Holy Cross was scoreless inside the final six minutes of the game, missing five field-goal attempts plus a free throw that included Anthony Robinson blocking Declan Ryan’s layup attempt to end it.

Virginia (5-2) picked up its second straight win with a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross (4-4) on Friday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. Here are our five quick takeaways from the Cavaliers' win over the Crusaders.

Dai Dai Ames scored a season-high 16 points on 6-0f-9 shooting to lead Virginia to a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross on Friday at John Paul Jones Arena.

They did it all against Holy Cross senior forward Caleb Kenney, who was a notable contributor and scored 10 points, plus freshman guard Max Green who added 16. The Crusaders shot 33 percent on three-point shots and 23 percent from the field, and they lost the rebounding battle 37-30. Those discrepancies proved fatal against the Cavaliers.

Updates are posted in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page.Virginia 16, Holy Cross 7 | 10:45 First Half Virginia 16, Holy Cross 7 | 10:45 First Half At the line,

The UVA Basketball team (4-2) hosts Holy Cross (4-3) on Friday at 4 p.m. at JPJ. It’s the final tuneup for the ‘Hoos before a week of games with Florida (7-0), in the ACC-SEC Challenge, and SMU (6-2), in the ACC opener for the 2024-2025 season.

The Virginia Cavaliers took care of the Holy Cross Crusaders 67-41 on Black Friday to move to 5-2 in the Ron Sanchez era. With Tony Bennett in attendance for the first time since his retirement, the ‘Hoos cruised to any easy victory.