Virginia Cavaliers vs. NC State Wolfpack

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UVA	40	36	76
NCST	20	41	61

Game Recap

Lewis, De Ridder help No. 21 Virginia regroup from 3OT loss to beat NC State 76-61. Sam Lewis matched his career high with 23 points, Thijs De Ridder took over after halftime and No. 21 Virginia beat N.C. State 76-61 on Saturday.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	23	4-6	1-2	5-7	6	1	1	0	4	2	14
17Johann Grunloh	23	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	2	0	3	2
5Sam Lewis	25	8-12	5-9	2-4	0	1	1	0	4	4	23
30Dallin Hall	33	2-6	1-5	0-0	6	4	0	0	1	2	5
1Malik Thomas	25	5-15	3-8	0-0	7	2	0	0	1	3	13
11Devin Tillis	24	4-4	2-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	1	10
33Ugonna Onyenso	17	0-0	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	1	2
2Chance Mallory	26	2-6	1-5	2-2	2	4	0	0	1	2	7
12Elijah Gertrude	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	13-3339.4%	11-1573.3%	36	14	3	3	13	18	76

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	31	3-8	1-2	0-0	5	1	4	0	2	2	7
22Ven-Allen Lubin	30	2-6	0-1	3-4	5	0	0	0	2	3	7
2Paul McNeil Jr.	30	3-7	2-6	5-8	4	1	0	1	0	2	13
11Quadir Copeland	34	5-11	2-4	3-4	2	4	1	0	2	2	15
7Alyn Breed	24	3-7	0-2	6-6	0	0	3	0	1	3	12
13Musa Sagnia	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
3Matt Able	18	1-5	0-2	3-3	1	0	1	0	2	1	5
21Terrance Arceneaux	11	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Tre Holloman	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	18-5036.0%	5-2025.0%	20-2580.0%	20	7	9	1	10	15	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVANCST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by NC State.
(19:36) Thijs De Ridder bad pass turnover.
(19:36) Alyn Breed Steal.
(19:16) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:12) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Malik Thomas misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Darrion Williams misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:46) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Dallin Hall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(18:20) Quadir Copeland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Malik Thomas misses layup.
(18:06) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:03) Sam Lewis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malik Thomas assists).
30
(17:51) Ven-Allen Lubin bad pass turnover.
(17:51) Thijs De Ridder Steal.
(17:47) Foul on Darrion Williams.
(17:47) Sam Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:47) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:47) Sam Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
(17:25) Alyn Breed misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(17:22) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:07) Sam Lewis makes layup.
60
(16:43) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
+3 (16:30) Quadir Copeland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Holloman assists).
63
(16:21) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
(16:11) Thijs De Ridder misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:07) Malik Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:58) Malik Thomas makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ugonna Onyenso assists).
93
(15:30) Darrion Williams misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:29) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
(15:29) Foul on Malik Thomas.
(15:29) Ven-Allen Lubin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:29) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:29) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2.
94
(14:59) Foul on Ven-Allen Lubin.
(14:59) Sam Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:59) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:59) Sam Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
104
(14:46) Quadir Copeland out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:38) Sam Lewis makes driving layup.
124
+2 (14:18) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
126
(13:50) Chance Mallory misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on Sam Lewis.
(13:31) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(13:30) Matt Able out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:16) Devin Tillis bad pass turnover.
(13:16) Darrion Williams Steal.
+2 (12:57) Matt Able makes layup.
128
(12:57) Foul on Malik Thomas.
+1 (12:57) Matt Able makes free throw 1 of 1.
129
(12:26) Chance Mallory misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:26) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:26) team shot clock turnover .
(12:09) Tre Holloman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:44) Sam Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
159
(11:24) Matt Able misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:21) Elijah Gertrude Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Elijah Gertrude misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:02) Matt Able Defensive Rebound.
(10:54) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(10:51) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Sam Lewis bad pass turnover.
(10:46) Darrion Williams Steal.
+2 (10:42) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
1511
(10:18) Foul on Musa Sagnia.
+1 (10:18) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2.
1611
+1 (10:18) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2.
1711
(10:00) Tre Holloman out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:00) Virginia Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Virginia charged with a timeout.
(9:46) Sam Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:46) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
(9:24) Musa Sagnia misses 7-foot hook shot.
(9:23) NC State Offensive Rebound.
(8:58) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Foul on Musa Sagnia.
+3 (8:39) Devin Tillis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
2011
+2 (8:20) Paul McNeil Jr. makes layup.
2013
+3 (8:01) Malik Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
2313
(7:49) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(7:46) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Chance Mallory misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 10-foot jumper.
(7:27) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Foul on Alyn Breed.
(6:59) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
+1 (6:59) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 1 of 2.
2413
+1 (6:59) Ugonna Onyenso makes free throw 2 of 2.
2513
(6:34) Darrion Williams misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:31) Darrion Williams Offensive Rebound.
(6:29) Alyn Breed misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:25) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Malik Thomas makes 7-foot jumper.
2713
(5:52) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Malik Thomas misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(5:32) Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:30) Sam Lewis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
3013
(5:08) Foul on Sam Lewis.
(5:08) Paul McNeil Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3.
(5:08) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:08) Paul McNeil Jr. misses free throw 2 of 3.
(5:08) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:01) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
3014
(4:58) Malik Thomas misses layup.
(4:58) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:43) Quadir Copeland traveling turnover.
+3 (4:27) Malik Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
3314
(4:12) Darrion Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:10) Paul McNeil Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:05) Terrance Arceneaux makes 13-foot jumper (Paul McNeil Jr. assists).
3316
(3:45) Dallin Hall misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(3:19) Terrance Arceneaux misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Elijah Gertrude Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Elijah Gertrude bad pass turnover.
(3:11) Darrion Williams Steal.
+2 (3:04) Darrion Williams makes layup.
3318
(2:50) Johann Grunloh misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Foul on Devin Tillis.
(2:46) Paul McNeil Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:45) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:23) Sam Lewis makes 14-foot jumper.
3518
(2:01) Darrion Williams bad pass turnover.
(2:01) Sam Lewis Steal.
(1:59) Sam Lewis out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(1:41) Matt Able misses 11-foot jumper.
(1:38) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:11) Sam Lewis makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3818
+2 (0:52) Darrion Williams makes 14-foot jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
3820
+2 (0:26) Johann Grunloh makes 4-foot hook shot (Dallin Hall assists).
4020
(0:02) Matt Able out of bounds bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

UVA

NCST

76Points61

26-52(50.0%)Field Goal(%)18-50(36.0%)

13-33(39.4%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

36(9)Rebounds(Offensive)24(7)

14Assists7

3Steals9

3Blocks1

14Turnovers10

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

27Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 11:00 AM

PNC Arena · Raleigh, NC

attendance: 16,144 (81.9%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: NCST -4.5

over/under: 151.5