Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry

Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry
	Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies
Other names	Commonwealth Clash
Sport	College basketball
Location	Virginia, United States
First meeting	February 20, 1915; Virginia, 39–21
Latest meeting	February 19, 2024; Virginia Tech, 75–41
Stadiums	John Paul Jones Arena (est. 2006); Cassell Coliseum (est. 1962)
Statistics
Meetings total	157
All-time record	Virginia leads, 98–60
All-time series (Conference only)	Virginia leads, 41–18
Postseason results	Virginia leads 1–0
Largest victory	Virginia, 107–58 (1955); Virginia Tech, 105–70 (1961)
Longest win streak	Virginia Tech 9 (1948–52; 1958–65); Virginia, 9 (1978–1984)
Current win streak	Virginia Tech, 1 (2024–present)

The Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry is an American College basketball rivalry between the men's basketball team of the University of Virginia (called Virginia in sports media and abbreviated UVA) and the men's basketball team of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (called Virginia Tech and abbreviated VT). The two schools first met in 1915 and have played in every season since 1922. Since Virginia Tech's admission in the ACC in 2004, the teams have played twice annually.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Virginia

Virginia Tech

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Locations of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Roughly 119 miles separate the two schools.

History

The two teams first played in 1915, with the Cavaliers winning 39-21. The games are normally played on the schools' respective campuses, but, especially between 1976 and 2000, neutral sites throughout Virginia, such as Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk hosted the games.^[4] In 2006, the teams had their lone meeting in the ACC men's basketball tournament; Virginia won 60-56 in the first-round match-up.^[5] Much like the teams' rivalry in American football, long winning streaks have defined the series with both teams possessing nine-game runs of such streaks, Virginia from 1978 to 1984 and Tech from 1948 to 1952 and again from 1958 to 1965.^[6]^[7]

Memorable games

2017: Stuck on the Rim

The No. 12 Cavaliers traveled to Blacksburg after beating the Hokies by 23 in Charlottesville. With Tech leading late in the first overtime period and London Perrantes cutting into the lane, it seemed certain that the Cavaliers would tie the game. Shockingly, the ball suspended itself on the rim and the possession arrow gave the ball back to the Hokies, who would go on to win 80-78 after a second overtime period. Hokie Seth Allen hit a short pull-up jumper to seal it.^[8]

Game results

Virginia victories	Virginia Tech victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
81	February 28, 1973	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	87–83
82	February 27, 1974	Charlottesville	Virginia	84–70
83	January 11, 1975	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	74–73
84	January 14, 1976	Richmond	Virginia Tech	91–69
85	February 25, 1976	Charlottesville	Virginia	79–75
86	December 30, 1976	Richmond	Virginia Tech	65–60
87	January 12, 1977	Hampton	Virginia	55–50
88	February 23, 1977	Roanoke	Virginia Tech	71–62
89	January 18, 1978	Roanoke	Virginia	66–62
90	February 11, 1978	Richmond	Virginia	72–68
91	January 17, 1979	Richmond	Virginia	93–78
92	February 10, 1979	Roanoke	Virginia	78–72
93	January 14, 1980	Richmond	Virginia	65–58
94	January 3, 1981	Roanoke	Virginia	64–51
95	February 6, 1982	Roanoke	Virginia	80–66
96	January 19, 1983	Richmond	Virginia	74–64
97	January 4, 1984	Roanoke	Virginia	74–64
98	February 15, 1984	Richmond	Virginia Tech	56–54
99	January 2, 1985	Norfolk	Virginia	67–59
100	December 10, 1985	Roanoke	Virginia Tech	84–66
101	February 11, 1987	Richmond	Virginia	91–73
102	January 27, 1988	Roanoke	Virginia Tech	66–64
103	January 25, 1989	Richmond	Virginia	113–106
104	January 24, 1990	Roanoke	Virginia	77–59
105	January 23, 1991	Richmond	Virginia	86–61
106	February 5, 1992	Roanoke	Virginia	61–57
107	January 30, 1993	Richmond	Virginia Tech	59–53
108	March 2, 1994	Roanoke	Virginia	70–61
109	February 28, 1995	Richmond	Virginia	63–62
110	December 29, 1995	Roanoke	Virginia Tech	72–64
111	February 25, 1997	Richmond	Virginia	58–57
112	January 12, 1998	Roanoke	Virginia	69–55
113	January 27, 1999	Richmond	Virginia	64–55
114	January 24, 2000	Richmond	Virginia	71–66
115	November 24, 2000	Blacksburg	Virginia	64–48
116	December 1, 2001	Charlottesville	Virginia	69–61
117	January 21, 2003	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	73–55
118	November 28, 2003	Charlottesville	Virginia	80–65
119	January 27, 2005	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	79–73
120	February 12, 2005	Charlottesville	Virginia	65–60
121	January 15, 2006	Blacksburg	Virginia	54–49
122	February 11, 2006	Charlottesville	Virginia	81–77
123	March 9, 2006	Greensboro	Virginia	60–56
124	February 10, 2007	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	84–57
125	March 1, 2007	Charlottesville	Virginia	69–56
126	January 16, 2008	Charlottesville	Virginia Tech	70–69
127	February 2, 2008	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	72–65
128	January 10, 2009	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	78–75
129	February 18, 2009	Charlottesville	Virginia	75–61
130	January 28, 2010	Charlottesville	Virginia Tech	76–71
131	February 13, 2010	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	61–55
132	December 5, 2010	Blacksburg	Virginia	57–54
133	February 19, 2011	Charlottesville	Virginia	61–54
134	January 22, 2012	Charlottesville	Virginia Tech	47–45
135	February 21, 2012	Blacksburg	Virginia	61–59
136	January 24, 2013	Blacksburg	Virginia	74–58
137	February 12, 2013	Charlottesville	Virginia	73–55
138	January 25, 2014	Charlottesville	Virginia	65–45
139	February 18, 2014	Blacksburg	Virginia	57–53
140	January 25, 2015	Blacksburg	Virginia	50–47
141	February 28, 2015	Charlottesville	Virginia	69–57
142	January 4, 2016	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	70–68
143	February 9, 2016	Charlottesville	Virginia	67–49
144	February 1, 2017	Charlottesville	Virginia	71–48
145	February 12, 2017	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	80–78^2OT
146	January 3, 2018	Blacksburg	Virginia	78–52
147	February 10, 2018	Charlottesville	Virginia Tech	61–60
148	January 15, 2019	Charlottesville	Virginia	81–59
149	February 18, 2019	Blacksburg	Virginia	64–58
150	January 4, 2020	Charlottesville	Virginia	65–39
151	February 26, 2020	Blacksburg	Virginia	56–53
152	January 30, 2021	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	65–51
153	January 12, 2022	Charlottesville	Virginia	54–52
154	February 14, 2022	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	62–53
155	January 18, 2023	Charlottesville	Virginia	78–68
156	February 4, 2023	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	74–68
157	January 17, 2024	Charlottesville	Virginia	65–57
158	February 19, 2024	Blacksburg	Virginia Tech	75–41
Series: Virginia leads 98–60^[9]^[10]

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