johann Grunloh bad pass turnover.
(10:11) Gabe Cupps Steal.
(9:57) Amare Bynum misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:52) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Malik Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:41) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:36) Malik Thomas makes driving layup.
1922
(9:14) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (9:14) Amare Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2.
1923
+1 (9:14) Amare Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2.
1924
(8:54) Foul on Taison Chatman.
(8:47) Malik Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Ugonna Onyenso Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:41) Malik Thomas makes driving layup (Ugonna Onyenso assists).
2124
+2 (8:15) Devin Royal makes 20-foot jumper.
2126
+3 (8:03) Devin Tillis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Thomas assists).
2426
+2 (7:26) Bruce Thornton makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2428
+2 (7:16) Ugonna Onyenso makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Chance Mallory assists).
2628
(6:54) Foul on Chance Mallory.
(6:50) Bruce Thornton misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:47) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:38) Jacari White makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2928
+3 (6:16) Christoph Tilly makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2931
(5:54) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (5:54) Chance Mallory makes free throw 1 of 2.
3031
+1 (5:54) Chance Mallory makes free throw 2 of 2.
3131
(5:32) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(5:14) Devin Royal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:08) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (5:04) Chance Mallory makes free throw 1 of 2.
3231
+1 (5:04) Chance Mallory makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
(4:39) Foul on Chance Mallory.
(4:38) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:38) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:16) Thijs De Ridder makes 7-foot hook shot.
3531
(3:53) Bruce Thornton misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:49) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
(3:31) Christoph Tilly misses layup.
(3:28) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Devin Royal.
(3:26) Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:26) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:26) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2.
3631
(3:01) Devin Royal misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:58) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
(2:52) Taison Chatman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
(2:47) Ivan Njegovan misses tip in layup.
(2:47) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(2:44) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:44) Devin Royal makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3633
(2:26) Thijs De Ridder misses layup.
(2:23) Ugonna Onyenso Offensive Rebound.
(2:16) Dallin Hall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:10) Amare Bynum makes 8-foot dunk (Devin Royal assists).
3635
(1:53) Ugonna Onyenso misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:49) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Devin Royal misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:40) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
(1:13) Sam Lewis misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:10) Ugonna Onyenso Offensive Rebound.
(1:10) Ugonna Onyenso misses tip in layup.
(1:10) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(1:09) Jacari White out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:50) Bruce Thornton makes 11-foot jumper.
3637
(0:32) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(0:32) Ugonna Onyenso misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:32) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:32) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 2 of 2.
3737
(0:01) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Thijs De Ridder Block.
(0:00) Virginia Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UVA

OSU

70Points66

21-50(42.0%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45.0%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-14(42.9%)

22-32(68.8%)Free Throw(%)6-9(66.7%)

41(12)Rebounds(Offensive)26(6)

9Assists9

5Steals7

6Blocks3

12Turnovers8

12(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 6,438 (33.8%)

tv: FOX

spread: UVA -5.5

over/under: 146.5