Virginia Secures Second Seed, Defeats Wake Forest

0:00On March 6, number 13, Virginia pulled out a tough 75-70 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night, locking up the number 2. Seed and a double buy in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Tha H. Deritter led with 16 points, while Jakari White chipped in 14 and Johan Grenlo added 12 points with 9 rebounds. The Cavaliers bounced back from a rough loss at number 1 Duke, where their 3 points shooting was ice cold. They missed their first 8-3s and struggled in the first half, but heated up after the break to finish 10 of 32 from deep. Both teams had a brutal first half offensively, combining for just 18 of 60 shots, but Virginia built a lead with a 10-2 run and held. On through a tight finish, Malik Thomas hit a key 3-late to stretch it to 71-62. Wake Forest Day closed behind 26 points from Mechie Mason and 21 from Duke Harris, pulling within 3-73-70, was seconds left, but Virginia's Dallin Hall sealed it with two free-throws.

1:01Now Virginia hosts rival Virginia Tech on Saturday, while Wake Forest welcomes California the same day as both squads gear up for their next. Challenges and conference play