NC State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCST	32	42	74
UVA	33	48	81

Game Recap

No. 10 Virginia beats NC State for third time this season 81-74 to advance in ACC Tournament. Malik Thomas scored 16 points, Thijs De Ridder added 15 and No. 10 Virginia defeated N.C. State for the third time this season, 81-74 on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Player Stats

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	24	2-6	2-4	1-2	1	3	0	0	0	4	7
22Ven-Allen Lubin	37	3-9	0-0	8-8	10	0	2	3	1	1	14
5Tre Holloman	26	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
2Paul McNeil Jr.	34	7-15	6-11	6-7	6	1	1	0	0	3	26
11Quadir Copeland	36	3-10	0-1	3-3	3	6	0	3	4	2	9
13Musa Sagnia	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
3Matt Able	23	4-8	2-4	2-2	2	1	1	1	3	3	12
21Terrance Arceneaux	17	1-4	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	21-5736.8%	11-2250.0%	21-2487.5%	25	12	5	7	9	14	74

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	28	5-9	2-5	3-5	5	1	1	1	1	2	15
17Johann Grunloh	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4
5Sam Lewis	26	4-10	4-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	0	12
30Dallin Hall	31	3-6	1-3	1-2	5	5	0	0	1	3	8
1Malik Thomas	20	5-10	1-3	5-5	4	2	1	0	1	3	16
11Devin Tillis	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	0	1	1	0
33Ugonna Onyenso	30	4-8	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	8	1	1	8
2Chance Mallory	23	1-6	1-2	2-2	1	3	2	0	0	1	5
6Jacari White	20	5-8	3-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	13
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	12-2548.0%	11-1478.6%	32	16	6	9	8	17	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCSTUVA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by NC State.
(19:33) Sam Lewis misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:30) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Quadir Copeland traveling turnover.
(18:48) Malik Thomas misses layup.
(18:48) Ven-Allen Lubin Block.
(18:48) NC State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Ven-Allen Lubin makes driving layup.
20
(18:08) Sam Lewis bad pass turnover.
(17:57) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (17:57) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
+1 (17:57) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
+3 (17:43) Thijs De Ridder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
43
(17:16) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (17:16) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (17:16) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2.
63
(16:54) Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:50) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Ven-Allen Lubin misses driving layup.
(16:36) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+1 (16:34) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2.
64
+1 (16:34) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2.
65
+3 (16:20) Darrion Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
95
(15:43) Jacari White misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:41) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:41) team shot clock turnover .
(15:11) Quadir Copeland misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:10) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:10) team shot clock turnover .
(14:57) Ugonna Onyenso misses layup.
(14:55) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 1-foot dunk (Darrion Williams assists).
115
+3 (14:26) Jacari White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
118
(13:56) Darrion Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:53) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:44) Chance Mallory makes 28-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
1111
+3 (13:20) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darrion Williams assists).
1411
(13:03) Sam Lewis misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:00) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:33) Ugonna Onyenso makes driving layup.
1413
(12:20) Foul on Jacari White.
+2 (12:04) Matt Able makes driving layup.
1613
(11:56) Malik Thomas bad pass turnover.
(11:56) Matt Able Steal.
(11:56) Foul on Devin Tillis.
(11:44) Foul on Malik Thomas.
+1 (11:44) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1713
+1 (11:44) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1813
+2 (11:21) Malik Thomas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Dallin Hall assists).
1815
(11:21) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+1 (11:21) Malik Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1.
1816
(11:02) Musa Sagnia misses dunk.
(11:02) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(10:56) Matt Able Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) Matt Able makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2016
(10:38) Malik Thomas misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:35) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Terrance Arceneaux makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
2216
(9:56) Thijs De Ridder bad pass turnover.
(9:56) Musa Sagnia Steal.
(9:51) Musa Sagnia bad pass turnover.
(9:51) Jacari White Steal.
+2 (9:46) Jacari White makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2218
(9:31) Foul on Malik Thomas.
(9:28) Terrance Arceneaux misses layup.
(9:25) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) Malik Thomas makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2220
(8:54) Ven-Allen Lubin misses layup.
(8:52) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) Ugonna Onyenso makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Dallin Hall assists).
2222
+2 (8:13) Quadir Copeland makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2422
(8:07) Foul on Matt Able.
(8:00) Sam Lewis bad pass turnover.
(7:32) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(7:32) Ugonna Onyenso Steal.
(7:23) Chance Mallory misses driving layup.
(7:23) Ven-Allen Lubin Block.
(7:19) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Tre Holloman misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:14) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+3 (6:58) Sam Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
2425
(6:35) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
(6:35) Terrance Arceneaux misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:35) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:35) Terrance Arceneaux makes free throw 2 of 2.
2525
(6:04) Ugonna Onyenso misses 7-foot hook shot.
(6:02) Devin Tillis misses tip in layup.
(6:02) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.
(5:46) Tre Holloman misses driving layup.
(5:46) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(5:45) NC State Offensive Rebound.
(5:41) Terrance Arceneaux misses layup.
(5:41) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(5:37) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:34) Sam Lewis makes 25-foot three pointer.
2528
(5:23) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(5:23) Chance Mallory Steal.
(5:16) Ugonna Onyenso misses layup.
(5:12) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:04) Ven-Allen Lubin makes layup (Quadir Copeland assists).
2728
(4:52) Chance Mallory misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:49) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Matt Able misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:21) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Sam Lewis misses driving layup.
(4:14) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(3:51) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Jacari White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Matt Able Block.
(3:46) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:35) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 18-foot step back jumpshot.
2928
(2:53) Chance Mallory misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) NC State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) Matt Able makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
3228
+2 (2:05) Dallin Hall makes driving layup.
3230
(1:43) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(1:43) Thijs De Ridder Steal.
(1:31) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
(1:15) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:11) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Ugonna Onyenso misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:03) Sam Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(1:02) Sam Lewis misses layup.
(1:02) Quadir Copeland Block.
(1:02) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Matt Able misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:27) Thijs De Ridder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Lewis assists).
3233
(0:03) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 7-foot jumper.
(0:03) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(0:00) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCST

UVA

74Points81

21-57(36.8%)Field Goal(%)29-61(47.5%)

11-22(50.0%)3-Point(%)12-25(48.0%)

21-24(87.5%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)

12Assists16

5Steals6

7Blocks9

10Turnovers10

14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

capacity: 14,623

tv: ESPN2

spread: UVA -6.5

over/under: 153.5