After a win over No. 14 Notre Dame on the road and a buzzer-beating loss at No. 1 Villanova catapulted Virginia back into the top 10, the ninth-ranked Cavaliers start a tough final eight games of their Atlantic Coast Conference slate by hosting in-state rival Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
While the rivalry has been mostly in Virginia's favor over the past decade, the Hokies have shown they can compete with anybody in the conference. Virginia Tech is coming off an 85-79 win over Boston College on Sunday night.
Virginia Tech (16-5, 5-4) and Virginia (16-4, 6-2) have similar lineups.