Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia beat Clemson 76-56, sending coach Tony Bennett’s team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game for the first time since 2018.
Virginia forward Kadin Shedrick reacts after dunking against Clemson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 10, 2023. – Virginia and Duke will meet again with the Atlantic Coast Conference championship at stake — and hopefully officiating won't have as big an impact on the outcome this time around.
The second-seeded Cavaliers will play fourth-seeded and No. 21 Duke at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday night. Virginia beat Duke 69-62 in overtime on Feb. 11, but ACC officials admitted a day later thatDuke has won eight straight since then and is looking like a dangerous NCAA Tournament team. Hunter Tyson made four 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and P.J. Hall had 13 for Clemson , which is on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
But Clemson came up empty on its first five possessions of the second half while Virginia continued to pound away inside, opening an 18-point advantage and bringing the crowd to its feet with chants of “UVA! UVA!” Virginia stretched its lead to 52-29 behind a powerful two-handed dunk by Kadin Shedrick off a pick-and-roll feed from Reece Beekman, and the Tigers never challenged again.
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