Syracuse Orange vs. Virginia Cavaliers

FINAL

Feb 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SYR	35	24	59
UVA	38	34	72

Game Recap

Lewis scores 16 and No. 18 Virginia holds Syracuse to a season-low score in 72-59 win. Sam Lewis had 16 points and No. 18 Virginia held Syracuse to its lowest point total of the season in a 72-59 win on Saturday.

Player Stats

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	32	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	4	0	2	2
1Donnie Freeman	33	2-11	1-3	0-0	9	4	0	0	3	2	5
4Nate Kingz	34	5-11	1-6	2-2	5	0	1	1	1	2	13
11Naithan George	35	8-9	0-0	3-3	1	3	0	0	5	4	19
2J.J. Starling	30	6-14	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	3	0	13
10Ibrahim Souare	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
0Sadiq White Jr.	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Tyler Betsey	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
55Bryce Zephir	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	25-5149.0%	3-1127.3%	6-785.7%	28	9	4	7	13	11	59

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	28	3-11	0-4	3-5	5	1	1	0	1	2	9
17Johann Grunloh	17	1-3	0-1	3-4	3	1	0	2	1	1	5
5Sam Lewis	26	5-10	4-8	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	16
30Dallin Hall	27	2-5	1-3	0-1	4	5	1	0	2	2	5
1Malik Thomas	17	3-9	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	8
11Devin Tillis	15	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	2	4
33Ugonna Onyenso	23	5-8	0-1	0-0	8	1	2	3	1	1	10
7Martin Carrere	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2Chance Mallory	24	2-6	1-3	0-0	4	5	2	0	1	1	5
6Jacari White	22	3-8	2-5	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	1	8
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	10-3033.3%	10-1471.4%	33	18	9	5	9	14	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSYRUVA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Syracuse.
(19:34) Thijs De Ridder misses layup.
(19:34) William Kyle III Block.
(19:31) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Foul on Sam Lewis.
(19:07) Nate Kingz misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:04) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Malik Thomas misses driving layup.
(18:58) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) J.J. Starling makes 8-foot jumper.
20
+3 (18:41) Sam Lewis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
23
(18:33) J.J. Starling misses driving layup.
(18:33) Johann Grunloh Block.
(18:29) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Johann Grunloh misses layup.
(18:22) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
(18:22) Foul on William Kyle III.
(18:22) Johann Grunloh misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:22) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:22) Johann Grunloh makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(18:01) Foul on Sam Lewis.
(17:46) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
+2 (17:31) J.J. Starling makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
44
(17:14) Dallin Hall misses driving layup.
(17:11) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) Naithan George makes driving layup (Donnie Freeman assists).
64
(16:58) Malik Thomas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:54) Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Malik Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Foul on Devin Tillis.
+2 (16:31) Naithan George makes 10-foot jumper.
84
+3 (16:18) Malik Thomas makes 25-foot three pointer (Chance Mallory assists).
87
(15:57) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Ugonna Onyenso Steal.
(15:30) Malik Thomas traveling turnover.
(15:07) Donnie Freeman misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:03) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on Naithan George.
+1 (15:02) Devin Tillis makes free throw 1 of 2.
88
+1 (15:02) Devin Tillis makes free throw 2 of 2.
89
(14:31) Donnie Freeman misses layup.
(14:31) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(14:27) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:15) Devin Tillis makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Chance Mallory assists).
811
(13:54) Donnie Freeman bad pass turnover.
(13:54) Chance Mallory Steal.
+3 (13:46) Dallin Hall makes 24-foot three pointer (Devin Tillis assists).
814
(13:31) Foul on Devin Tillis.
(13:19) William Kyle III misses 8-foot hook shot.
(13:16) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
(12:54) William Kyle III Steal.
(12:45) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(12:45) Ugonna Onyenso Steal.
+2 (12:29) Martin Carrere makes 2-foot dunk (Dallin Hall assists).
816
(12:15) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (12:15) Naithan George makes free throw 1 of 2.
916
+1 (12:15) Naithan George makes free throw 2 of 2.
1016
(12:05) Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:55) Naithan George makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1216
(11:44) Foul on Naithan George.
+2 (11:32) Johann Grunloh makes layup (Jacari White assists).
1218
(11:11) Donnie Freeman misses driving layup.
(11:09) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Jacari White misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Chance Mallory Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:48) Sam Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
1221
(10:28) Donnie Freeman misses driving layup.
(10:27) Donnie Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:27) Donnie Freeman makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1421
(10:27) Technical Foul on Donnie Freeman.
+1 (10:27) Sam Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1422
+1 (10:27) Sam Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1423
(9:58) Thijs De Ridder misses layup.
(9:58) Bryce Zephir Block.
(9:54) Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Bryce Zephir bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Chance Mallory misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on Nate Kingz.
(9:20) Nate Kingz turnover.
(9:09) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
+1 (9:09) Johann Grunloh makes free throw 1 of 2.
1424
+1 (9:09) Johann Grunloh makes free throw 2 of 2.
1425
+2 (8:43) Sadiq White Jr. makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1625
+3 (8:33) Jacari White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Johann Grunloh assists).
1628
(8:20) Foul on Malik Thomas.
+1 (8:20) Nate Kingz makes free throw 1 of 2.
1728
+1 (8:20) Nate Kingz makes free throw 2 of 2.
1828
(8:15) Foul on William Kyle III.
+1 (8:15) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2.
1829
(8:15) Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:13) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Nate Kingz misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(7:50) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Virginia Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Virginia retains its timeout.
(7:28) Chance Mallory traveling turnover.
+2 (7:00) J.J. Starling makes driving layup.
2029
+2 (6:41) Malik Thomas makes driving layup (Chance Mallory assists).
2031
(6:23) Nate Kingz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:10) Donnie Freeman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
2331
(5:42) Devin Tillis misses 6-foot hook shot.
(5:38) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) J.J. Starling makes driving layup (Donnie Freeman assists).
2531
+2 (5:03) Ugonna Onyenso makes layup.
2533
+2 (4:36) J.J. Starling makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
2733
(4:20) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
+3 (4:04) Tyler Betsey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donnie Freeman assists).
3033
(3:33) Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:20) Naithan George makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
3233
(3:20) Foul on Jacari White.
+1 (3:20) Naithan George makes free throw 1 of 1.
3333
(3:04) Johann Grunloh bad pass turnover.
(3:04) J.J. Starling Steal.
(2:39) J.J. Starling misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:38) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Donnie Freeman.
(2:19) Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:16) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Thijs De Ridder misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:07) Dallin Hall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:05) Thijs De Ridder makes 3-foot dunk (Dallin Hall assists).
3335
+2 (1:40) Naithan George makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (J.J. Starling assists).
3535
(1:12) Johann Grunloh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Naithan George turnover.
+3 (0:49) Jacari White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
3538
(0:25) Donnie Freeman bad pass turnover.
(0:25) Jacari White Steal.
(0:03) Thijs De Ridder misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SYR

UVA

59Points72

25-51(49.0%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

3-11(27.3%)3-Point(%)10-30(33.3%)

6-7(85.7%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)38(17)

9Assists18

4Steals9

7Blocks5

13Turnovers10

11(1)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

attendance: 14,637 (100.1%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UVA -13.5

over/under: 147.5