No. 24 Virginia Clinches 56-54 Victory Over West Virginia
Reece Beekman's tiebreaking free throw and Ryan Dunn's rebound secure the win in the final seconds.
- Reece Beekman made the tiebreaking free throw with 2.3 seconds left, helping No. 24 Virginia secure a 56-54 victory over West Virginia.
- Ryan Dunn, who scored a team-high 13 points for the Cavaliers, collected the rebound from Beekman's missed second free throw and was fouled, adding another point to the score with 0.4 seconds left.
- Jesse Edwards and Quinn Slazinski each scored 17 points for the Mountaineers, who lost 70-58 to SMU on Monday and went 0-2 in the tournament.
- Virginia shot 40.4 percent from the field, including 4 of 18 from 3-point range, while West Virginia made 37.3 percent of their shot attempts and were 7 of 21 from behind the arc.
- Despite a 41-28 rebounding edge, West Virginia committed 16 turnovers.