What a weekend it was for the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team, who returned to Charlottesville as heroes on Sunday afternoon, as they advanced to the program’s first Final Four since 1984 with a 80-75 comeback win over the Purdue Boilermakers in overtime, thanks in part to Mamadi Diakite’s game-saving bucket in the lane. Want to relive the final moments of what was the NCAA Tournament’s best game so far? We’ve got you covered.
Former Virginia star Justin Anderson followed up the Hoos’ victory on Saturday with a great performance of his own, scoring a season-high 24 points to go along with 12 rebounds, three assists, and two steals in the Atlanta Hawks’ overtime win over the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks, 136-135.